DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
11. Constitution: Article 3
Would you like to be on a jury? Explain your answer.
12. Constitution: Article 4
Do you think the United States should have territories? Explain your answer.
13. Constitution: Articles 5-7
Do you think all of the states should have had to ratify the Constitution
for it to become law? Explain your answer.
14. Bill of Rights
If you could add an amendment to the Bill of Rights, what would you add?
Explain your answer.
15. Amendments 13-15
Why do you think Amendment 14 says that leaders of the southern states could
not be electors or government officials after the Civil War? Explain your answer.
16. Amendments Since the Bill of Rights
What do you think the voting age should be? Explain your answer.
17. Important Leaders
Which leader would you like to be: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, or Marquis de Lafayette?
Explain your answer.
18. Current Government Leaders
Which government job would you like to have: President, Vice President, senator,
representative, or governor? Explain your answer.

The articles of confederation: article ii. each state retains its sovereignty =, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right, which is not by this confederation expressly delegated to the united states, in congress assembled article iii. the said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other against all forced offered to, or attacks made upon them, or nay of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade or nay other pretence the united states, in congress assembled, shall never engage in a war.. nor enter into any treaties or alliances, nor coin money.. nor borrow money on the credit of the united states, nor appropriate money, nor agree upon the number of vessels of war to be built or purchased, or the number of land or sea forces to be raised, nor appoint a commander in chief of the army or navy, unless nine states assent approve to the same, nor shall a question on any other point, excerpt for adjourning from day to day, be determined, unless by the votes of a majority of the united states in congress assembled summary