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Here are two concluding activities for this Net Investigation on Term Limits. Your teacher will tell you which one to write. (Beware! Your teacher may tell you to write both! Ooh!) |
ECR: Using your Pros and Cons chart, evaluate the debate on term limits. Write an Extended Constructed Response in which you explain the debate over term limits, describe at least two or three arguments for each side, and express your opinion on the issue. |
BCR: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that states may impose term limits on their state legislatures, but may not impose term limits on their elected representatives to the U.S. Congress. The Court stated that only a Constitutional Amendment (like the 22nd) can add term limits to the federal level of government. Write a Brief Constructed Response discussing the difference between limiting terms for the executive branch and the legislative branch. Why do you think the situation is different for the two branches? Do limits on the executive branch fulfill the intents of the Framers of the Constitution? (hints:
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