of Right exercised is constitutional or unconstitutional You will need to use the Constitution and Bil
of Rights to make that determination you must rind the article and section number in the Constitution or
the amendment number in the bill of Rights that proves whether the situation is constitutional or
unconstitutional. If you have determined the example is unconstitutional, you must explain why in the for
right box. "If it is constitutional, you may leave that section blank
Situation
1. The President has
become frustrated by all
of the recent negative
publicity in the media, so
he decides to limit the
freedom of the press by
restricting what they can
publish
2. Robert decides to run
for President in the
upcoming election. He is
43, was born in Brazil, but
legally immigrated to the
United States when he
was 4 years old, and has
been living here ever
since.
3. The President would
like to sign a treaty with
France, so he gets the
advice and consent of the
Senate and they approve
with a 2/3rds vote.
4. The United States
Congress decides it's time
to convert the country's
system of weights and
measures to the metric
system, so they write it
into law to institute the
change.
5. A new amendment is
added to the Constitution
after of Congress and
2/3rds of the states
propose and ratify it.
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Constitutional or
Unconstitutional?
Unconstitutional
Article and Section
or Amendment
1st Amendment
Explanation
Unconstitutional Only
The 1st amendment
guarantees freedom of the
press, so the president may
not limit what they can
publish just because he
doesn't approve.