i need to write a paper about anything i want are the following topics good enough?

Question

for my constitutional law class we were assigned to write about anything we wanted as long as it has a connection with constitutional law. anything within that category. would DOMESTIC TERRORISM be a good topic for a constitutional law paper? or would AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY be a better topic for constitutional law paper? are those two topics considered constitutional law topics?

if you wanted to know more about either one of those topics which ones would you rather be interested in reading?

Answer 1

Given the choices, I would go for domestic terrorism. Arguing for or against the death penalty has been done to...well, death, and it's quite boring to your teacher. Also, personally, I don't see the link between the constitution and the death penalty myself, but hey, I got a criminal law degree in Canada so our laws are a little different.

With domestic terrorism though, you can argue at how your government has gone to extremes with vague Acts, like the Patriot Act, that can be interpreted as a violation of the constitution. If you take a look at it, it's obscure enough for the current administration to do whatever they want to violate people's freedoms to keep the country's safe. While this may sound all fine and dandy, just remember that no one's above the law and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Answer 2

In all honesty I'd go with the death penalty one. Though I'm for the death penalty I don't quite think that the domestic terrorism topic falls under the category of constitutional law.

Answer 3

Global warming. That is a topic that is easy to research and there is so much to write about. I always wrote on this while in college. Always landed A'S. Also, the 2012 prediction. This is a great controversial topic that can be also easily researched and a big to do lately. Check up on the egyptians, the jewish calender, Mayan calendar, Nostradamus and the free Masons. Also the three eclipses in 2012. One of these only happens every 27,000 years. Both subjects are very broad. Good luck :)

Answer 4

I really liked studying the Constituion when I was in high school.
One item I bet no one else in your class would consider is this:
The 11th amendment!
This amendment says that just because a right was NOT enumerated in the bill of rights (the first ten amendments) doesn't mean the Federal goverment can refuse a right to the people or to the states.
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In other words, and you're going to love this, just because the right isn't there, doesn't mean it isn't there! Is that cool or what??
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The most important thing about the 11th is that it gives the people the power to add to their rights.

Basicaly speaking, that old scrap of paper can't be used by the goverement to restrict the American people.
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All the other arguments hinge on this and it's the one argument the goverement hates the most!
The more people understand the Consitution, the stronger we are!

Answer 5

Both of them are good topics. However, you will find a LOT more on the death penalty than you will on domestic terrorism. Domestic terrorism is too new to find many sources. I suggest you analyze the death penalty, purely for the fact that there are far more sources available.

Answer 6

Domestic terrorism is not a Constitutional topic, in and of itself. The real topic would be the extent to which law enforcement can/would/should go to combat it.

Answer 7

I hate to say it, but I don't think either choice is particularly imaginative. I would be looking for something more complex and controversial - something that is a marginal issue where the interpretation could reasonably be one of two (or several) options.

It might be interesting to determine why no challenge has ever been made to federal laws that appear to contravene the 10th Amendment for example. You might start with something like education. Over the years the federal government has continued to push the limits of their powers, yet states have largely been mute on this practice.

Answer 8

your call. They're both good, and I would probably find a paper about domestic terrorism more interesting since the death penalty has been done so much.

Answer 9

I would write a paper on WHY we should change one article of the constitution to allow people NOT born in this country, to run for President. The constitution has been changed, called amended, many times in the past. It should be changed again. Everyone would benefit from it.

Answer 10

both deal directly with the constitution. Death penalty with our inherent right to life, liberty, and 'property'... wait, that became the pursuit of happiness. Domestic terrorism deals with our basic freedom of speech and civil liberties.

Best of luck!