Description
Develop a 475-500 word essay “Comparing the Rights in the U.S. and Florida Constitutions” using the resources assigned and the prompt provided.
Essay resources:
Chapter 3 “Politics in States and Communities”
The U.S. Bill of Rights
The Florida Declaration of Rights (available at: https://flsenate.gov/laws/constitution#A1)
Note: Citations to the assigned material need not follow a specific citation format although the source and location should be clear to the reader such as:
From the course text: p.51 or (51)
From the assigned Internet-based materials: Florida Declaration of Rights, Amendment I or Section 3: Religious Freedom, https://fllsenate.gov/laws/constitution#A1S03
Essay Prompt: Write a page paper – Describe the meaning of two rights that are included in the Florida Declaration of Rights that are not found in the U.S. Bill of Rights. Based on your findings, why do you believe the Florida Declaration of Rights include these two rights while the U.S. Bill of Rights does not? Based on the material included in Chapter 3, how does the extension of rights reflect the relationship between the U.S. government and the states in a federal system?
Notes:
The Florida Declaration of Rights and the U.S. Bill of Rights must be cited at least five times (combined) and Chapter 3 must be cited at least four times. The essay must be submitted as an MS Word or PDF document.
