Hypothetical 2017 Constitutional Convention
The 2017 Constitutional Convention
24 members have voted
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1. If sent as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, would your primary goal be to...
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Preserve the Constitution as it is.
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Amend the Constitution where it is unclear.
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Amend the Constitution to make improvements, suitable for the 21st century and beyond.
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Rewrite the Constitution, since it is archaic
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Abolish the Constitution, because it's a hindrance0
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2. Which of the following articles or amendments of the Constitution would you propose amending?
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Article One, describing the Congress/legislative branch
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Article Two, describing the President/executive branch
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Article Three, describing the Supreme Court/Judicial Branch
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Article Four, describing the relations between the states and the federal government
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Article Five, describing the process for amending the Constitution
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Article Six, establishing the Constitution, and all Federal laws made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land
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Article Seven, describing the process for establishing the government
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1st Amendment -- Freedom of speech, of religion, of the press, of assembly and the right to petition
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2nd Amendment -- the right of individuals to bear arms
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3rd Amendment -- prohibits the government from forcing citizens to house soldiers during peacetime without consent
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4th Amendment -- protects against unreasonable searches and seizures of self or property
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5th Amendment -- establishes judicial protections and requirements for both accused and guilty; also has clause regarding eminent domain
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6th Amendment -- protections and rights of those accused of a crime
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7th Amendment - extends the right to a trial by jury to civil cases and prohibits a judge from overturning the decision of the jury
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8th Amendment -- protects against excessively high bails and from cruel or unusual punishments
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9th Amendment -- declares that individuals have other fundamental rights, in addition to those stated in the Constitution.
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10th Amendment -- that the powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
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11th Amendment -- specifically prohibits federal courts from hearing cases in which a state is sued by an individual from another state or another country
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12th Amendment -- modifies the way the Electoral College chooses the President and Vice President.
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None of the above
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3. part 2 of the above
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13th Amendment -- abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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14th Amendment -- granted United States citizenship to former slaves and to all persons "subject to U.S. jurisdiction".
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15th Amendment -- prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
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16th Amendment -- allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the United States Census.
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17th Amendment -- established the popular election of United States Senators by the people of the states.
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19th Amendment -- prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.
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22nd Amendment -- sets a term limit for election and overall time of service to the office of President of the United States.
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24th Amendment -- prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.
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25th Amendment -- deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities.
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26th Amendment -- prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old.
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I would also like to amend one of the "minor" Amendments not mentioned
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I would like to add an amendment not purely amending an already existing amendment.
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None of the above
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