Explore either the US Constitution or the State of Georgia Constitution and its branches of power and how it addresses your selected issue. . This section of the assignment calls for a thorough review and analysis of the federal or Georgia Constitution
CONSTITUTION ANALYSIS:
OVERVIEW: This assignment will have you explore either the US Constitution or the State of Georgia Constitution and its branches of power and how it addresses your selected issue. This section of the assignment calls for a thorough review and analysis of the federal or Georgia Constitution and how it handles your issue via the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. From this, you should apply the course material related to your issue, the structure of government, its inner workings, programs, and how it contributes to American Government and Politics. More so, you should select the level of government and branch of power that BEST addresses your selected and approved policy issue.
SECTION I: ANALYZE THE FEDERAL OR GEORGIA CONSTITUTION-100 points
DIRECTIONS:
Review the US Constitution or the State of Georgia Constitution
Take your approved policy issue and review it through the eyes of the US Constitution or the State of Georgia Constitution.
Determine what section of the selected constitution best addresses your issue.
Address the following questions in your final submission:
How does the selected constitution specifically address your issue?
Which level of government does the US Constitution empower to address your issue/problem?
What branch of government has authority over your issue?
How does the selected constitution fail to address your issue?
Review the Branches of Power
You will need to review and compile information on which branch of government addresses your issue and how they have addressed it thus far.
You will need to investigate reputable sources to determine which branch of government addresses your issue and how they have addressed it thus far.
In your research, you, at a minimum, identify the following:
The questions from the above constitution review
History and background on how the branch of government has addressed the issue.
What the branch(es) of government is currently doing to address your problem; include concrete examples
The successes and challenges the branch of government has had in addressing the problem/issue
A brief assessment on how well the branch of government addresses the issue, including if another branch of government would be better in addressing it
Research Sources: You must use and properly cite at least one (1) reputable sources from at least three (3) of the five each of the following categories:
Books
Periodicals
Reputable News Media (Print, TV, Online)
Government reports, studies, or court cases
Academic Journals and other published research (essay, thesis, or dissertations)
State constitutions are best understood with reference to their historical roots. A review of the history of Georgia’s ten constitutions provides a synopsis of the political, economic, and social history of the state. Georgia’s constitutional history also illustrates the various methods by which a constitution may be written or revised. Georgia has used three different methods of constitutional revision: seven were revised by constitutional conventions, two by constitutional commissions, and one by the office of legislative counsel of the Georgia General Assembly.
Georgia’s first attempt at constitutional government was initiated in April 1776 by the Provincial Congress called by the Georgia Trustees in response to a series of mass meetings held throughout the colony. This document provided a framework for the transition from colony to state. Soon after Georgia accepted the Declaration of Independence, its first state constitutional convention was organized. Completed in February 1777 and executed without having been submitted to voters for ratification, this constitution remained in effect for twelve years. It vested most governmental authority in a state legislative body, incorporated the separation of powers doctrine, and included a number of basic rights, such as the free exercise of religion, freedom of the press, and trial by jury.