Week One Readings

UNIT I
Constitutional Underpinnings
Overview of our Constitutional Convention Exercise
Interesting editorial on Gov. Perry's book, "Fed Up!" As you undertake your constitutional convention, what do you think of some of the proposals made by Gov. Perry?

War and Independence


**Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress (October 1774)
**Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death March 23 1775
**Speech on conciliation with America, March 22, 1775 Edmund Burke
**Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of taking up Arms,
July 6,1775
Plain Truth: Addressed to the inhabitants of America.. Candidus (James Chalmers)
Common Sense and
**The American Crisis by Thomas Paine

Towards a Constitution

Articles of Confederation
Notes on the Debates in the Federal Convention
**The Constitution
The Federalist Papers #s 47, 48 & 51
**Amendments to the Constitution

** Signifies READ ALL