[nabs-l] The Constitution in Braille, and News Articles regarding Political Issues, and Regular Life Issues

[Chris Nusbaum]

Helga,

If you have an accessible copy of your class's textbook, you should be able to access the Constitution through that. If not, Googling "online U.S. Constitution" or something to that effect should turn up what you need.

As for news Web sites, there are many options, though many of them can get pretty cluttered. I usually use http://www.theblaze.com or http://www.reuters.com. There is also CNN, Fox News, the newspapers, etc. Also, if you are looking for a specific story, you can always Google the topic. Above the search results heading, there is a link which is labelled "News." If you click on this link, it will show all news stories found in Google News matching your desired topic. This too is a great resource for current events research.

Hope this helps,

Chris

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Subject: [nabs-l] The Constitution in Braille, and News Articles regarding Political Issues, and Regular Life Issues

Hi guys, this is  Helga! How are you all? I just wanted to tell you that for my Government class I need to complete an assignment regarding the Constitution, which is due for Thursday, January 23. Just to let you know the assignment is called “The Constitution Scavenger Hunt,” and my Professor’s instructions of the assignment are below in order for you to se it. 
Constitution 
Scavenger 
Hunt 
Exercise 
In 
this 
exercise 
you 
will 
locate 
in 
the 
U.S. 
Constitution 
items 
of 
importance 
to 
our 
system 
of 
governance 
and/or 
to 
individual 
rights. 
There 
is 
a 
copy 
of 
the 
Constitution 
in 
your 
e‐textbook, 
or 
you 
can 
find 
a 
link 
to 
an 
online 
version 
in 
the 
Constitution 
and 
Federalism 
lesson 
module. 
Instructions 
Identify 
the 
Article 
or 
Amendment 
and 
the 
section 
or 
paragraph 
of 
the 
Constitution 
in 
which 
each 
of 
the 
16 
items 
below 
is 
found, 
and 
provide 
the 
associated 
wording. 
Type 
your 
responses 
and 
bring 
the 
paper 
to 
class. 
Example: 
#) 
The 
establishment 
of 
the 
office 
of 
president 
and 
its 
term 
of 
office. 
What 
you 
need 
to 
do 
is 
read 
through 
the 
Constitution 
and 
find 
where 
this 
item 
is 
addressed, 
and 
then 
write 
down 
the 
exact 
words 
that 
describe 
it. 
See 
the 
example 
below: 
Article 
II, 
section 
1: 
“The 
executive 
Power 
shall 
be 
vested 
in 
a 
President 
of 
the 
United 
States 
of 
America. 
He 
shall 
hold 
his 
office 
during 
the 
Term 
of 
four 
years” 
Some 
of 
the 
wording 
in 
the 
Constitution 
can 
be 
lengthy. 
Try 
not 
to 
use 
more 
than 
two 
sentences 
in 
your 
description. 
Choose 
the 
words/sentences 
that 
best 
describe 
the 
item. 
1. 
The establishment of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the terms of office for members of each. 
2. 
The power of Congress to collect taxes. 
3. 
The qualifications to hold the office of president. 
4. 
Requirement of the president to inform Congress of the state of union. 
5. 
The establishment of judicial power in the United States. 
6. 
Admission of new states to the union. 
7. 
Changing or amending the Constitution. 
8. 
The “supremacy clause.” 
9. 
The prohibition of religious tests for holding office in the government. 
10. 
You’re right to practice the religion of your choice. 
11. 
Your protection from cruel and unusual punishment if you are convicted of a crime. 
12. 
Your right to free speech. 
13. 
The definition of who is a U.S. citizen. 
14. 
The right of all citizens to equal protection of the laws. 
15. 
The re‐legalization of alcohol after it had been outlawed for recreational use. 
16. 
The right of 18‐year old citizens to vote. 
I just wanted to ask you do some of you have,or know where I can find the Constitution in Braille and a link that is accessible with JAWS in order for me to complete this assignment? And also, do you know where can I find a Website that has News Articles regarding Political Issues, regular Life issues? I will really appreciate it a lot!, if you could help me and give me some suggestions regarding this. Thanks so much and God bless!!  
P.s. I forgot to ask you, if you did this assignment before, how did you manage in completing it, since you have to read the entire constitution in order to find this items? Just curious! Thanks again! for all your time, and hope to hear from you soon!