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

[Sandra Gayer]

Hello Helga,
Your assignment is due in on my birthday! Good luck!

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 1/20/14, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 11:48 PM
> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Florida Association of Blind Students
> 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!
>
>
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