create a thesis and rebuttal for the following prompt

The correct answer is C. A thesis statement should be debatable.

Explanation:

A thesis statement is a sentence or statement that guides the process of writing an essay or arguing a position or claim about some situation or issue.  Because of this an appropriate and effective (well-crafted) thesis statement should express the topic and the position of the author on this topic, which means thesis statements should not only report facts or opinions, also, it should not be too narrow or too broad. Besides this, considering the thesis statement is used for argument and proving one's position as valid and logic, it is important this thesis statement is debatable, which means the author will need to provide evidence to show it is valid. Thus, when creating a well-crafted thesis statement it is important to consider that the "thesis statement should be debatable" as without this feature the thesis would not support the process of arguing it aims at.

The correct answer is C. A thesis statement should be debatable.

Explanation:

A thesis statement is a sentence or statement that guides the process of writing an essay or arguing a position or claim about some situation or issue.  Because of this an appropriate and effective (well-crafted) thesis statement should express the topic and the position of the author on this topic, which means thesis statements should not only report facts or opinions, also, it should not be too narrow or too broad. Besides this, considering the thesis statement is used for argument and proving one's position as valid and logic, it is important this thesis statement is debatable, which means the author will need to provide evidence to show it is valid. Thus, when creating a well-crafted thesis statement it is important to consider that the "thesis statement should be debatable" as without this feature the thesis would not support the process of arguing it aims at.

“. . . We have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.  When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall Heir.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream” Speech, August 1963, March on Washington

Should the American Independence movement be interpreted as a promise that the government will protect the natural rights of all of its citizens?

•Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning to defend it.

•Support your claim with at least TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information:

At least ONE piece of evidence must be from one of the following foundational documents:

The school board as a government body cannot abridge or restrict the students' exercise of religion. You could argue that the other students walking past the wall are free t disregard the quotes on the wall. Or that if quotes from other sources such as atheists or other religions or philosophies are allowed, the quotes from the Bible should be treated as any other quotes from published literature.

Explanation: I hope this is a start for you. You will have to develop the essay and find support from the sources suggested. I am not an attorney, and have no insights into the cases mentioned.

“. . . We have come to our nation’s capital to cash a check.  When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall Heir.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr., “I Have a Dream” Speech, August 1963, March on Washington

Should the American Independence movement be interpreted as a promise that the government will protect the natural rights of all of its citizens?

•Articulate a defensible claim or thesis that responds to the prompt and establishes a line of reasoning to defend it.

•Support your claim with at least TWO pieces of accurate and relevant information:

At least ONE piece of evidence must be from one of the following foundational documents:

The United States system of checks and balances, has been proven time and time again to have benefited our country. This system prevents certain federal institutions from having too much power, thus making America the beakon of freedom, and for the past 200 years the example of what a government should be. It has greatly helped the policy-making process, by making sure that certain laws are not passed, per se a simple majority blocking it, but higher ups having that higher up power. Checks and balances are the bedrock to a solid long-lasting democracy. In some governments, especially back when these arguements were first being made, one leader or group of leaders could block any decision. By making this system it preserves American democracy to where it would not fall to an overthrow or revolution.  In Federalist No. 51, Alexander Hamilton writes; "In order to lay a due foundation for that separate and distinct exercise of the different powers of government, which to a certain extent is admitted on all hands to be essential to the preservation of liberty". If it were not for these checks and balances America would, in a snap, instantly be a dictatorship. Checks and balances were also the sidekick to what the constitution conveys. Even among the first paragraph of the contitution, they state, "establish  Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the  general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity". Posterity could only be achieved if certain things were in place, tranquility could only be achieved if certain things were in place. Among those "certain things" was checks and balances. Without these, the government could be overthrown by dictatorship, or overrun with people doing things to simply serve their own agenda, or to simply state themselves the winner (sound familiar?). Thanks to these it has prevented obstruction to our democracy, thus making checks and balances one of the most beneficial things in place in our country.

Explanation:

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The Electoral College as currently implemented impedes democracy. The framers of the Constitution envisioned a gathering of well-informed representatives from the states who would bring the concerns of the citizens to the attention of the rest of their colleagues. The goal was to select a President who would be able to guide the federal government in its decisions and policies in such a manner as to bring the most benefit to the nation while being mindful of issues of concern to various individual states and regions. The electors were intended to be free to vote their consciences in light of the discussion and debates that would take place. They were to select the best candidates and select a president and vice president. It was a sensible method, especially in view of difficulties in travel and communications at the time-- long before highways, planes, telephones and the internet had been invented.

Such is not current practice. As political parties took over the nominations process, and states passed laws to restrict electors to voting only for the candidates who won the majority of votes in each state, the Electoral College has become a meaningless formality. It is a numbers game that allows TV networks to project winners long before all the ballots have been counted. It has resulted in the election of President Bush, in 2000, an President Trump in 2061 despite the overall majorities of the popular vote having been cast for their opponents, Al Gore and Hillary Clinton.

Explanation: This will not fulfill the requirements of the assignment to quote from the sources and respond to an opposing perspective. It should, however, present a perspective for you to develop-- or to argue against.