Assignment:
Answer the questions below in your essay :
1. Provide a historical perspective on the 13th Amendment.
a. Why do we have it?
b. What was happening in America when we included it as an amendment?
2. How was the 13th Amendment ratified?
a. Was it through Congressional or State ratification?
3. When was the 13th Amendment ratified?
4. Why was it ratified?
a. Why did America feel it necessary to ratify the amendment at that time in history?
5. What are the modern-day implications of the 13th Amendment? Specifically address the portion of the amendment that states "except as punishment for a crime."
6. Should any portion of the 13th amendment be repealed? Why or why not?