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PROJECT
Format essay in MLA, four to eight pages – 1000 to 2000 words – long (8.5”x11”), that is, at least four full pages (excluding the separate title and works cited pages). Double-space with twelve-pitch font and one-inch margins all around. Paginate at the lower right-hand corner of each page. The title page would include option number, name, date, title of paper and class information including course and section numbers. Use course materials, the Constitution, and three additional sources to complete your project. Also, use all those resources. This would include, for example, relevant chapters in the textbook that may not have been assigned reading. The project due to be uploaded on Canvass on 10 April 2024. Assess the adequacy of the American Constitution for the practice of democracy in the national political system by engaging one and only one of the following questions. What do you think about the assertion that the structural provision you have chosen (i.e., I, II, or III) is an obstacle to the realization of majority rule, even if tempered by the preservation of minority rights? In other words, does the issue hinder governing according to the “consent of the governed”? If so, then reflect on what can be done to repair what some perceive as one of the Constitution’s flaws. If not, why? II. There is a ten-week hiatus between Election Day and the associated presidential inauguration. This period is explicable, in large part, with regard to the need of the Electoral College to operate. In any case, during this period, the outgoing office holder is a lame-duck president with full legal authority to make decisions. These actions are often controversial and could have adverse effects on the country and the succeeding president-elect. For example, just before leaving office in 2001, President Clinton’s pardon of Marc Rich unleashed a firestorm of criticism. Outgoing presidents might act this way because they can do controversial things that are desirable to them, without penalty.