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Investigate the procedure by which proposed amendments to the United States Constitution are approved by Congress and subsequently ratified into law. Based on your findings, assess whether it is probable that the Constitution will have 213 amendments by the year 2081. Provide reasons for your conclusion.

Examine the controversy sparked by Federal Communications Commission chairman Newton Minow's speech in May 1961, where he described television as "a vast wasteland." Compare Minow's historical critique of television with contemporary commentaries, and observe how much has changed (or remained the same) over time.

Study the United States' foundational documents—especially the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers—to identify the presence or absence of promises of equality. Contrast the principles in these documents with those found in key documents from the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s, such as the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and the early 1960s, including Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" and his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech.

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