Amendments to Memory

A SWEEEET rap that a student found and we loved: Amendments to Memory Adam Knaresborough, Jaymarr Williams, Stephon Manuel, and Antoine White, Mountain View High School, Stafford, Virginia, June 3, 2009. All Rights Reserved. You should be rememberin The government you’re livin’ in. Not cocky just confident, we know One to twenty seven an’ It sounds like a lot, but really it’s all relevant. From the Freedom of Speech, To congressional pay, And if the prez gets impeached, We know who’ll replace. The hand motions and rhymes make this so easy Everybody’s doin it, don’t feel so cheesy. Go south on 95, we’re 40 miles from D.C. Twenty-seven amendments, put to memory. Amendment 1–the freedom of Speech and religion. Amendment 2–bear arms and Guns we can own. Amendment 3–can’t quarter troops In a home. Amendment 4–can’t search without Probable cause, And Amendment 5, plead the Fifth so I don’t Break no laws I told you it’s easy, Rhymes and motions are the key. We’re 40 miles from D.C. Putting amendments to memory. J-Real or Mi$tro Amendment 6–the right to a just and Speedy trial. 7–the right to a jury, no denial. Amendment 8–no punishment that’s unusual And cruel. Amendment 9–individual liberties is our fuel And Amendment 10 gives powers To the states to rule. I told you it’s easy, Rhymes and motions are the key. We’re 40 miles from D.C. Putting amendments to memory. Amendment 11–can’t sue another state Amendment 12–the ballots we separate The next three stem from Civil War and equality: 13 deals with slavery abolishing. 14 is legal equality. And 15 all men can vote You know your boy mistro is no joke. Amendment 16–deals with income tax. Amendment 17–two senators the max. Amendment 18 - made alcohol illegal. And 19 made a woman’s voice equal. Amendment 20–sets the president’s start date January twentieth, don’t be late Amendment 21–repeals a previous one. Amendment 22- presidential term limit is two. Amendment 23–we can now vote in D.C. Amendment 24–was designed to help the poor Amendment 25–deals with if the vice dies We appoint a new vice, all truth no lies. It also mentions presidential succession The goal of this track is to make an impression. Believe it or not, there’s only two more: Amendment 26–comes from the Vietnam War. Eighteen to vote, no matter rich or poor. And number 27’s congressional pay J Real, Mi$tro, tweezy, Coach K. There you have 1 to 27 today Live from Stafford, steady reppin’ VA. Adam Knaresborough teaches history and government at Mountain View High School in Stafford, Virginia. http://publications.socialstudies.org/se/7307/7307342.pdf