Constitution Day Essay Contest
Tell us if a two-party system should be amended.
CONTEST DEADLINE: Thursday, July 4, 2024 @ 5 pm
CONTEST DEADLINE: Thursday, July 4, 2024 @ 5 pm
Contest Details
Constitution Day Form
Prompt:
The U.S. Constitution has facilitated, or at least accommodated, a two-party system for most of its history. Should it be amended if it is to survive an increasingly polarized electorate? If so, in what ways should it be amended? If not, explain why the Constitution in its current form can confront the challenges presented by partisan divisions.
The U.S. Constitution has facilitated, or at least accommodated, a two-party system for most of its history. Should it be amended if it is to survive an increasingly polarized electorate? If so, in what ways should it be amended? If not, explain why the Constitution in its current form can confront the challenges presented by partisan divisions.
Essay length: 1,500 - 1,700 words
Deadline: July 4, 2024, 5 pm
Awards
Winners of the competition will read their papers with commentary from a Wheatley Constitutional Fellow at an event on September 17, 2024 at 4 pm.
Award prizes are funded by the Wheatley Institute at BYU, which engages students, scholars, thought leaders, and the public in research-supported work that fortifies the core institutions of the family, religion, and constitutional government