Primary Source Comparison

A primary source is a written document from a time period directly related to that time period. For this
essay, you are comparing two primary sources, the Florida Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. This
essay is to be based on the following prompt.
In what ways is the State Constitution of Florida similar to the U.S. Constitution? In what ways is it
different?
Please write a formal essay with 4 paragraphs on the similarities between these constitutions and 4
paragraphs on the differences between these constitutions. Please remember that a paragraph is 5-7
sentences in this class. Each paragraph must contain 2 specific examples, one from the Florida
Constitution and one from the U.S. Constitution), and a total of 8 paragraphs.
Please read the Florida Constitution (Links to an external site.) and the U.S. Constitution (Links to an
external site.). You do not need to read all of the documents to write this essay, but you do need to
understand the major articles and, at least, the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In your
response, make sure that you refer to specific aspects and functions (using specific examples) of each
Constitution when you are preparing for and writing this essay. You do not need an introduction or
conclusion for this essay, but you may choose to do so. Please use sentence and paragraph format but
please attempt to paraphrase and summarize rather than use direct quotes. That said, you do not need to
use MLA formatting for this essay, and you do not need a Works Cited page for this essay. Turnitin is
enabled to detect plagiarism.