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| | <br>2. What prevents New Jersey from requiring homeschoolers to take public school exams each year? | | <br>2. What prevents New Jersey from requiring homeschoolers to take public school exams each year? |
| | <br>3. Explain what fraction of the U.S. Senate is elected every two years, and the reason why only some of the senators are up for election on Election Day. | | <br>3. Explain what fraction of the U.S. Senate is elected every two years, and the reason why only some of the senators are up for election on Election Day. |
| − | <br>4. Which party controls the House of Representatives today, and by what margin (approximation is fine)? E.g., is it controlled by Democrats by a 235-200 margin? | + | <br>4. Describe in simple terms how a "bill" becomes law at the federal level. (E.g., a congressional committee considers proposed legislation ....) |
| | <br>5. Give an example not in the lecture of a power the federal government lacks. | | <br>5. Give an example not in the lecture of a power the federal government lacks. |
| | <br>6. Term limits do not exist for congressmen. Should they? Also, should the people have the power to recall congressmen by a special election, before their term is completed? | | <br>6. Term limits do not exist for congressmen. Should they? Also, should the people have the power to recall congressmen by a special election, before their term is completed? |
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| | <br>8. Which political party do you expect to win control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day this year, and why? | | <br>8. Which political party do you expect to win control of the U.S. Senate on Election Day this year, and why? |
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| − | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following three questions): | + | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following four questions): |
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| | 9. Explain the role of committees in Congress, with examples. | | 9. Explain the role of committees in Congress, with examples. |
| | <br>10. The constitutionality of "ObamaCare" was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2012 based on which clause(s)? Discuss. | | <br>10. The constitutionality of "ObamaCare" was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2012 based on which clause(s)? Discuss. |
| | <br>11. Draft a new law that Congress would have the power to pass to give additional protection to homeschooling. | | <br>11. Draft a new law that Congress would have the power to pass to give additional protection to homeschooling. |
| | + | <br>12. Which party controls the House of Representatives today, and by what margin (approximation is fine)? E.g., is it controlled by Democrats by a 235-200 margin? |
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| | You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Two]]. | | You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Two]]. |
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