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| | Answer the first five questions, and then two of the remaining three: | | Answer the first five questions, and then two of the remaining three: |
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| − | 1. What are the six most important powers of Congress? | + | 1. What do you think are the six most important powers of Congress? |
| | <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 (approximately) 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. Describe in simple terms how a "bill" becomes law at the federal level. (E.g., a congressional committee considers proposed legislation ....) | + | <br>4. Describe in simple terms how a "bill" becomes law at the federal level. (E.g., a congressional committee first 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? (There is no power to recall congressmen at this time.) | + | <br>6. What is "textualism", and do you think that "legislative history" should be considered when interpreting the meaning of a law? Explain. |
| | <br>7. Explain a difference between the political system in the United States and the one in England. | | <br>7. Explain a difference between the political system in the United States and the one in England. |
| | <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? |