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| | 1. Which federal commission has responsibility for issues concerning the internet, and in which federal department is it located? What is your view about whether it should regulate the internet? | | 1. Which federal commission has responsibility for issues concerning the internet, and in which federal department is it located? What is your view about whether it should regulate the internet? |
| | <br>2. What do you think are the three most important federal agencies or commissions, and why? | | <br>2. What do you think are the three most important federal agencies or commissions, and why? |
| − | <br>3. President Bush beat Al Gore in 2000 even though Gore won the popular vote, because Bush won a narrow majority of the electoral college. Is that fair? | + | <br>3. Explain what the "Cabinet" is, and who (in general terms) is in it. |
| | <br>4. How might the election of Mitt Romney to president this year affect who is governor of New Jersey in 2013? | | <br>4. How might the election of Mitt Romney to president this year affect who is governor of New Jersey in 2013? |
| | <br>5. What information would you like to make a "FOIA request" for, and why? Specify the federal agency to whom you would make the request. | | <br>5. What information would you like to make a "FOIA request" for, and why? Specify the federal agency to whom you would make the request. |
| | <br>6. What is your view of Executive Orders? | | <br>6. What is your view of Executive Orders? |
| | <br>7. Which department is the FEC in? Do you agree it should be there, and why? | | <br>7. Which department is the FEC in? Do you agree it should be there, and why? |
| − | <br>8. . | + | <br>8. Which agency decides whether a new adult stem cell therapy will be allowed in the United States, and what political considerations may influence that decision? |
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| | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following four questions): | | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following four questions): |