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| | <br>3. Explain what the "Cabinet" is, and who (in general terms) is in it. | | <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? Explain. | | <br>4. How might the election of Mitt Romney to president this year affect who is governor of New Jersey in 2013? Explain. |
| − | <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 seek in a "FOIA request" for, and why? Specify a federal agency from whom you would seek the information by filing a FOIA request. |
| | <br>6. What is your view of Executive Orders? Explain. | | <br>6. What is your view of Executive Orders? Explain. |
| | <br>7. In which department is the FEC located? Do you agree it should be there, and why? (a little research is needed to answer this) | | <br>7. In which department is the FEC located? Do you agree it should be there, and why? (a little research is needed to answer this) |
| − | <br>8. Which agency decides whether a new good adult stem cell therapy will be allowed in the United States, and what political considerations are likely to influence that decision? | + | <br>8. Which agency decides whether a new adult stem cell therapy will be allowed in the United States, and what political considerations are likely to 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): |
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| − | 9. Find a regulation that you would have liked to submit a comment on. What would you have said? | + | 9. Find a federal regulation that you would have liked to submit a comment on. What would you have said? |
| | <br>10. What is a "lame duck Congress," and why might it be dangerous to the future of our Nation? | | <br>10. What is a "lame duck Congress," and why might it be dangerous to the future of our Nation? |
| | <br>11. Why do you think many have sought to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, but none have been successful? | | <br>11. Why do you think many have sought to abolish the U.S. Department of Education, but none have been successful? |