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| | <br>5. Is there any new amendment that you like to see in the U.S. Constitution today, and what would be necessary to add it? | | <br>5. Is there any new amendment that you like to see in the U.S. Constitution today, and what would be necessary to add it? |
| | <br>6. Is it too easy or too difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution? Explain, while mentioning the example of the ERA. | | <br>6. Is it too easy or too difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution? Explain, while mentioning the example of the ERA. |
| − | <br>7. What is a "Con Con," and what is your view of whether there should be one? | + | <br>7. There are 89 federal district courts in the United States. About how many civil and criminal cases, on average, would one district court have per year? |
| − | <br>8. Do you think stare decisis should prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning ''Roe v. Wade''? | + | <br>8. Do you think ''stare decisis'' should prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning ''Roe v. Wade''? |
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| | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions): | | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions): |
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| | 9. "It is better for 50 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be unjustly convicted." Do you agree? Discuss. | | 9. "It is better for 50 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be unjustly convicted." Do you agree? Discuss. |
| | <br>10. Does the U.S. Constitution require a unanimous verdict in a criminal trial by jury? Should it? | | <br>10. Does the U.S. Constitution require a unanimous verdict in a criminal trial by jury? Should it? |
| − | <br>11. ? | + | <br>11. What is your view of a "Con Con" - should one be held, or not? Discuss. |
| − | <br>12. . | + | <br>12. What is your view of the "exclusionary rule"? |
| | <br>13. Write about any topic in the lecture. | | <br>13. Write about any topic in the lecture. |
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