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The States of Colorado and Washington had initiatives on their ballots this Election Day to make it legal for people to smoke marijuana.  Most people voted for these initiatives, so they became law, but the result will be very harmful for society.  There will be more drivers on the road who are on drugs and hurt other people due to accidents.  There will be more crime resulting from the drug use, and more students will drop out of school or lose their job because they became addicted to the drugs.  There will be more health problems, as drug use has been associated with increased brain tumors and other serious problems.  What the majority of the people approved is not what is best for society, and this illustrates why the Founders opposed a democracy.  Elected representatives would not have approved these laws that the people passed.

The States of Colorado and Washington had initiatives on their ballots this Election Day to make it legal for people to smoke marijuana.  Most people voted for these initiatives, so they became law, but the result will be very harmful for society.  There will be more drivers on the road who are on drugs and hurt other people due to accidents.  There will be more crime resulting from the drug use, and more students will drop out of school or lose their job because they became addicted to the drugs.  There will be more health problems, as drug use has been associated with increased brain tumors and other serious problems.  What the majority of the people approved is not what is best for society, and this illustrates why the Founders opposed a democracy.  Elected representatives would not have approved these laws that the people passed.

In New Jersey, the people voted to allow state colleges to go into debt amounting to $750 million, despite already being in enormous debt.  This will likely result increased tuition in the future, but the people voted for it because they thought it would improve education for students.

In New Jersey, the people voted to allow state colleges to go into debt amounting to $750 million, despite already being in enormous debt.  People voted for it because they thought it would improve education for students, despite adding more debt burdens.

=== Recall ===

=== Recall ===

<br>2.  Explain the difference between an "initiative" and a "referendum"

<br>2.  Explain the difference between an "initiative" and a "referendum"

<br>3.  Explain what a "recall" is, including an example.

<br>3.  Explain what a "recall" is, including an example.

<br>4.  In which direction do you think the Republican National Committee (RNC) should take in order to improve its election results in 2014 and 2016?

<br>5.  Explain what "divided government" and "gridlock" are, and what your view of them are.

<br>5.  Which states hold major elections in 2013, and when do candidates begin running, perhaps quietly, for president in 2016?

<br>6.  Do you think it was right for Governor Chris Christie to praise Obama so much shortly after Hurricane Sandy, when it was less than a week before Election Day?  Discuss, perhaps using a sports analogy where a player on one team gives the ball to a player on the other team at a crucial moment, simply because he wanted to.

<br>6.  Do you think it was right for Governor Chris Christie to praise Obama so much shortly after Hurricane Sandy, when it was less than a week before Election Day?  Discuss, perhaps using a sports analogy where a player on one team gives the ball to a player on the other team at a crucial moment, simply because he wanted to.

<br>7.  What is the filibuster rule in the U.S. Senate, and do you think it should be changed to allow 51 votes to stop it?  Explain.

<br>7.  Explain what it means when people say that the Democrats won the "ground game" in the last election.

<br>8.  Explain when and how the Republican National Committee will pick its next Chairman.  Do you think the current Chairman (Reince Priebus) should be reelected for another two years?

<br>8.  Do you agree with Ron Paul's quote at the beginning of the lecture?

'''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions):

'''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions):

9. Do you think the U.S. Constitution prevents the people of New Jersey from recalling a U.S. Senator?  Discuss.

9. Do you think the U.S. Constitution prevents the people of New Jersey from recalling a U.S. Senator?  Discuss.

<br>10. The Republican Party has lost the popular vote in presidential elections in 5 out of the last 6 elections.  Do you think the Republican Party can win the presidency in 2016?

<br>10. What is your analysis of the election.  Do you think Romney could have won if he had campaigned in a different way, or taken different positions?  Discuss.

<br>12.  Do you think Romney could have won if he had campaigned in a different way, or taken different positions?  Discuss.

<br>13.  Discuss any topic in this lecture.

<br>13.  Discuss any topic in this lecture.