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| | <br>3. Explain what a "recall" is, including an example. | | <br>3. Explain what a "recall" is, including an example. |
| | <br>5. Explain what "divided government" and "gridlock" are, and what your view of them are. | | <br>5. Explain what "divided government" and "gridlock" are, and what your view of them are. |
| − | <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 because he wanted to. |
| | <br>7. Explain what it means when people say that the Democrats won the "ground game" in the last election. | | <br>7. Explain what it means when people say that the Democrats won the "ground game" in the last election. |
| | <br>8. Do you agree with Ron Paul's quote at the beginning of the lecture? | | <br>8. Do you agree with Ron Paul's quote at the beginning of the lecture? |
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| | 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. 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>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>11. Explain the two different types of referenda, and whether you like one better than the other. | | <br>11. Explain the two different types of referenda, and whether you like one better than the other. |
| | <br>12. What is your view of the New Jersey college bond referendum that passed, which increased debt by $750 million based on a promise of improving universities? | | <br>12. What is your view of the New Jersey college bond referendum that passed, which increased debt by $750 million based on a promise of improving universities? |
| − | <br>13. Discuss any topic in this lecture. | + | <br>13. Discuss any topic in this lecture, such as your view of what should be done about the "fiscal cliff." |
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| | You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Eight]]. | | You can post your answers at [[American Government Homework Eight]]. |