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| | <br>5. Does New Jersey allow an "initiative" and, if not, should it? | | <br>5. Does New Jersey allow an "initiative" and, if not, should it? |
| | <br>6. Do you think it was right for Governor Chris Christie to praise Obama so much so close to 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>6. Do you think it was right for Governor Chris Christie to praise Obama so much so close to 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. What is the "fiscal cliff"? Discuss. | + | <br>7. What is a "recall", and which types of officials are susceptible to it? Would you interpret U.S. Constitution as preventing the people of New Jersey from recalling a U.S. Senator? Discuss. |
| | <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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| | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions): | | '''Extra credit''' (answer two of the following five questions): |
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| − | 9. What is a "recall", and which types of officials are susceptible to it? Would you interpret U.S. Constitution as preventing the people of New Jersey from recalling a U.S. Senator? Discuss. | + | 9. What is the "fiscal cliff"? Discuss. |
| | <br>10. Do you think Romney could have won if he had taken or emphasized different positions, or handled the third debate differently? Discuss. | | <br>10. Do you think Romney could have won if he had taken or emphasized different positions, or handled the third debate differently? 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. |