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<br>1.  The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the entire U.S. Constitution.  Discuss.
 
<br>1.  The Supremacy Clause may be the most important provision in the entire U.S. Constitution.  Discuss.
 
<br>2.  What is the 16th Amendment, and how did it change the United States?
 
<br>2.  What is the 16th Amendment, and how did it change the United States?
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<br>3.  Pick any Supreme Court decision described in this lecture, and explain it briefly.
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<br>3.  What is the Voting Rights Act, and what is your view of it?  Is New Jersey covered by it (simply yes or no)?
 
<br>4.  Why did Rhode Island decline to join the United States initially, even after George Washington became president?
 
<br>4.  Why did Rhode Island decline to join the United States initially, even after George Washington became president?
 
<br>5.  For what purpose does the Supreme Court use the "Elastic Clause" (or "Necessary and Proper Clause")?
 
<br>5.  For what purpose does the Supreme Court use the "Elastic Clause" (or "Necessary and Proper Clause")?
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<br>6.  Does New Jersey need approval by the U.S. Department of Justice before changing its laws about early voting?  Explain briefly.
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<br>6.  Pick any Supreme Court decision described in this lecture, and explain it briefly.
 
<br>7.  "Be careful what you ask for" might describe which ironic part of political history?
 
<br>7.  "Be careful what you ask for" might describe which ironic part of political history?
 
<br>8.  Comment on a question that you missed in one of the quizzes taken so far in this course - and how you won't miss a question about it in the future.
 
<br>8.  Comment on a question that you missed in one of the quizzes taken so far in this course - and how you won't miss a question about it in the future.
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