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3.  Suppose Congress passed a law prohibiting homeschooling, and you were asked to challenge the constitutionality of that law.  What arguments would you use?  Which provision of the Constitution do you think Congress would cite in order to try to justify its law?

3.  Suppose Congress passed a law prohibiting homeschooling, and you were asked to challenge the constitutionality of that law.  What arguments would you use?  Which provision of the Constitution do you think Congress would cite in order to try to justify its law?

4.  In the long quotation in the "Enumerated" Powers section above from Chief Justice John Roberts, who was for the Supreme Court in the ObamaCare case, he explained why the Framers did not originally include the Bill of Rights.  Why was that, and were the Framers right to omit the Bill of Rights?  Please discuss your view.

4.  In the long quotation in the "Enumerated" Powers section above from Chief Justice John Roberts, who was writing for the Supreme Court in the ObamaCare case, he explained why the Framers did not originally include the Bill of Rights.  Why was that, and were the Framers right to omit the Bill of Rights?  Please discuss your view.

5.  Reread the "not a democracy" quote by James Madison above, and explain and why how our system of government is not a democracy.  Should it be a democracy.

5.  Reread the "not a democracy" quote by James Madison above, and explain why and how our system of government is not a democracy.  Should it be a democracy?

6.  Discuss one of the clauses explained above in this lecture (such as the Origination Clause, Commerce Clause or War Powers Clause), including how broadly you would interpret it.

6.  Discuss one of the clauses explained above in this lecture (such as the Origination Clause, Commerce Clause or War Powers Clause), including how broadly you would interpret it.