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1.  What is your favorite part of the Bill of Rights?  Explain.

1.  What is your favorite part of the Bill of Rights?  Explain.

<br>2.  Explain which amendments in the Bill of Rights protect the rights of defendants.

<br>2.  Explain which amendments in the Bill of Rights primarily protect the rights of defendants.

<br>3.  Should federal courts apply all the Bill of Rights, including the Establishment Clause, against state and local government?  Discuss.

<br>3.  Should federal courts apply all of the Bill of Rights, including the Establishment Clause, against state and local government?  Discuss.

<br>4. Suppose the police entered your home without a warrant, despite your objection, and searched your house.  Which part of the Constitution did the police violate (unless there was an exception, like an emergency)?  Explain briefly.

<br>4. Suppose the police entered your home without a warrant, despite your objection, and searched your house.  Which part of the Constitution did the police violate (unless there was an exception, like an emergency)?  Explain briefly.

<br>5.  Is there any new amendment that you like to see in the U.S. Constitution today, and what would be necessary to add it?

<br>5.  Is there any new amendment that you would like to see in the U.S. Constitution today, and what the process be for adding it?

<br>6.  Is it too easy or too difficult to amend the U.S. Constitution?  Explain, while mentioning the example of the ERA.

<br>6.  There are 89 federal district courts in the United States.  About how many civil and criminal cases, on average, would one district court have per year?

<br>7.  There are 89 federal district courts in the United States.  About how many civil and criminal cases, on average, would one district court have per year?

<br>7.  Do you think ''stare decisis'' should prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning ''Roe v. Wade''?

<br>8.  Do you think ''stare decisis'' should prevent the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning ''Roe v. Wade''?

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

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

9.  "It is better for 50 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be unjustly convicted."  Do you agree?  Discuss.

9.  "It is better for 50 guilty men to go free than for one innocent man to be unjustly convicted."  Do you agree?  Discuss.

<br>10.  Does the U.S. Constitution require a unanimous verdict in a criminal trial by jury?  Should it?

<br>10.  Does the U.S. Constitution require a unanimous vote by all jurors in order to render a guilty verdict against a criminal defendant at trial?  Should it?

<br>11.  What is your view of a "Con Con" - should one be held, or not?  Discuss.

<br>11.  What is your view of a "Con Con" - should one be held, or not?  Discuss.

<br>12.  What is your view of the "exclusionary rule"?

<br>12.  What is your view of the "exclusionary rule"?