Just pick ONE of your preference in each of A, B and C.
A. Legislative (Pick ONE to respond to)
– Should members of the U.S. Congress be “delegates” or “trustees” for their constituents? Which do you believe serves the best interests of the members of Congress and of the constituents?
– Should members of Congress vote according to their own views or the views of the constituents who elected them?
B. Executive (Pick ONE to respond to)
– Which president do you feel was the greatest and which president do you feel was the worst in U.S. history? Why?
– What are the qualifications required to be president? Describe at least one other qualification you feel should also be required and explain why.
– After serving the maximum two terms as president, should an ex-president be allowed to be reelected after an intermediate term of another president? Why or why not?
C. Judicial (Pick ONE to respond to)
– How can the U.S. Supreme Court’s power be curbed? Is it important that curbing the Court’s power should not be easy? Why or why not?
– The Constitution does not stipulate that judges must have a law degree or legal training. Yet all judges appointed are law school graduates. Why? Is it possible that a judge could come from another field? Why or why not?