1. What are the basic responsibilities of the legislative branch? 2. How long is the term of office for a Representativ

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1. What are the basic responsibilities of thelegislative branch?
2. How long is the term of office for aRepresentative? For a Senator? Which do you think isbetter and why?
3. What is the basic responsibilities of thePresident?
4. The President of the United States has a 4 year termand can be reelected once. The President of Mexico has a termof 6 years and can not be reelected. Which do you like betterand why?
5. What is the basic job of the SupremeCourt?
6. Supreme Court justices are chosen for life. Whyare they chosen for life and do you think that isappropriate?
7. What is the 3/5 Compromise?
8. Why did Madison believe a representative republic isbetter than a direct democracy?
9. How can the United States amend theConstitution?
10. Which of the 1st 10 amendments do you think is themost important and why?
11. What issues did Washington have to deal with duringhis presidency?
12. Being the first to do something is always thehardest. What "first" of Washington's do you feel was themost difficult?
13. Why did Washington retire after only 2terms?
14. How were Jefferson and Hamiltondifferent?
15.How did Jefferson change the government during hispresidency?
16. How did Jackson change the government during hispresidency?
17. Jackson and Jefferson are both remembered inAmerican history as great presidents and men but they both hadtheir dark sides. Do you feel they should be honored as greatpresidents for their 8 years of service or torn down for theirunacceptable behaviors as people.
18. Which early president do you feel was the mostimportant in the early part of our nation?
19. Which political party would you have fit into- theFederalists or the Republicans?
20. Jefferson cut the federal government. Do youfeel the federal government is too big today or is it just right ortoo small?