Assignment:
Question 1. Identify three constitutional powers of the president (3) and three reasons why the domestic powers of the president have expanded over time.
Question 2. Define the term party realignment. Next, describe three things that occurred in the 1930s that created a realigning period that favored the Democrats. Finally, why did the New Deal coalition come apart in the 1960s?
Question 3. Compare the differences between Justice Breyer and Scalia on constitutional interpretation (review videos on this idea).
Question 4. Why were there no provisions on equality in the original U.S. Constitution? Next, the Fugitive Slave Clause, the 3/5 compromise, and the Dred Scott decision were compromises that helped gain acceptance of the new Constitution. Briefly describe the significance of each of these actions/clauses/decisions. Finally, why did the United State add the 14th Amendment to the Constitution? That is, why did this Amendment add to the basic rights of all Americans?
Question 5. First, discuss demand-side economics and supply-side economics as methods of stimulating a weak economy. Second, how can the tools of monetary policy be used as a means of stimulating the economy? (review two (2) tools of monetary policy.