Question 1: Describe "originalism" and its impact upon the Supreme Court. What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Question 2: Describe the process for nominating and approving Supreme Court nominees. What do you think it will be like in the future?
Question 3: Do Supreme Court clerks-and other federal judges' clerks-have too much influence, given their relatively young ages? Should they serve for longer than one year, given the importance of the work they do? Should the courts have larger and more professional staff? Why or why not?
Question 4: Why are our largest entitlement programs-Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid-so expensive?
Question 5: Name the three foreign policy goals that the United States pursues. Discuss the relative importance of each goal. If you had to stress one, which would it be?
Question 6: Describe "American exceptionalism." Do you consider it a truth, a myth, or something in between? Defend your answer.