Essay questions
1. Compare and contrast direct democracy to representative democracy. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? In what situations might a direct demooracy work? When is a representative democracy more feasible?
2. What are the issues liberals and conservatives tend to support and oppose?
3. the controversy surrounding the slavery issue. How was this resolved at the Constitutional Convention?
4. Describe the concepts of separation of powersrand checks and balances and explain why the founding fathers included these concepts in the framework of the Constitution.
5. What is federalism and how is it different from the unitary form of government? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both? Choose two questions.