Question 1
Explain the concepts of democracy, constitutionalism, and the free market system. How are these three systems designed to work together to maintain a balance of power in the United States? Do they actually maintain a balance of power? Why or why not?
Question 2
Define federalism and discuss how it relates to national and state sovereignty. What are the similarities and differences between today's version of federalism and the federalism that was established in 1787?
Question 3
What were the major goals of the framers of the U. S. Constitution? How does the Constitution in its completed form meet these goals?
Question 4
How did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise lead our current form of Congress?