1. Discuss the impact of McCulloch v. Maryland on American Federalism. How has this landmark Supreme Court case helped to define the relationship between the national and state government?
2. Describe the history of the filibuster, its contemporary use, and its relation to Senate malapportionment. What is the “nuclear option” and how is it related to the filibuster?
3. What is the logic of Gary Cox and James Ingram’s argument about the way that suffrage expansion altered the legislative behavior of members of the British Parliament?