GOVERNMENT

QUESTIONS

1. Should there be public financing for Congressional elections? What could be advantages or disadvantages?
2. Should the filibuster be abolished? Search what current public officials and the president are proposing about filibusters. Provide at least two viewpoints.
3. Should there be more limits on lobbyists? Search what current officials and the president are proposing. Provide at least two viewpoints.
4. How does a bill become law? Outline the most important (general) steps.
5. How did Congress lose power to the president? Is this development good for democracy?
6. Why is Congress so partisan? What are the advantages and disadvantages of partisanship?
7. Why is Congress so unpopular with the American people?