Assignment for Thursday, 3/6 - Mid-Term Exam Questions

For your mid-term, you will be randomly assigned two of the following four questions:

1. Why is authority such an important source of power? How do governments establish authority?
2. What makes being a citizen in a democracy more difficult than in other forms of government? What consequences does this have for democratic government?
3. In what ways are conservatism and socialism reactions to, and criticisms of, liberalism?
4. What are the characteristics of a good constitution? Which of these do you think is most important? Refer to examples from the US Constitution (or any other formal constitution with which you are familiar.)

There is no assignment for next time, but please review these questions; we will go over them in class on Thursday.