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• No.  Topic
•  1     Why We Must Think Carefully About Our New Government
•  2     Why should the 13 states remain united?
  • 3     United for peace and safety
  •  4     Threats from other nations
  •  5     Separate countries
  •  6     What happens when countries become rivals or enemies
  •  7     What kinds of problems could lead the states into conflict or war?
  •  8     What if states need to defend themselves?
  •  9     A strong union can protect freedom from chaos and conflict.
• 10    Can powerful groups be prevented from hurting the rights of others?
• 11     How a united America can be stronger.
• 12     Money, taxes, and government income
• 13     A single national government is more efficient than 13 governments.
• 14     Can a large country really work as one government?
• 15     The Articles of Confederation are too weak.
• 16     Chaos can grow, and the country can slowly fall apart.
• 17     Will a strong national government take away power from the states?
• 18     What happens states are not strong to stay together?
• 19     What happens when groups of states cannot stay united?
• 20     When governments are too weak, important agreements fall apart.
• 21      The old government could not collect money.
• 22      The old system did not work together to solve problems fairly.
• 23      What should a government be allowed to do to protect the country?
• 24      Why the national government needs a standing army.
• 25      Should the national government or the states protect the country?
• 26      Will a national government use its military to control the states?
• 27      How can a strong national government still be trusted?
• 28      What if the national government becomes too powerful?
• 29      Will a national government with a standing army become dangerous?
• 30      How should the national government pay for everything it needs?
• 31       How much power should the national government have?
• 32      Who should have the power to collect taxes in the United States?
• 33      The Necessary and Proper and the Supremacy Clause?
• 34      How much money should the government be able to collect?
• 35      Who should represent the people in the national government?
• 36      Can the national government collect taxes fairly?
• 37      The Constitution is the best plan the delegates could create.
• 38      A Hard Job to Fix a Broken System
• 39      What Kind of Government Is the U.S. Becoming?
• 40      Did the delegates have the right to create a new Constitution?
• 41       Does the new Constitution give the government too much power?
• 42      What national laws are needed to keep the country safe and fair?
• 43      The remaining powers in the Constitution keep the country safe.
• 44      How the Constitution limits government power.
• 45      Will the national government take away the power of the states?
• 46      What if the national government becomes too strong?
• 47      Keeping a single person or group from becoming too powerful?
• 48      Do we need branches checking one another?
• 49      Should we use elections or meetings to change the Constitution?
• 50      How will we know if the government is doing a bad job?
• 51       How to keep government power from becoming too strong?
• 52      Who should choose members of the House, and how often?
• 53      Why did the Constitution set the term of the House at two years?
• 54      How should people be counted for state representation?
• 55      Is the House too small to truly represent the whole country?
• 56      Is the House large enough to meet the needs of all the people?
• 57      Will selfish representatives ignore the people who elected them?
• 58      Should the number of representatives in the House ever be limited?
• 59      Who should control elections for Congress?
• 60      What if the government uses its power over elections unfairly?
• 61       What is the best way to choose Senators?
• 62      Why does the Senate exist, and what jobs is it supposed to do?
• 63      Why do we need a Senate?
• 64      Who should have the power to make treaties with other countries?
• 65      What should happen when government leaders break the law?
• 66      Can the Senate be trusted to fairly judge impeachment cases?
• 67      What powers should the President have to make appointments?
• 68      How should the President of the United States be chosen?
• 69      How powerful is the President compared to a king?
• 70      Is it better for the United States to have more than one President?
• 71       How long should the President stay in office?
• 72      Should the President be allowed to serve more than one term?
• 73      Should the President have a veto and should that power be limited?
• 74      Who should have control over the military and national defense?
• 75      Who should have the power to make treaties with other countries?
• 76      Who should choose the President’s top advisors and officials?
• 77      Can officials be removed if they do a bad job?
• 78      What role should courts play, and why they need independence?
• 79      How should judges be paid, and made to stay fair and independent?
• 80      What kinds of cases should federal courts be allowed to hear?
• 81       What if federal courts become too powerful or unfair?
• 82      How do federal courts and state courts work together?
• 83      Should there be jury trials in all cases, and why are juries important?
• 84      Do we even need a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?
• 85      Why should people still support the Constitution?