GOV 150: American Government
Chapter 11: Congress
Assignment 4
Answer all questions in paragraph form. Your answers should be typewritten on 8 ½ X 11-inch paper, double-spaced, one-inch margins all around, no cover page, your name and the assignment number at the top of the first page, all questions numbered, pages numbered at bottom of page, use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
1. Congress has consistently expanded its own power to regulate commerce among and between the states. Should Congress have this power or should the Supreme Court reel it in? Why?
2. The framers of the Constitution designed the Senate to filter the output of the sometimes hasty House. Do you think this was a wise idea? Why or why not?