1. In what two senses is the word "state" used? In what sense is New York a state and in what sense is it not? 2. Were the states ever sovereign? What were the two views in this country prior to the Civil War in regard to the sovereignty of the states? 3. The constitution and laws of the United States are declared to be supreme over those of the states; what is the meaning of that provision? Does that mean that any law passed by Congress will override a conflicting law passed by a state, even though the law passed by the state is clearly within its powers? 4. Distinguish between _reserved_ powers and _delegated_ powers. 5. Do you believe the powers of the national government should be increased so as to include the regulation of such matters as marriage and divorce, the business of corporations, factory labor, and insurance? 6. What is the purpose of the commissions on uniform legislation in the different states, and what are they seeking to accomplish? Is there such a commission in your state? 7. Which of the following matters fall within the jurisdiction of the United States and which within the jurisdiction of the states? (1) the levying of tariff duties, (2) the transfer of land, (3) the building of lighthouses, (4) the protection of religious worship, (5) the granting of passports, (6) punishment of crime, (7) the granting of pensions, (8) the regulation of labor in mines and factories, (9) the protection of the public health, (10) the support of schools, (11) the regulation of navigation, (12) the erection of fortifications. 8. Name some powers that may be exercised by both Congress and the states; some that may be exercised by neither; some that may be exercised by the states only with the consent of Congress. 9. May the United States government coerce a state? Suppose a state should refuse or neglect to perform its constitutional duties as a member of the union, could it be punished or compelled to fulfill its obligations? 10. May a state be sued by a citizen of the state? by a citizen of another state? by another state itself? 11. Suppose a state should refuse to pay a debt which it has incurred, has the person to whom the debt is due any remedy? 12. Will a divorce granted in Nevada to a citizen of Massachusetts be recognized as valid in Massachusetts? 13. Suppose a man, standing on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River, should fire a shot across the river and kill a man in Pennsylvania, would the governor of New Jersey be bound to surrender the criminal upon demand of the governor of Pennsylvania, in order that he might be tried in Pennsylvania? 14. What is the difference between a constitution, a statute, and a charter? Between a written and an unwritten constitution?