Dilemma 1 Your client wants to
become president of the United States in 2016. He is
now 34, and his birthday
is on January 16. Can he serve?
Dilemma 2 The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed a bill requiring
all
teenagers, including females, to shave their heads. Who can stop this law from
taking
effect?
Dilemma 3 A certain congressman
is tired of living in Washington, D.C. He wants to
move
back to his home state and run his ranch full-time. He proposes that Congress
not
meet at all this year.
Is his proposal constitutional?
Dilemma 4 You have a neighbor who was born and raised in Austria. She moved to the
United
States five years ago. She loves politics and wants to hold any office—president,
senator,
member of the House of Representatives—she doesn’t care which. Can she?
Dilemma 5 The Senate’s 100 members
cannot agree on a law that forces all fast-food
restaurants
to sell veggie burgers only. They are split right down the middle: 50 are in
favor,
and 50 are against. Who can break the tie?
Dilemma 6 A blizzard strikes the
nation’s capital. Only 200 of the 435 members of the
House
of Representatives show up for that day’s session. Can they pass bills?
Dilemma 7 A member of Congress is
asked by the president to become secretary of
defense.
Her comment is “Cool. Now I can be both a congresswoman and cabinet member.
I’ll
have so much power and make a ton of money.” Can she hold both positions
simultaneously?
Dilemma 8 The president gets mad
at Illinois and decides to declare war on the state.
Who
can stop him from completing such a strange and unconstitutional act?
Dilemma 9 It has been revealed
that the president has been stealing money from the
treasury.
He now owns Madagascar. That’s right. He purchased Madagascar with stolen
money. Under the
Constitution, what actions should be taken against him?
Dilemma 10 Your client is having trouble with his mail service. Who is the best person
to
call: his congresswoman, the president, or the chief justice of the Supreme
Court?
Dilemma 11 In a Senate vote, 52
senators vote in favor of a treaty with Belarus, while
48 vote against. Is the
treaty approved?