1. One of the attempts to use the Constitution to achieve a social policy was Prohibition. Review the twenty-seven amendments to the Constitution. Other than the Bill of Rights, can you identify other amendments used to achieve social policy?

2. Can you name your representatives in the House of Representatives and the Senate? Who is the current Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader?

3. Can you think of current examples where legislation that is popular with the majority of Americans is held up in the Senate, especially by Senators from smaller states?

4. Simon believes that people in the United States have a right to a clean environment. He has organized a grassroots effort to make this into a "constitutional right." What might he do to achieve his goal? What challenges does he face?

5. Even in states where medical marijuana is legal, many large employers have company-wide policies that prohibit the hiring of anyone who tests positive for recent marijuana use. How do you think Congress should respond to protect the rights of citizens to medical marijuana while protecting the interests of employers?

6. The EPA has allowed California to establish its own emissions standards in the decades since the passage of the Clean Air Act. In 2018, however, the EPA indicated it would try to end some of its waivers with respect to California's mandate for zero emissions vehicles. Under what circumstances do you believe states should be able to regulate their own environmental quality standards, even if they place burdens on the economy?

7. Preemption can be used by states to prevent cities from adopting standards that deviate from statewide standards. In Ohio, for example, a statewide law prohibits cities from raising the minimum wage to a level higher than that set by the federal government. What are the arguments for and against a statewide law such as this?