CONSTITUTIONAL LAW QUESTIONS:

1. What historical background do you suspect led to the Eighth Amendment being included in the Bill of Rights?

2. If the Bill of Rights does not guarantee the right to bail, how can bail be ensured for those accused of crimes?

3. Explain the basic need for bail.

4. Does the bail system discriminate against the poor?

5. How would you define cruel and unusual punishment? Can you think of any currently lawful punishments you believe are cruel and unusual?

6. Do you support the death penalty? Why or why not? Could you be an executioner or witness to an execution?

7. Should juveniles or intellectually disabled individuals receive life in prison for committing a heinous crime?

8. Should juveniles or intellectually disabled individuals who have committed capital crimes be executed?

9. Does the death penalty deter murder or rape? Why or why not?

10. Should fines be the same for the poor and the wealthy?

CONTRACT LAW QUESTIONS:

1. What part of a contract often begins with "WHEREAS," and what is the purpose of this section? 2. What is incorporation by reference? 3. What types of contracts require notarization? 4. What is a merger clause? 5. Assuming that the parol evidence rule does apply, for what purposes might evidence of oral agreements made before the written contract still be used? 6. Courts sometimes favor one of the parties in interpreting a contract. Which party is favored? 7. Identify at least five other rules courts use in interpreting contracts.