What is the use of the writ of habeas corpus? If a sane person were confined in an asylum, how could he be got out? Could a person who had taken religious vows imposing seclusion from the world, be released by means of this writ? Show the necessity of power to suspend the writ in cases of rebellion or invasion.
Could the thing forbidden in a bill of attainder be done by a court?
Give an example of an ex post facto law.
What is meant by "entering" and "clearing" a port?
How could the president get hold of any United States money other than that received in payment of his salary?
Could you receive a present from a foreign government? Name any American who has received a title or a present from a foreign government. Must a titled foreigner renounce his title on becoming an American citizen?
What are "greenbacks?" Did you ever see a state "greenback?" When do you expect to see one?
What is a contract? Could a legislature pass a law doing away with imprisonment for debt? What argument did Daniel Webster make in the famous Dartmouth College Case?
Name the various state inspectors in this state. How are they paid? May a state impose taxes to defray its own expenses? What prohibitions apply to both the general and the state governments. Arrange all the prohibitions in tabular form, classifying as indicated by Judge Story in the paragraph quoted.