What constitutes libel? Slander?
On what basis may a mob be dispersed? What cases of petition have you known?
What is a general warrant? A passport? Why may habeas corpus be suspended in time of war.
Give instances of private property taken for public use. What is meant by feudal tenure? How long a lease of agricultural lands may be given in this state? How about business property in a city?
May a person lawfully carry a revolver in his pocket? Why?
What is meant by the military being subordinate to the civil power? Which outranks, the secretary of war or the general of the army? Why should the statement be made about quartering soldiers, in view of the preceding statement?
What is meant by an ex post facto law? Why forbidden? May a law be passed legalizing an act which was performed as a matter of necessity but without authority?
What is to hinder an enemy of yours from having you arrested and cast into prison and kept there a long time? What is the purpose of bail? Why regarded as an important element of liberty? Why should a grand jury have to indict a person who has been examined and held for trial by a justice of the peace? Does a prisoner charged with murder or other high crime remain in handcuffs during his trial? Name the three or four most important guarantees to an accused person. Why are so many provisions made in his behalf?
If a ruler should wish to subvert the liberties of a people used to these guarantees, where would he begin?
What are some of the advantages possessed by a written constitution over an unwritten one? Of an unwritten over a written one? Is any part of our constitution unwritten?