4. Do you think the President ought ever to disregard the advice of his cabinet?
5. Give the names of five distinguished secretaries of state since 1789.
6. Washington's first cabinet was composed of an equal number of members from both political parties. Would it be wise to follow that practice?
7. Why is the secretary of the treasury required to make his annual reports to Congress while the other heads of departments make theirs to the President?
8. Would it be wise to elect the heads of departments of the federal government by popular vote as those of the state governments usually are?
9. Do you think the secretary of war ought to be an army officer as is the usual practice in Europe?
10. Why is the postmaster-generalship usually given to an active party manager?
11. Why is an importer ineligible under the law to appointment as secretary of the treasury?
12. Why is the department of state really misnamed? Would the title "department of foreign affairs" indicate more precisely the duties of the department?
13. What is your opinion of the movement to establish a department of public health?