10. The judge says that the Constitution guards every right and privilege that we hold dear. Can you name any rights or privileges that you hold dear?
ADVANCED QUESTIONS
A. Why do we say that the United States is the “land of the free”? Why does the judge say that it is the most free and just country in the world?
B. How are judges selected? To whom are they responsible? What are their duties?
C. What are likely to be the results of poor schools?
D. Should a parent have a right to give a child as poor an education or as little schooling as he may desire?
E. Why do some States require children to study physiology and hygiene? Is there as good an argument for a study of the Constitution?
F. Why does the judge say, “No one knows anything of real worth about his country until he knows its Constitution”?
G. The judge says that good citizens know what authority is. Give an illustration of a child, a student, and a citizen who knows what authority is. Define authority. Give an illustration of a man who does not respect authority.
H. When is a country a “free country”? What is a “just country”? How can a judge justify himself in a free country when he sends some men to prison, thereby taking away their freedom?