9. What is a "rotten borough"? (Beard, page 521.)

10. Why are state laws frequently of inferior quality? (Munro, page 428.)

TOPICS FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT

I

1. A comparison of the upper with the lower house of your state legislature.

2. Gerrymandering in your state.

3. Occupations and professions represented in the membership of your state legislature.

4. The character of legislation recently enacted by your state legislature.

II

5. Development of the law-making department. (Gettell, Readings in Political Science, pages 341-342.)