NAME:___________________________________________________________________PERIOD:___________DATE:___________

SOCRATIC SEMINAR: THE BDUGET

1.) What is the Super Committee on Deficit Reduction? What's it's purpose? Who are the

members?

2.) What if the Super Committee fails at its objective?

3.) What will be some of the obstacles for the Super Committee to be successful?

4.) Do you believe the membership/make-up of this committee is ideal? Why or why not?

5.) Do you think this committee will be successful in light of the debt ceiling crisis and the

heavy partisanship in the recent months?

6.) How will the results, either failure or success affect you?

7.) What can be done to solve the budget/debt/deficit crisis?

8.) Do you think the U.S.'s role in the world has declined in recent years? If so- how so?