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The Economic Way of Thinking 13th Edition by David Prychitko, Peter Boettke, Paul Heyne
Edition 13ISBN: 9780132992695The Economic Way of Thinking 13th Edition by David Prychitko, Peter Boettke, Paul Heyne
Edition 13ISBN: 9780132992695 Exercise 18
Would you agree that the U.S. Constitution describes the property rights of the president, members of Congress, and Supreme Court justices?
(a) Why does the Constitution prohibit Congress from lowering the salaries of the president or of federal judges during their terms of office?
(b) Are we likely to be governed better or worse during a president's first term than during the second? (The Constitution prohibits a third term.)
(c) Would you expect more statesmanlike decisions from members of the House of Representatives, who must stand for reelection every two years, or from justices of the Supreme Court, who are appointed for life?
(d) Would you expect more statesmanlike decisions from the U.S. Congress if all members were subject to term limits?
(a) Why does the Constitution prohibit Congress from lowering the salaries of the president or of federal judges during their terms of office?
(b) Are we likely to be governed better or worse during a president's first term than during the second? (The Constitution prohibits a third term.)
(c) Would you expect more statesmanlike decisions from members of the House of Representatives, who must stand for reelection every two years, or from justices of the Supreme Court, who are appointed for life?
(d) Would you expect more statesmanlike decisions from the U.S. Congress if all members were subject to term limits?
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