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Although the elections of Kennedy and Obama opened up opportunities for Catholics and African Americans, many demographic groups have still never achieved the presidency. In thinking ahead to the elections of 2016 and 2020, can you identify any possible candidates from these other groups-perhaps women, Asians, or Jewish candidates-who might break through yet another glass ceiling?

In running for the party's nomination, what are the advantages and disadvantages of a candidate who has a stronger ideological record? For example, in the 2012 GOP nomination race, what advantages did Rick Santorum (the stronger socially conservative candidate) have as compared to Mitt Romney?

Choose ONE of the following questions to answer in the Discussion Board:

Are some states so different in culture and character from the nation as a whole that they make poor "laboratories" for experimentation? In considering national legislation, can we really learn much from Hawaii, Alaska, or Wyoming, to name just a few places?

Can one justify the assassination of foreign leaders (military or otherwise) other than those recognized by the international community to be mass murders? Are there any foreign leaders in place today whose assassination would be welcome world-wide? Who are they?