Critical Thinking.

• Position: Quiz on political situations - Brief Article

Use with National, pages 8-9

1. You are a newspaper reporter. You learn that the President is seeing a psychiatrist. Do you report the fact, or do you keep the news to yourself? Explain your response.

2. A candidate for a Senate seat is attacked as "unfit to represent the American people" because she says she does not believe in God. Write one argument supporting the attack, and one argument opposing it.

3. Some critics say that excusing a candidate's youthful drug use sends the message to millions of young people that it's OK to experiment with drugs. Do you agree? Explain your answer.

4. Polls found that most Americans, while disapproving of President Clinton's marital infidelity, did not wish to see him removed from office. What do you think explains this response?

5. You are writing a history of politics in the '90s. Your editor asks for a catchy title that describes the new era of public interest in politicians' private lives. Suggest two or three titles.

   Answers will vary, but here are some points to consider.

1. Yes: A President's mental illness could endanger the nation. No...