Scenario #2 The president and the Secretary of State negotiate an agreement with North Korea to end its designs on
building a nuclear weapon. In exchange, the U. S. will commit $15 billion in humanitarian aid to the
North Korean people suffering from mass starvation, and forgive up to $25 billion in loans by the North
Korean government to U. S. banks. The president consulted Congress, but did not request a treaty.
a) Identify and explain which formal Constitutional powers apply to this scenario.
b) What informal powers and/or roles of the president apply? Explain.
c) Are the president’s actions constitutional? Identify which section of the Constitution supports
your answer.
d) Do you agree with the president’s decision? Why or why not?

The defendant, angered because a rival gang member had twice beaten him up after school, obtained a heavy lead pipe and waited in a deserted alleyway which he knew the rival took as a route home every day after school. when his enemy came walking down the alley, the defendant leapt out behind him and smashed the pipe into the victim's head, knocking him to the ground. the defendant then rolled the victim over and pounded his face with 15 to 20 heavy blows with the lead pipe, killing him. the jurisdiction defines first degree murder as murder committed with premeditation and deliberation. all other murders are defined as second degree murders. why will the defendant be convicted of first degree murder (as opposed to second degree murder)?