Question 1: The founding fathers' original intent was to make the Executive branch of the government the weakest of the three. Do you think that is true today? Explain your answer. Question 2: Some legal scholars say that the Judicial Branch of the government is the strongest of the three branches. Do you think that is true? Explain your answer. Question 3: Take another look at the different purposes of law-writing. Which category do you think most laws fall under? Explain why you chose that purpose. Question 4: The earliest healthcare-specific laws that researchers have been able to find were those written in the early nineteenth century. Why do you think that researchers aren't able to find any healthcare laws that existed before that time?
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