CNN Student News: Ten Questions

(CNN Student News) -- September 17, 2008

1. What is the Federal Reserve (the Fed)? According to the program, how has the Fed responded to the collapse of investment bank Lehman Brothers?

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2. According to sources, what company reached an agreement to buy part of Lehman Brothers? Why do you think that it would want to take this action?

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3. What is AIG? According to the report: What crisis is this company facing? If AIG were to go under, what types of ripple effect might it cause?

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4. What is an "interest rate"? According to the segment: Why were some people hoping that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates yesterday? Why did the Fed decide to leave the interest rates unchanged? What has been the reaction to this decision?

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5. According to America's Promise Alliance, how frequently does a student drop out of high school? Does this statistic surprise you? Why or why not?

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6. In your opinion, what are some of the drawbacks of dropping out of high school?

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7. Based on the information in the segment, why do you think that so many students at Jefferson High School drop out of school? What action is the school taking to address this issue? Can you think of other things that can be done to keep students from dropping out?

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8. In your view, what is the role of the U.S. Constitution? Do you think that the ability to amend the Constitution is important? Why or why not?

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9. Why is September 17, 1787 a significant date in U.S. history? How many people signed the Constitution? Which two Founding Fathers didn't sign the document and why?

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10. Based on your knowledge of U.S. history, why do you think that the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention chose to sign the Constitution? If you had been a delegate to the Convention, would you have signed the Constitution? Why or why not?

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