1. What is the Thomas More Society?

2. What announcement did the Thomas More Society make on Wednesday regarding IRS wrongdoing?

3. What did Thomas More specifically accuse the IRS of doing with the Christian Voices for Life non-profit application?

4. What did the IRS instruct Coalition for Life of Iowa to do as a requirement for receiving tax-exempt status?

5. a) When did Coalition for Life of Iowa receive their tax-exempt status?
b) What does that tell you about the appropriateness of the IRS's demands?

6. What is the IRS''s role in granting non-profit status to organizations, according to Thomas More special counsel Sally Wagenmaker?

7. Obama admirer and liberal CNBC host Chris Matthews said that it will be very hard for Americans to trust the IRS after the harassment conservative groups have received. Do you agree with Mr. Matthews? Explain your answer.

8. a) What do you think of the fact that many non-profit groups which oppose policies promoted by President Obama were singled out for harassment by the IRS?
-it's no big deal, or
-it has destroyed the American people's trust in our government, or
-it was just a coincidence
-etc.
Explain your answer.
b) The media are presenting the image of a president who is not involved in the workings of his administration - that he needs to get involved. President Obama has said he has learned about the scandals that have come to light this week through watching the news like everybody else. The narrative to explain this and the other scandals is that it was just a few low-level people who acted on their own; that the president had no knowledge of any of this. Do you believe this is true? Explain your answer.