Practice Interview Questions

What does your favorite book (work of art, play, poem) tell us about you? 

Why will your policy proposal actually make a difference when similar measures have failed?

If you could take part in any social movement of the 20th century what would it be? 

Name a public figure that you admire or who inspires you? 

What makes you tick and what ticks you off? 

Who is your favorite scholar in your discipline? Least favorite? 

Why would you support this policy given the experiences and beliefs you share in the rest of the application? 

If you could be a dictator for one day, what policies would you pass? 

How did you respond to a recent failure? 

What do you think is the most pressing problem facing America today? 

How would you repair the electoral process? 

If the problem that most interests you is fixed overnight, what would you do and what problem would you turn your attention to next?

What is most important to you: civic duty or personal liberty? Why? 

Argue a political position you feel strongly; now argue the other side. 

How would Truman respond to your policy?