Discussion Question 1.
For this discussion answer and discuss the following questions:
- Describe the policymaking process. Is there anywhere the policies can get “bogged down”?
- Why has healthcare become such an issue? What is being done to help the issue?
- How do energy and environmental policy tie together?
Discussion Question 2.
For this discussion answer and discuss the following questions:
- What caused the economic recession of 2008? Are there safeguards in place now?
- Discuss economic theory. Why is it used in policy making?
- Why is there a need for “globalization”? How does it affect the U.S. economy in a positive or negative way?
Discussion Question 3.
For this discussion answer the questions below:
- What role does the president play in foreign policy and national security?
- What role does the Congress play?
- Why do you think it was set up like this in the constitution?
Discussion Question 4.
For this discussion answer the following questions:
- Since 9/11, the war on terror, and other current issues, do you think the U.S. military will be an asset?
- What is the “world order” and where does the United States fit in?
- Which region seems to be the most troublesome for foreign policy and why?
