In 2008, the United States spent __________ on foreign aid.
A) 1 billion
B) 26 billion
C) 110 billion
D) 1 trillion
Discuss the controversy surrounding divorce. What arguments do people make in support of more easily accessible divorce? What criticisms do people make? What do liberal and conservative political points of view each have to say about divorce?
What is an Ideal response?
According to which political point of view should society develop collective arrangements for performing housework and child care?
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. radical right
d. radical left
Do you think that conflict between family life and work is more common today than it was a century ago? Why or why not? What factors are involved in this change? On balance, do you see these changes as good or not? Why?
What is an Ideal response?
Discuss how and why the traditional definition of a family as a married couple with children has broadened in recent decades. What major family forms are common today?
What is an Ideal response?
Which political point of view claims that conventional families are breaking down: divorce, single-parenting, and living together without marriage are symptoms of a me first culture that weakens society and places children at risk?
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. radical right
d. radical left
The United States experienced __________ when arms it sold to Iraq were used against its forces in the Gulf and Iraq Wars.
A) negative return
B) capital gains
C) corporate dumping
D) blowback
Which political point of view claims that, in order to increase social equality, we need to replace the family as we know it?
a. conservative
b. liberal
c. radical right
d. radical left
In order to defeat regimes unfriendly to its interests, the United States has sold arms directly to__________.
A) countries that promote peace
B) terrorists and mercenaries
C) countries that violate human rights
D) international aid organizations
From which point of view would someone see the rise in cohabitation as spelling trouble for U.S. society?
a. liberal
b. conservative
c. radical left
d. radical right