Monday, February 11
If you were absent today:
1. Get the following sets of notes from a friend:
- Foreign/Military Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Civil Rights/Liberties
2. Respond to ONE of the following journal prompts.
- Should Social Security be “saved”? If not, why not? If yes, how?
- Should the government create a program which would guarantee two years of college for all students?
- Should the Affordable Care Act be reformed? If not, why not? If yes, how?
- What should be the fundamental goal of U.S. foreign policy? Humanitarian? Defense of the nation? Maintaining world peace? Something else?
- Should the defense budget be reduced? Why or why not? (Could a lower defense budget meet the needs of what YOU consider to be the fundamental goal of foreign policy?)
3. Define the following terms:
- Civil Rights
- Civil Liberties
- Selective Incorporation
4. Homework:
- Read Chapter 18, pages 497-513 by Tuesday.
- Read Chapter 18, pages 513-520 by Thursday.
- Read Chapter 19 by Monday.
- NO CE due this week.