1. What are the politics of social policy? What issues are associated with the social welfare system?
2. Outline the designs of Social Security and Medicare. What problems does each program face?
3. What does the term "means tested" refer to? What programs are means tested and what controversies are associated with them?
4. What are the arguments for and against the welfare state?
5. Outline the nature of education and health policies. What political circumstances surround each?
6. How do we define poverty in the United States? What obligations does the U.S. have to the poor is any?
7. What are the arguments for and against United States’ intervention in foreign affairs?
8. What impact does each of the governing institutions have on foreign policy?
9. How does the U.S. work with or against the United Nations and the International Monetary Structure to establish policy?
10. Outline the roles that nations can play in foreign affairs and describe which roles the United States has played in its relations with the Middle East.
