Difference between liberals and conservatives

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1) Describe the differences between the ideologies of isolationism, expansionism, pacifism, and internationalism. To which of these does the United States currently tend to gravitate?

2) List and explain the most important difference between liberals and conservatives with respect to the scope and purpose of government policy.

3) International economic institutions, such as the World Trade Organization [WTO] and the International Monetary Fund [IMF], facilitate this increasingly barrier-free flow of goods, services, and money (capital) internationally. Can increased trade lead to economic

development in poor countries?

4) Do you think 911 attacks have changed the international system?

5) Are the explanations offered for development and underdevelopment by modernization and dependency theories still relevant today? Why or why not?

6) What is the significance of the large 'global civil society' protests taking place at meetings of world political leaders and at meetings of such organization as the WTO?

7) Discuss the origins of the Arab Spring. What have the protestors achieved thus far?

Apply the readings from the political participation section about civil society to you answer.

8) Think about the various agents of political socialization that you have read about in chapter three. How would you rank them in order of the effects you believe each has had in forming your own political beliefs and attitudes?

Should any of these agents be changed to provide additional or different information to better inform citizens about politics?

9) How deeply divided by political cleavages do you think our global society is?

What do you think are the main causes of those cleavages? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these cleavages?

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