1. Homeland Security has been at the top of the political agenda since 9/11. What is its mission and how does it identify federal, state and local roles in securing our nation against terrorist attacks?
2. Two key ideals from the American Revolution describe what characterizes us as Americans: equality of opportunity and the freedom/liberty to determine our own destinies. Explain how at least two of the domestic programs discussed are important to the further realization of these American ideals.
3. One important source of government growth is an expanded regulation of industries to protect citizens from corporate abuses. Why does the government regulate business and how does it do it? Identify some of the regulation benefits and burdens to business by using either one of the two cases we studied: "The FDA and Tobacco Regulation," or "Good and Evil on the Rails."
4. Today, the U.S. is changing from an industrial to an informational society. How has the introduction of new technologies, such as computers, affected social change in the United States? Are the consequences good or bad? Explain.