Assignment:
The essay portion of the final exam will be to analyze one of the current hottest topics in this year's Presidential election: international trade. Answer the following questions using the resources provided. You may also use other resources plus ones that you find on the web if you note where they are taken from.
Read this recent article on why trade is good for the countr (Links to an external site.)y. Then go to the Trump (Links to an external site.) and Clinton (Links to an external site.)websites to find out what they think about international trade. (You may also want to refer back to the 5 articles used in the midterm essays).
1. What are the differences between the Trump and Clinton positions and that of the article. List and explain as many differences as you can.
2. What is your opinion on U.S. trade? Do you agree with Trump or Clinton or neither? Explain.
I expect a list of at least 3 things per candidate for the first questions, with a 2-3 sentence explanation for each point. For question #2, I expect at least 1-1.5 pages.
Five article Links used in midterm essay:
1. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0628/The-harsh-downside-of-free-trade-and-the-glimmer-of-hope (Links to an external site.)
2. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0629/The-surprising-truth-about-American-manufacturing (Links to an external site.
3. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0630/What-good-free-trade-looks-like (Links to an external site.)
4. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0701/Why-this-time-free-trade-has-hit-American-workers-so-hard (Links to an external site.)
5. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2016/0702/What-can-be-done-for-free-trade-s-victims (Links to an external site.)