Explaining What is the basic goal of a socialist economy, and how do socialist governments meet this goal?

Comparing Using your completed flowchart, compare the steps in the process by which officials in parliamentary governments are chosen to the steps by which members of the U.S. Congress are chosen.

Explaining How do patents foster competition and entrepreneurship?

Specifying In what ways do authoritarian governments differ from the democratic government of the United States?

Specifying Which of the world's current issues must be solved by cooperative action?

Informative/Explanatory Trade is becoming more international, and more countries are now linking their economic fortunes with trade agreements. However, barriers to international trade exist. Review these barriers and prepare a written plan for helping nations overcome these barriers as a means to build their international trade opportunities.

Identifying What are the characteristics of capitalist economies?

Explaining What are intergovernmental organizations and international nongovernmental organizations, and what issues do they work to solve?

Identifying Cause and Effect What are the causes and effects of the world's current economic issues?

Describing What are some of the challenges and successes of relatively new democracies in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?

Identifying Cause and Effect What new issues have U.S. actions against terrorism created for the world community?

Listing What are the three major economic systems used in the world today?

Describing How does international trade affect the way different governments interact?

Specifying What are three major goals of the United Nations?