1. U.S. foreign policy aims
- a. What should they be?
b. What is the best way to implement them?
c. What are the ethics of foreign policy decisions?
2. U.S. trade policy
- a. What should it be?
b. What is the best way to implement it?
c. What are the ethics of our trade practices?
3. U.S. defense aims
- a. What should they be?
b. What is the best way to implement them?
c. What are the ethics of our defense policies?
The following are suggestions of possible topic areas:
- 1. Foreign trade imbalance (Japan, Canada, Western Europe)
2. Debt in third-world countries (South America and Mexico)
3. Aid to third-world countries (Africa, South and Central America)
4. Economic sanctions (Cuba, Libya, Nicaragua, South Africa)
5. U.S. relations with deposed leaders
6. U.S. foreign policy towards the following countries (Philippines,
Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Haiti, Libya, Chile, Austria, South
Africa)
7. Permanent location for the Olympics
8. Illegal aliens
9. International education
10. The British and Northern Ireland
This list is in no way exhaustive.
1. Social problems
- a. The family (divorce, teenage pregnancy)
b. Crime
c. Adoption, abortion, death penalty
d. Drug abuse, gambling
e. Sexual mores
f. Affirmative action
2. Political problems
- a. Obligations of the federal government
b. Political campaigns, national elections
c. The courts
d. Immigration
e. Education (proper aims, standards, grading, teacher shortage)
3. Economic problems
- a. Assistance to the needy
b. Taxes
c. Unemployment
d. Energy costs
e. Medical costs
f. Insurance rates and rewards
g. Wages (comparable worth)
The following are suggestions of possible topics:
- 1. Censorship
2. Transportation safety
3. Federal deficit
4. Corporate mergers
5. Prison overcrowding
6. Smoking in public places
7. School prayer
8. High costs of health care
9. Genetic engineering
10. Pornography
11. Comparable worth
12. Free health care
13. Test tube babies
14. State recycling laws
15. Subsidized railroads
This list is in no way exhaustive.
*Taken from Student Manual for Communication 101 by Edwin N. Rowley, Indiana State University, Spring 1991.
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