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Haseler, Stephen – 1983
According to this essay by a visiting scholar from Great Britain, there will always be a debate in democratic societies, about the proper role of morality in fashioning and articulating foreign policy. This ambivalence has been reflected in the uneven approach to the problem exhibited by successive United States administrations. There are two…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Democratic Values, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy
Close Up Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1986
This booklet, part of a video and print educational unit consisting of a student text, a teacher's guide, and four 30-minute videotapes, focuses on the U.S.-Soviet relationship, attempting to distinguish what guides each nation's actions in the world as a whole and with each other. Chapter 1, "Differing World Views," examines how…
Descriptors: Disarmament, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Futures (of Society)
Download full textMayer, Frederick; LaMotte, Sally – 1981
Designed to parallel five student seminars televised over the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN), this handbook provides an overview of current economic issues for high school students. Selections cover inflation, the crisis in American productivity, unemployment in the United States, global economic interdependence, and the role of…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Capitalism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Current Events
Davis, W. J. – 1999
In this unit, students prepare a report on China, specifically on the relevance of key events in China's recent history (The Communist Revolution, The Great Leap Forward, The Cultural Revolution, Tiananmen Square) to its current economic and political changes. Students assume the role of presidential advisors who are expected to know the present…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Economics, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Hess, Jacqueline – 1983
Designed to accompany a 4-part video series, this high school unit on U.S.-Soviet relations focuses on each nation's world view, political system, and ideologies. A student handbook and teacher's curriculum guide are included. The student handbook is divided into four chapters. Chapter 1 examines the political and economic system of each country…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Economics, Foreign Policy
Delaney, Mary Kay; And Others – 1983
Designed to enhance participation in the Close-Up Program's week of study in Washington, D.C. for secondary students, the materials on political processes and issues provided in this student handbook can be useful in secondary level social studies, political science, and current events courses. The booklet is arranged into three sections. Section…
Descriptors: Budgets, Civil Rights, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Role
James, Bruce – 1983
Written for students participating in the Close Up government studies program, a week-long field experience in Washington, D.C., the readings in this booklet may be incorporated into social studies units on government, political science, or current events. Following an introduction to members of the Reagan Administration and the Supreme Court and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Anthologies, Budgets, Civil Rights
