Course Textbook - Patterson, T. (2013). The American democracy (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Question 1: How does the United States differ in providing economic security to its citizens from that of the European democracies?

Question 2: Discuss how government intervention promotes efficiency and equity in the economy. Be sure that you include restraint of trade, indirect costs, deregulation, and overregulation within your analysis.

Question 3: Explain how the federal government promotes business, labor, and agriculture in the United States. Also, describe how the federal government uses its monetary policy as an economic management tool.

Question 4: Discuss the various ways federal, state, and local governments attempt to promote education as equality of opportunity. What are some positives and negatives you see in the involvement of government in the education system?