Assignment 1

1. What is your country’s governmental system? Provide a definition.
The governmental system of the U.S. is a constitutional based federal republic with strong democratic traditions.

2. List five important events in your country’s history since 1914
- World War II
- The Great Depression
- Civil Rights Movement
- September 11 terrorist attacks
- First African American President

3. What is your country’s economic system?
The economic system of the U.S. is a market-oriented economy.

4. List your nation’s five largest trading partners.
- Canada
- Mexico
- China
- Japan
- Germany

5. What is the monetary size of your domestic and foreign debt?
The monetary size of America’s domestic and foreign debt is 12.25 trillion.

6. To which country does your country owe the most money?
The U.S. owes the most debt to Japan.

7. What is the numerical size of your standing and reserve army forces?
The numerical size of the combined army forces is approximately 1,088,000 soldiers.

8. Are you a nuclear power?
Yes, the U.S. is a nuclear power.

9. List your country’s most important cultural values.
U.S. very diverse country, melting pot so there are many different cultural values.

10. To what extent, if any, does your government control media and culture?
The U.S. government somewhat controls media and culture with taking many security measures. If the U.S. doesn’t want anything to get out in the public they will make sure of it, but other times they are very lenient about culture and letting the people have their own beliefs. Some times the government lets the media share things with the public it depends on what issue it is.

11. List your country’s most important resources.
- Fruit
- Corn
- Soybeans

12. List the important resources in your country that are lacking. i.e. what does it need to import a great deal of?
- Industrial supplies
- Capital goods
- Consumer goods

13. What is your country population?
The population of the U.S. is 307,212,123 people.

14. What is your country’s main religion? What percent of you people are this religion
The main religion of the U.S. is Christianity, 76.7 %.

15. List other religions, if there are5 any, which play an important role in your country?
- Mormons – 1.7%
- Judaism – 1.7%
- Muslim – 0.6%%

16. What is your government’s policy towards religion and state?
The American government's policy toward religion and state is that there is a separation of church and state. The government of the U.S. is secular.