Questions for discussion

1. Whose ideas provided the theoretical foundation of the American economic system?

2. What are the basic ingredients of the U.S. economy?

3. Is the U.S.A. a free market economy?

4. What direct services and assistance are provided by the U.S. government?

5. Why is the U.S.A. referred to as a world’s leading producer?

6. What says that the U.S. population is growing and what are the sources of this growth?

7. What do you know about the Obama’s Change program and the consequences of its implementation?

8. Why is the U.S. economy as it currently exists unsustainable?

9. What are the most populated areas of the U.S.A?

10. What states tend to have the highest proportion of young people and the smallest proportion of older people?

11. What are the current demographic trends?