US Military
Defense Budget
Misc: National Security
Solving Soc. Problems
Progressive Principles to Guide Public Policy
100
1.4 million
What is the number of active duty military personnel?
100
$741 Billion
What is the total 2012 Defense Budget
100
40
What is the number of countries that have the capability to develop nuclear weapons
100
Changing the structure of society
What is the solution needed to ensure equality of opportunity for jobs, income, education, housing and healthcare
100
emphasis on individualism over community; tolerance of: inferior housing, inferior schools, inferior serves for "others", public policies that ar punitive to the disadvantaged, inequality erodes social solidarity,
What are our moral obligations to our neighbors?
200
865
What is the number of bases and other military facilities
200
Ongoing fear of nuclear weapons
What is one of the reasons for such a large defense budget?
200
Terrorism
What is a methodology of using violence to gain political objectives.
200
Challenges the core of the dominant ideology
What is the Sociological dilemma
200
Provide for the less fortunate
What is bringing all members of society up to a minimum standard of dignity, universal health insurance, jobs, a living wage, guaranteed and adequate pensions?
300
135
What is the number of nations our Military is in?
300
Capitalist nation - Corporations make lots of money on our national security.
What is the reason defense spending is good
300
OEF
What is Operation Enduring Freedom Oct 7, 2001 against the Taliban in Afghanistan
300
Providing facts and demythologizing social life, and establish principles that will guide public policy
What are major ways to solve social problems and the goals of this textbook --
300
Commit to children
What are prenatal and postnatal medical care, childhood immunization, protection from exposure to toxic chemicals, adequate nutrition, elimination of child poverty, access to preschool and after-school programs, safe neighborhoods, equitably financed schools.
400
Pentagon
What is one of the world's largest office buildings?
400
Having the largest and strongest military
What will protect us from foreign threats
400
OIF
What is Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003 without a clear UN mandate.
400
Gridlock
What makes things difficulty to get anything passed at the state and federal levels?
400
$100 Billion in direct subsidies and tax breaks
What do Corporations receive from the US government, State and local government?
500
Volunteer
What is an active duty military person?
500
Politicians gain support by bringing military $$ to their District/State/Corporations who then distribute their operations across many states and many districts within those states.
How do corporations exploit the political arena
500
Loss of Human Life, Injured, and Displaced locals
What are Costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars?
500
Plutocracy
What is a government run by the wealthy class?
500
Human Agency
What is change from the bottom up -- individuals protesting and organizing for change