Chapter 12

• Contrast democracy and dictatorship.
• Describe the U.S. political system.
• Explain how global politics affect war and terrorism, geopolitics, and the nation-state.
• Describe the U.S. economy’s transition from industrialization to deindustrialization.
• Discuss our relationship to employment, unemployment and underemployment, and consumption.
• Describe the effects of globalization on the world economy.