Since the terror attacks on September 11 2001, the United States has been fighting terrorist groups in countries like Afghanistan. However, after two catastrophic ground invasions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the United States has found a new way of fighting: drones. What are drones? Drones are airplanes without pilots, radio-controlled from far away using advanced technology […]
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Money in American politics – short version
How money influences American politics. Is it legalized corruption?
Classroom Congress simulation
How would YOU change/fix the United States? You’re going to try to be a legislator in the United States Congress. One of you will even be President! Look at the list of problems and issues in the USA here. What would you do about this, if you were a member of Congress or the President? […]
Problems and challenges facing the United States
What are the biggest problems in the USA? A list. How would you change things?
The US political system – kortFATTet
Det amerikanske politiske systemet – kortFATTet. Engelsk og norsk tekst.
The primary elections and the American political landscape
The American political landscape Both the United States as a nation and its citizens are way more to the right politically than Norwegians. They place far more value on the freedom and opportunities of the individual, and less on collective security and solidarity with those who don’t succeed. Broadly speaking, although the Democratic party resembles our Conservative […]
Vocabulary – democracy in the United States
These are some of the words you need to know in order to read, write or talk about American politics and the political system, or politics in general. How many do you know? Cover one side, and test yourself! Politics Politikk, spillet med å få makt Policy politikk, hva noen vil i en politisk […]
The American political system
How the United States is governed, compared to Norway. What you need to know.
Word list war (WWI/ WWII)
Look up war words here. (Hint: ctrl+f to find a word) Write the translation if you have looked it up, with a question mark if you are not sure. Theater (of war) Krigsskueplass, sted hvor en del av krigen finner sted (f.eks. the Pacific Theater) The Axis (powers) Aksemaktene; Tyskland og deres allierte Italia, Japan, […]
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