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14 Government Control
fascism
totalitarian(ism)
tyrant / tyranny
individual freedom
legal / illegal
legislate / legislation
victimless crimes
libertarianism
reconcile
overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation overpopulation


What do you think of the government control described in the textbook? Explain.
What ideas do you have concerning many countries’ problem with declining birth rates and aging populations?
How can we reconcile policies to increase birth rates with the problem of overpopulation?
Do you think government controls too much or two little in our personal lives? Do we have too much or too little freedom? (religion, lifestyle, health, education, media, family [child-rearing], etc.)
Other laws you would like to see passed? Repealed?
What else should government control: alcohol, food, information, pornography, etc. (see book)
Individual freedom vs. good of society - how do we balance? What are the positives and negatives of each?
Do you think there are too many or too few school rules?
School rules you’d like to see made or repealed. What about “classroom rules”?
Other countries - degrees of freedom, security...?
Other experiences, stories, research...




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