How does the fact that the United States is a democracy influence the way we solve national challenges?
(In a democratic society, national challenges are solved through striving for open and balanced dialogue in arriving at legitimate and acceptable decisions. When national decisions are made, however, they do not satisfy everyone that has taken part in these discussions. This is true even for a decision based on a majority vote, by definition based on a majority vote, by definition there will be an opposed minority.) • Ask students to identify controversial situations in their community or state and to relate their own thinking about resolution of the controversies, including the process and how their personal values influence their thinking. (Answers will vary.
