On June 23, 2016, 51.9% of British voters decided to leave the European Union. The media quickly dubbed this “Brexit”.   Using supply and demand graphs for both the market for pounds in the United States and the market for dollars in Britain, please show and explain how Brexit has caused the pound to depreciate.

17. Largest Dams : The data shows the heights (in feet) of the 10 largest dams in the United States. Identify the five-number summary, the interquartile range, and draw a boxplot.

770 730 717 710 645 606 602 585 578 564

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Currently, American women are dying from pregnancy-related complications more than women in other developed countries. Why do you think that the maternal mortality rate is higher in the United States than in other nations? From a public health perspective, how can we improve?

If you were president and wanted to gather support for a new foreign policy initiative, which three U.S. foreign policy actors would you approach and why? What do you think is the most advantageous school of thought for the United States to follow in foreign policy in the future? Why?

1. Do you think that after the elimination of section 936 of the United States Internal Revenue Code, Puerto Rico will have the opportunity to compete effectively with other countries that receive investments in manufacturing?

2. What are the alternatives for the economic development of Puerto Rico based on our particular circumstances?

• How do some beliefs and practices regarding gender from other cultures that you have learned about this week in your textbook reading differ from those commonly found in the United States? ie middle east, china, south korea
• What are some similarities or parallels?

Use FRED from the St. Louis Federal Reserve to find the labor force participation graph for the United States since 1950 for the entire labor force, men only, and women only. Describe the trends you see in the graph and suggest two to three reasons that may explain this shift.

Outline and describe the adult and child nutrition programs in the United States including: assistance provided, population served, agency providing program, legislation program authorized under (if applicable), and eligibility for the following programs:

TEFAP

USDA foods

National School Meals Programs

Summer food service program

Considering the pandemic/CDC guidelines/the public and political response in the United States in which masks have become a political statement, do you think paternalistic interventions [by the state or other authorities] … can be ethically justified if they infringe general moral considerations such as respect for autonomy, including liberty of action?

Taiwan is taking the initiative to get rid of ocean plastics. They are banning some things like plastic bags, straws, utensils, etc.. Would you personally support this initiative? Explain. Do you think the United States would be ready to enact this type of legislation? Explain why or why not.