1. Since social fairness is a virtuous quality (and one of the pillars of this country's founding), explain why America did not embrace the revolutionary social theories purported by Marx and Engels.

2. Describe some of the social "shock absorbers" currently put in place by the federal government and available to citizens who are experiencing difficult times.

3. Take a position on whether you think the level of political corruption in present day America is less than, the same as, or more than the corruption reported in "The Politics of the Industrial Age" and give evidence for your opinion.