Introduction
Utilize these two links about political and economic freedom to answer the following questions:
Political Freedom: Freedom in the World Index
Economic Freedom: Index of Economic Freedom
Based on the Freedom in the World Index:
1. How many nations are classified as "Free"?
2. How many nations are classified as "Not Free"?
3. Which nations are the top 15 most free (based upon their aggregate score)?
4. Which are the bottom 15 least free? (based upon their aggregate score)?
5. What is the United States' aggregate score for freedom?
Based on the Index of Economic Freedom:
6: How many nations are classified as economically "Free"?
7: How many nations are classified as economically "repressed"?
8:Which nations are the top 15 most economically free (based on their overall score)?
9: Which nations are the bottom 15 least economically free (based on their overall score)?
10: What is the United States' overall score for economic freedom?
Synthesis of the Data:
11: Which nations overlap on both indexes' list of most free?
12: Which nations overlap on both indexes' list of least free?
Political & Economic Freedom Short Essay Assignment:
Read these two articles and respond to the essay prompt on a separate sheet of paper:
A Rising Tide of Economic Freedom
Trump's America is Caving, as Autocrats Rise
These two articles interpret the United States' ranking on the freedom indexes you just examined in very different ways (one positive, one negative). Based on these two articles and the webquest materials, answer the following questions with one sentence each.
1. How are economic freedom and political freedom connected to each other?
2. Why is the United States not listed as the most free nation in the world?
3. In your opinion, is the United States' becoming more free or less free? Why?