The U.S. Role in the World Ballot Results

The U.S. Role in the World is an online ballot activity that provides an opportunity for students to consider a range of perspectives on the role of the United States in the world today and then to express their views.

Four Futures

The online ballot includes a summary of the Four Futures presented in the The U.S. Role in a Changing World and in the online activity on the U.S. role found in Teaching with the News. Students are asked to rank the Futures.

Future 1: Lead the World to Democracy
Future 2: Protect U.S. Global Interests
Future 3: Build a More Cooperative World
Future 4: Protect the U.S. Homeland

  Rated 1 Rated 2 Rated 3 Rated 4
Future 1
Future 2
Future 3
Future 4
  20914 participated in the ballot to date

Concerns

Students are asked to select their three top concerns from a list of thirteen.

    1. A clash of ideologies and political values will fuel conflict and instability in the world.

    2. The gulf between the developed and developing worlds will widen, making it increasingly difficult to address common problems.

    3. Increasing immigration will worsen strains in our society.

    4. U.S. jobs will be lost to other countries.

    5. Loose border controls will threaten our security.

    6. The United States will act unilaterally and the international community will turn against us.

    7. Nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons will proliferate and end up in the hands of terrorists.

    8. The United States will drain its resources trying to solve other countries' problems.

    9. The United States will lose access to oil and other key resources abroad.

    10. U.S. troops will get bogged down in conflicts abroad.

    11. Damage to the global environment will become irreparable.

    12. More Americans will die at the hands of terrorists.

    13. Participation in international organizations will force the U.S. to follow costly or risky policies.

Concerns   Votes
1 4453
2 2890
3 3330
4 5054
5 3493
6 4565
7 8409
8 6400
9 3495
10 3458
11 6147
12 4882
13 1960

Full Ballot: The online ballot includes two additional categories. A full report was sent to Members of Congress and the press in January 2005. Additional reports on student views will be disseminated periodically.