About “American-centricity” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students

About
“American-centricity” is a Discussion assessment that encourages students to explore a country through a Congressional Research Service report.
Estimated Time
An estimated 60-90 minutes is needed to complete this activity.
Prompt
Comparing countries is always done in context. The context of one’s home country, lived experience, and pre-existing assumptions about other countries matter when comparing countries.
Assuming we have some degree of American-centricity when thinking about comparative politics and analyzing countries, it can be useful to see how this American-centricity is framed for the nation’s legislative body: The United States Congress.
Instructions
Post
Go to Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (congress.gov)Links to an external site.
Find a CRS report about a country that you are interested in learning more aboutPlease select a different country from Discussion – 04 Explore a Country
Read through the CRS report you selected
Summarize the report in 5 or more sentences
Reply
In your reply to a peer, be sure to include a link to the CIA World Factbook’s page for your peer’s specific Country
In 3 or more sentences, share how the report or report summary relates to one of the 10 topics:
Geography
People and Society
Government
Economy
Energy (depends)
Communications
Transportation
Military and Security
Terrorism (depends)
Transnational Issues