1. I have heard there is still hidden discrimination against black people
   today in the United States; where in your opinion is this phenomenon
   predominant?

2. Why do many Americans still have a very poor general knowledge about
   other countries even if they have the best universities in the world
   and their country is the most powerful in the world?

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1. In general, how good is housing in the United States? Roger
   continuously complains about British houses being poorly built and
   letting cold air in during the winter. Is the situation radically
   different in America?

2. The British seem to love fitted carpets. But what about Americans?  Are
   wall-to-wall carpets as common there?

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1. How do Americans feel about the war on terror as defined by George W.
   Bush? Has the public opinion changed after the death of Osama bin
   Laden? What was the immediate reaction to the death? Is the main focus
   of the U.S. foreign policy now shifting to somewhere else?

2. How big of a role do the media have in the upcoming presidential
   elections? Do national television stations and newspapers openly
   support certain candidates? To what extent are the new media (Facebook,
   Twitter, etc.) being utilized in the campaigns?

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1. What is the Americans' general opinion about President Barack Obama?
   I've heard some dissatisfaction and seen a few fans. What kind of
   people like or dislike him?

2. There has been a lot of heated discussion about SOPA, the Stop Online
   Piracy Act. What is it really about and would it be as radical as
   people seem to fear?

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1. There have been a couple of earlier student questions about the Tea
   Party Movement. What about the Occupy Movement that originated from the
   States. Whence has it come, how do its supporters relate to those of
   the Tea Party (Is the simplification of left/more educated vs.
   right/slightly less educated justified?) and are there any effects it
   has thus far had on the US politics and/or other areas of society?

2. The U.S. has dozens of different active political parties (cf. Wikipedia).
   Why is it, then, that in a country presenting itself as a model for
   democracy, only two parties ever seem to get any representatives in
   noteworthy positions or any media time? How has the two-party system (a
   misnomer in itself) come to be the accepted form in US politics?

3. Bonus Question! Give us a guesstimate how long it takes before the
   United States attacks Iran. Which comes first, Iran or Syria?

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1. How pervasive is religious rhetoric in U.S politics? It has certainly
   been prominent during the GOP presidential primaries; do politicians
   from the Democratic Party (and other parties) employ it as well?

2. Spanish is the first language among a sizable portion of U.S citizens.
   What is its official status; is it widely taught in U.S. schools?

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1. I know there is not a free health-care system in the USA, but is there
   any minimum service offered by the state? Does everybody have private
   insurance? If someone who doesn't have much money suffers an accident,
   what can he do?

2. Is junk food a real problem in the States? Or is it just a stereotype?

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1. I have read somewhere that Americans would prefer a Muslim to an
   atheist for their president. Why are atheism and/or a secular world
   view considered so bad in America?

2. Many people see Obama's health care reform as patronizing. If it goes
   through, and people have positive experiences, is it possible that the
   social welfare system in the U.S. would start evolving towards the
   situation in the Nordic countries?

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1. Although it's been a long time since the American Civil War took place,
   are there any social and/or political consequences remaining from that
   armed conflict as it happens in many other countries?

2. Which are the steps students have to follow in order to be able to get
   into College in America? Which are the alternatives for people who
   don't want to go to the University?

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1. A few days ago I came across a young black American girl's Facebook
   status where she had asked why the Civil War had to happen. According to
   her, had it not happened it would be one less thing for her to study.
   One of her white Facebook friends then commented: "It was to free the
   slaves." This made me wonder to what extent the Civil War is taught at
   school nowadays? How about the African-American Civil Rights Movement?
   Are there young Americans who have not heard of the likes of Rosa Parks
   or Martin Luther King?

2. When is it appropiate to use the word "suburb"? I grew up listening to
   a Tracy Chapman song, "Fast car", where she sings of a chance of a
   better future: "Buy a big house and live in the suburbs", so hearing
   the word suburb gives me an idea of a peaceful neighborhood with no
   violence which is ideal for raising a family. Has the meaning of the
   word changed since the 80's, or are there any regional differences as
   to how it can be used?

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1. What does American society think about orientation of US foreign
   policy? Do people mostly support this policy or not?  What was the
   reaction of people when Hillary Clinton said famously [after Moammar
   Khaddafi had been killed]: "We came, we saw, he died"?

2. It is a common thing that people in the world suppose USA a "country of
   only two political parties". What is the public opinion about it? Have
   people made any attempts in recent years to create another strong
   alternative party?

3. Is it true that most American people suppose that the USA was the
   country that "won the Second World War"?