1.  a) Define boycott.
b) Who called for a boycott of the 2008 Summer Olympics which will be held in Beijing?

2.  Why did he call for the boycott?  Be specific. (Details found in para. 6)

3.  Why does the U.S. Olympic Committee reject the idea of a boycott?

4.  Why does the Bush administration oppose the boycott per State Depatment spokesman Sean McCormack?

5.  Why does presidential hopeful Mitt Romney oppose the boycott?

6.  Why do activists working to stop the genocide in Darfur oppose the boycott?

7.  Why did President Jimmy Carter order a boycott of the Moscow Olympics in 1980?

8.  Do you think the U.S. should boycott the Beijing Olympics?  Explain your answer.