Describe the two major political parties in the United States and explain their ideas about how the country should be governed.

Freedom of religion, freedom of speech, being protected by our military and first responders on a daily basis and many many more. 

Currently, as of february 2016, an american traveling in france would be by the exchange rate. the weakness of the euro and the strength of the us dollar means that items in france cost less to an american than they otherwise would. of course, if this trend reverses and the us dollar weakens and the euro strengthens, such as was happening in early 2008, an american traveling in france would have an adverse experience because items would cost relatively more.