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Where does each party stand when it comes to fiscal management? In this lesson, students will analyze each major political party's platform to better understand their approaches to the federal budget and national debt.  Students will be challenged to apply this understanding by p…

In this lesson, updated with 2023 statistics, students learn about the challenges of the federal debt and play the Fiscal Ship simulation.

In this economics activity, students will find a combination of policies that match their values and priorities and set a budget.

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?

In this economics lesson, students will analyze arguments concerning income and corporate taxes and the impact of national debt.

In this economics lesson, students will analyze charts and proposals to learn about the issues facing Social Security.

Students will use a Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) data dashboard to calculate budget deficits, surpluses, how much federal budgets in certain budget years added to the total public debt, and gross federal debt as percent of GDP. Using the information they have collected, students w…