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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomics - Net Exports and Capital Flows

This lesson supports the Open Economy: International Trade and Finance section of the Advanced Placement Macroeconomics course. This lesson introduces...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade, Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Economic Institutions…
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Grades 9-12

Fiscal Ship Through the Lens of the Elections

Where does each party stand when it comes to fiscal management? In this lesson, students will analyze each major political...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, GDP…
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Grades 9-12

Campaign Finance

Compelling Question: In addressing the compelling question "Does money matter in political campaigns?" students work through a series of supporting...
Key Concepts: Public-Choice Analysis
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Free Trade

Compelling Question: In addressing the compelling question “Is free trade worth the price?” students will work through a series of...
Key Concepts: Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
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Grades 9-12

Income Inequality

Students will utilize the Structured Academic Controversy method to explore the issue of income inequality in America. Through reading and...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Distribution of Income, Roles of Government
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Grades 9-12

Minimum Wage / The Challenge of Living on it

COMPELLING QUESTION Should the federal government increase the federal minimum wage? Increasing the minimum wage is a controversial issue in...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Grades 9-12

Party Platforms and Economic Issues

According to Gallup, Americans have considered the state of the economy "among the most important U.S. problems" since 2008. The...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Employment and Unemployment, Roles of Government…
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Grades 9-12

Social Security and the National Debt | Lesson Demo

This video models a lesson from our Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers...
Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity
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