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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...
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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...
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...
Grades 9-12
Balancing the Federal Budget
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Immigration
This lesson helps students better understand immigration, a major issue in the 2016 presidential election. Students learn how to evaluate...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Employment/Unemployment, Firms and Production…
Grades 9-12
The Economics of National Security
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA How do we know if we are getting good value out of the money we spend on defense?
Grades 9-12
Medicare and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will discuss the value we place on guaranteeing quality health care to the elderly.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Institutions, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Taxation and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will analyze arguments concerning income and corporate taxes and the impact of national debt.
Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Fiscal Policy, Taxation
Grades 9-12
Social Security and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will analyze charts and proposals to learn about the issues facing Social Security.
Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt, Economic Institutions
Grades 9-12
Economic Misery and Presidential Elections
Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.
Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Economic Indicators…
Grades 9-12
Broad Social Goals of an Economy
COMPELLING QUESTION Why do politicians disagree on economic issues -- isn't there one right answer? Students work in small groups...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, AP Microeconomics…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Voters and Elections
Updated with new data! Students identify costs associated with voting. Then they make predictions about who might be more likely...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Money and Elections
Students will be introduced to the sources of campaign war chests, learning about the recent court decisions that have allowed...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Public Choice Economics
Students participate in a series of classroom elections to analyze special-interest effects and see how the costs of voting and...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Margin Of Error
The lesson begins with an introduction to the use of polls in political campaigns. The students are introduced to the...
Grades 9-12
President Jackson and the Veto of the Second National Bank
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Could the conflict over the Second National Bank have been resolved in a way that supported the values...
