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ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Is the U.S. Sugar Program a necessary defense against disruptive global trade practices or lavish corporate welfare at the expense of the American consumer and commerce? Government policies often impact the mechanisms that the free market uses to set prices and…

According to Gallup, Americans have considered the state of the economy "among the most important U.S. problems" since 2008. The issues frequently debated leading up to any presidential campaign include many economic issues such as improving the economy, how to reduce unemployment, the fe…

COMPELLING QUESTION Should the federal government increase the federal minimum wage? Increasing the minimum wage is a controversial issue in the 2016 election. Students will understand contrasting arguments on the impact of raising the minimum wage. They will also gain an understa…

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

Celebrate Women's History Month in your economics and personal finance classroom!  Use these quotes by famous women to inspire discussions and writing prompts about money, work, success, and power.

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Could the conflict over the Second National Bank have been resolved in a way that supported the values advocated by both President Jackson and Congress?

Students will learn how productivity and government policy influences the distribution of income and create and analyze Lorenz curves and the Gini coefficient.

In this personal finance lesson, students will research mobile apps for financial decision making.

Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students will watch a Paul Solman video of an interview of Yoram Bauman, the Stand up Economist. Students will use Daryl Cagel's cartoon website, Jokes …