iCivics
I Civics: Government Spending
This activity focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Government Spending: Why Do We Spend the Way We Do?
This lesson plan reviews how the government spends money. It shows how the government's needs have changed over the years. To learn more about this area of economics use this informative website.
Other
Metrocosm: The History of u.s. Government Spending, Revenue, and Debt
The amount of national debt is a hot button issue today. Compare our current national budget to years past to see when our country was in our deepest debt. By analyzing the following charts, students will see the evolution of U.S....
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Government Spending
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify U.S. budget deficit and surplus trends over the past five decades and Explain the differences between the U.S. federal budget, and state and local budgets.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 10 21 13: Leaders Finally Reach a Deal to Reopen Government
Article reports on the deal made in Congress to end the government shutdown. Article also reports on the debt ceiling and the issues that lawmakers will face regarding the funding of the government in the coming months.
iCivics
I Civics: Government & the Market
In this library of mini-lessons, students will learn about the relationship between the government and the economy.
US Senate
Trends in Congressional Appropriations [Pdf]
Provides numerous graphs accompanied by explanations of the government spending since the 1960s. Focuses on the restraint of the 1990s but shows the steady growth in the last forty years. Link to .pdf file. Requires Adobe Reader.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fiscal Policy
In this exercise, practice what you've learned about how taxes and government spending can be used as fiscal policy tools to close output gaps.
Econoclass
Econoclass: Spending and Output Strings
In this classroom activity, "output" cards and "spending" cards are placed on a string. As each increase or decrease, the economy faces more unemployment or inflation. A good visual device to study the relationships among output,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets: Key Concepts and Summary
This section provides a summary of the key concepts presented in Chapter 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Brunei: Government
Read about the government of Brunei, which is controlled by the Sultan for the good of its people. You can find out about the judiciary in addition to how the government spends its money to help the population. From the U.S. State Dept....
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Clean Land Thanks to Us! (Student Page)
How does the government raise money to fund government agencies like the EPA? Through taxes. This lesson looks at the different taxes that are paid by US citizens and how the money is used for things such as cleaning up the environment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Shifts in Aggregate Demand
Aggregate demand is made up of four components: consumption spending, investment spending, government spending, and spending on exports minus imports. Increasing or decreasing any of these components create shifts the AD curve.
Digital History
Digital History: The Depression of 1937
Read about the "Roosevelt Recession" that resulted from the slashing of government spending because of rosy economic news in 1936. Find out how opposition to the New Deal kept it from being expanded to help the country out of recession...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Introduction to Government Budgets and Old Address
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: Government spending; Taxation; Federal deficits and national debt; Using fiscal policy to fight recessions, unemployment, and inflation; Automatic stabilizers; Practical problems with...
Curated OER
Biz/ed: Government Expenditure Theories the Multiplier 10bn Expenditure
When the government increases the level of its spending, the effects will often go well beyond the spending itself. There will often be knock-on effects in the economy as well. To illustrate this, consider the example of previously...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 11: The Expenditure Output or Keynesian Cross Model
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what the expenditure-output model/Keynesian cross diagram shows and what the equilibrium point on the diagram represents. Analyze the consumption function, investment function,...
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: The Affluent Society
This site from the University of Toronto is a well-organized site that chronicles U.S. history. Good discussion of the effect of government spending on the economy during the Kennedy administration.
American Chemical Society
The Pharmaceutical Century: The 1950s
This extensive review of the advances in medical research and technology in the 1950s credits the Cold War and Cold War thinking with promoting scientific research and government funding of that research, including medical issues. Find...
CNN
Cnn Money: Debt Ceiling
This slideshow explains what the debt ceiling is and how it impacts the government of the United States.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Jesse 'The Body' Wants to Give Money Away!
During his campaign for governor of the State of Minnesota, former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, promised to return to the taxpayers of Minnesota the budget surpluses that had been accumulating in the state. Upon...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Do You Get for Your $1,818,600,000,000?
Using MS Excel and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site on federal government spending, students will compare the amounts spent on various sectors and programs over a range of years.
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