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Gross Domestic Pizza

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore major components of gross domestic product (GDP) and how it is determined; students create and compare GDP pie charts for the countries of Pepperonia and Anchovia.
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US Department of Commerce

Featured Activity: Exploring Questions for the 2020 Census

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Just what is the census for? Using data and census questions, class members explore how officials gather information. Then, they consider how the government uses the answers to determine how it spends its money with a collaborative...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2008 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
The government can tweak the economy through a variety of tools. What are their long- and short-term effects? A problem set from College Board examines how the government sometimes pulls the strings to control the economy. 
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College Board

2010 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Defense spending often has massive impacts on the economy. Learners consider its effect in a hypothetical case and structured questions from College Board. A second query asks them to consider the effects of international trade on...
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College Board

2003 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
A country experiences inflation. What options does the government have to control the problem? Using authentic materials from College Board, learners consider the problem. Additional questions explore supply and demand curves, as well as...
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College Board

2005 AP® Microeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
A rabies vaccine company has a monopoly, but fluctuations in wages are impacting its profits. A series of questions from College Board considers the problem. Other practice questions include an examination of price and output curves and...
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Governance- Grade 12

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discover the plight of Aboriginal people in Canada in trying to gain human rights. For this self-governance lesson, 12th graders participate in talking circles that require them to compare and contrast the visions of...
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Constitution Basics and Political Spectrum

For Students 10th - 12th
Have learners try their hands at an online quiz. There are 32 multiple choice questions all related to the three branches of the US government. Questions regarding US economics are also included. 
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Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Unemployment

For Students 9th - 12th
It's the classic paradox in this political cartoon analysis; any jobs plan requires extra government spending. However, the unemployed aren't willing to concede to more federal spending for what they want most, jobs. Background...
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Making Spending Decisions

For Teachers 2nd Standards
By role playing real-world experiences, such as purchasing snacks and grocery/toy store shopping, your youngsters will begin to develop an understanding of how to make decisions and choose between alternatives. This is the first activity...
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Federal Reserve Bank

Monetary and Fiscal Policy in Times of Crisis

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Following the 2008 financial crisis in the United States, why did fiscal policymakers increase government spending and reduce taxes? Discover the motivation behind these actions and learn about the separate functions of monetary and...
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American Bar Association

What Is Separation of Powers?

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Who has the power? Scholars investigate the creation of the three branches of government in the United States Constitution. They analyze just why the framers created the branches the way they did.
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The Tax Man Cometh

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine websites and resources related to Bush's 2001 tax plan. They discuss the history of taxes and other tax topics. They look for evidence in the local newspaper of government spending at work.
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Quality of life for kids

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the meaning of quality of life. Also, the need to prioritize means that government spending decisions are political, with winners and losers. Discussion platforms are on the six dimensions to a child's well-being:...
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Curated OER

Child Poverty - The Wrong Trainers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study the problem of child poverty. They observe videos and recognize potential problems causing the poverty. Students investigate governments' spending decisions. They suggest possible solutions to child poverty. Learners...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Planes and Wheat

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Understanding government spending is difficult. The number of variables can be enormous. In the corresponding resource, number crunchers are given one equation related to government spending with a number of variables. Your class is...
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Government & Politics: Chapter 11.1

For Students 8th - 12th
In this government worksheet, students reference their textbook to answer 27 fill in the blank questions and 3 short answer questions regarding the Constitution and the powers of Congress.
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Conflicts in Government Policy Objectives

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider a series of arguments for a particular set of policy proposals that have wide ranging implications not only to the non-economic objectives of a government but also to the wider efficiency and equity of the economy as a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Keynesian Equilibrium Without Government

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this Keynesian worksheet, students complete a table, plot functions on a graph, answer questions, solve problems, and make predictions about scenarios with variables.
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Democratic Village Elections in China: Comparing Governments of China and the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore democratic practices in China. In this global studies lesson, students compare and contrast democratic values of the Chinese government with the American government. Students read provided articles and conduct their own...
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Separation of Powers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the roles of each of the branches of U.S. government. In this checks and balances lesson, students watch Discovery video segments and discuss the concept of federalism as they create a school-wide policy for government...
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Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover what a dictatorship is by examining the holocaust.  In this government lesson, students discuss the laws that were enacted for Nazis to take control of Germany, and the types of laws we have put place to prevent that...
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Money Responsibility

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Introduce young learners to the important life skill of responsibly managing money and recording how much they spend and save. 
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Spending Plans

For Teachers K
Students explore the concept of dividing their money into categories, namely "save," "spend," and "share." They engage in activities that help them explain that money is limited in quantity and must be divided for different purposes.

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