This in-depth publication is intended as a quick guide to the history and current status of Texas state revenue sources.

A free, searchable database of federal government spending.

This article examines each component of aggregate demand from the Keynesian perspective. Includes a table summarizing the information in the article, review questions, and critical thinking questions.

The Joint Economic Committee, composed of memebers from both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, reviews economic conditions and recommends improvements in economic policy. The content of the website includes...

Learn about the different types of expenses that the U.S. budget must pay for and try your hand at balancing the federal budget.

Read about the privileges and powers exercised by Congress from a constitutional law perspective. Includes examples of many cases which have tested the limits of Congressional power in the history of the United States. Many links to...

With very few exceptions, the U.S. federal government does not have an "income" to spend providing goods and services. The money used for federal spending programs must be collected as federal taxes, or it must be borrowed. This activity...

A good explanation of the 1990 Budget Enforcement Act that raised taxes and installed caps for discretionary spending.

Read a review of what Reaganomics entailed, and the longterm results of a failed theory.

This video teaches the concept of Fiscal Policy. Fiscal policy refers to how government taxing and spending policy can be used to influence the macroeconomy. The website contains an interactive quiz and links for related lesson plans.