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 evaluate production advantages two fictional countries have over each other. 

Concepts

macroeconomics, test preparation, recessions, supply and demand, government spending, the federal reserve system, interest rates, inflation, fiscal policy, mass production

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Create review activities using the problems for the AP® exam
• Use questions as a model for class practice sets

Classroom Considerations

• Contains the free-response questions from the 2003 AP® Macroeconomics exam

Pros

• Scoring guidelines make quality feedback simple
• Some problems use relatable real-world scenarios

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10