I Civics: Government & the Economy

In this library of mini-lessons, students will learn about the relationship between the government and the economy.

This lesson focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.

This lesson focuses on the relationship between money, banks, and lending in our economy.

Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929 assembles a wide array of Library of Congress source materials from the 1920s that document the widespread prosperity of the Coolidge years, the nation's...

Explore games and teacher resources on American forms of government, democracy, and civic life.

A large collection of Social Studies units, WebQuests, and games that focuses on teaching students how government works and the importance of being responsible, informed American citizens. Units are linked to state standards. A teacher...

Standards-aligned civics resources including lesosn plans, games, DBQ activities, web-based excercises, and much more.

In this overview lesson, students learn about state government structure, functions, lawmaking, and relationship with local government.

Students will learn what it means to be a U.S. citizen, how citizenship is obtained, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and community engagement.

This lesson teaches the basics about the market economy, including the relationships between consumers and producers, supply and demand, and profit and incentive. Young scholars learn six traits of a market economy, compare the market...