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The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy

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This The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy lesson plan also includes:

Give learners a crash course in balancing the books on the United States federal government level with an economics and government resource. Class members engage in a warm-up discussion and brainstorming session before answering questions in a written format.

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Concepts

the federal government, fiscal policy, the united states, the united states economy, the united states government, budgeting, the federal budget, globalization, revenue, taxes

Additional Tags

social studies

Instructional Ideas

Include additional class discussion time after answering written questions
Differentiate for English learners; allow them to write their answers with a partner

Classroom Considerations

Some basic economic pre-knowledge would be useful

Pros

Supplies additional activity opportunities
Scaffolds learning effectively

Cons

Requires long attention span without much break in between reading and writing activities

Common Core

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