Credit 3
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Learning Standard 12.3
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Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy. 12e.3.1 Understand how the role of government in a market economy often includes providing for national defense, addressing environmental concerns, defining and enforcing property rights, attempting to make markets more competitive, and protecting consumers' rights. 12e.3.2 Identify the factors that may cause the costs of government actions to outweigh the benefits. 12e.3.3 Describe the aims of government fiscal policies (taxation, borrowing, spending) and their influence on production, employment, and price levels. 12e.3.4 Understand the aims and tools of monetary policy and their influence on economic activity (e.g., the Federal Reserve). |
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Textbook Assignments
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Choose any of the following to supplement assignments done in class: (Please Write out all Questions when doing Section and Chapter Reviews!!)
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Mandatory Assignment
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Create a Visual or "Power Point" that describes how the role of government in a market economy often includes each of the following:
Specifically discuss and/or give examples and statistics of the role the American Federal Government currently plays in each category. |
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Other projects
| Choose from the following projects. The more effort you put into a project, the more assignment credit it will be worth. Create a political cartoon that depicts what anti-trust legislation did to big business in the late 1800's Identify the factors that may cause the costs of government actions to outweigh the benefits. |