Curated OER
Broad Social Goals of a Society
In this economics learning exercise, students read about economic equity, economic efficiency, economic freedom, economic security, price stability, economic growth and full employment as social goals of a society. Students then respond...
Curated OER
Civil Rights Heroes
Students explore the actions of people involved in the Civil Rights Movement. They explore the reasons for the movement and its successes and failures, and explain the sacrifices made by those who participated in the movement.
US Department of Commerce
Us Department of Commerce: Home Page
Homepage for the US Department of Commerce. This page contains many links and current information. Read the top stories on the home page or visit the newsroom for more information. You can also browse the "jobs" link.
Other
Department of Commerce United States of Government
Explore the United States Department of Commerce through this site in English and Spanish. This is a comprehensive site providing information about the US Department of Commerce.
Other
Word Wizards: The Role of Limited Government in a Free Society
This site provides a well-balanced article that looks at the role of America's limited government in its free society, examining differing perspectives to achieve a consensus.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Rights of Citizens: The Bill of Rights
This site provides a full-text version of the Bill of Rights, the document that secures and protects individual, political and economic freedoms.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: You're Going to College
The students will explore the costs and the benefits of going to college. They participate in a three-part game designed to help them understand the decisions associated with attending college and the benefits available to college...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Work, Earnings and Economics: Using Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
In reading and discussing Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson, students examine basic economic concepts and explore the growth of labor unions and the role of government in a market economy.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Airline Mergers, Software Industry Monopolies: Contestable Markets?
Mergers within industries such as banking, telecommunications, and airlines have created a stir among consumers who charge that economic freedom and efficiency are being sacrificed in favor of corporate profits. For this lesson, students...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Do Other People Want to Be?
In this instructional activity, students will graph people's job choices and identify which jobs would have the most competition based on the data.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: China Where Will They Fit in the World Economy?
With its emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China going to fit in the world economy?
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Keynes vs. Hayek: The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics
Economic freedom is freedom from government intervention in the production and distribution of goods and services. After World War II, governments were trying to rebuild their economies from the ground up. They looked to the ideas of the...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Collapse of Corporate Giants: The New Dr. Evils?
This activity was inspired by an article in "Fortune" magazine, "Why Companies Fail," May 27, 2002. Its focus is on the relationship of business ethics to business bankruptcy or near failure. Young scholars participate in a simulation by...
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the Us?
This lesson plan deals with how the U.S. Constitution has shaped our economic system. Provides standards, objectives, and materials.
University of Nebraska Omaha
University of Nebraska: Economic Functions of Government
The University of Nebraska provides a lesson plan that helps to "Identify the six economic functions of government, classify examples of government actions and policies within various economic functions and identify and evaluate two...