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US Senate
Trends in Congressional Appropriations [Pdf]
Provides numerous graphs accompanied by explanations of the government spending since the 1960s. Focuses on the restraint of the 1990s but shows the steady growth in the last forty years. Link to .pdf file. Requires Adobe Reader.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 11: The Expenditure Output or Keynesian Cross Model
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain what the expenditure-output model/Keynesian cross diagram shows and what the equilibrium point on the diagram represents. Analyze the consumption function, investment function,...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Jesse 'The Body' Wants to Give Money Away!
During his campaign for governor of the State of Minnesota, former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura, promised to return to the taxpayers of Minnesota the budget surpluses that had been accumulating in the state. Upon...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Free Ride
Free Ride helps students identify goods and services provided by the government and evaluate the cost of government provided goods and services.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: President Obama's Allowance
For this lesson, students will identify different expenses in the US budget and will decide on the order of importance for different expenses.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Fiscal and Monetary Policy Process
Students follow each step of fiscal and monetary policy processes, to see the logic of how these tools are used to correct economic instability.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: What Do You Get for Your $1,818,600,000,000?
Using MS Excel and data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis web site on federal government spending, young scholars will compare the amounts spent on various sectors and programs over a range of years.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Expenditure Output, or Keynesian Cross, Model
Use a diagram to analyze the relationship between aggregate expenditure and economic output in the Keynesian model.