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Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Fiscal Policy: Can Congress Diagnose and Treat an Ailing Economy? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This investigation examines the use of fiscal policy by the President and Congress in regulating the performance of the national economy. It begins with a brief reading that discusses the nature, objectives, and the tools of fiscal...
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eBook
Other

Usa: Chapter 1: Continuity and Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapter 1 of Department of State e-book on how the American economy works. This chapter provides an introduction to the content and overview of subsequent chapters.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

News Hour Extra: Trade Wars the Candidates Take a Stand

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that looks at the 2004 election in the United States and the country's economic issues. Which candidate do you think has the best economic policy?