AP Macroeconomics – The Deficit and the Debt

Updated: January 4 2017,

Author: Margaret Ray

Standards

Grades 9-12

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, GDP

45 mins.

Lesson

Grades Higher Education, 9-12

On this website, you can see how the frameworks and theories taught in class relate to real-world timely events.

Key Concepts: Employment and Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution

20 mins

Article

Grades 9-12

In this economics activity, students will explore a link between the nation's debt and security.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt

15 mins

Activity

Grades 9-12

In this economics activity, students will analyze a political cartoon to examine how beliefs influence economic decisions.

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government

20 mins

Activity

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