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Grade 9-12
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National Budget Simulation

Time: 60 mins,
Updated: September 10 2019,
Author: Kim Sosin, Lisa Herman-Ellison
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Identify and explain major categories of federal outlays and revenues.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Roles of Government
Subjects:
Economics

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