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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will visit "A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget" and use the federal government website to obtain information which will help them understand basic information about the budget of the United States Government for the current...
Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners will draw upon the visual and textual data presented in photographs and documents to gain an understanding of how the federal school lunch program is a direct result of the Great Depression, how it became a permanent part of the...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Role of Gov. National Debt v. Deficit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the website federalbudget.com, students research information about the federal budget. Includes questions and links to other budget websites.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Economics Usa: Control the u.s. Debt!

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different types of expenses that the U.S. budget must pay for and try your hand at balancing the federal budget.
Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Government Spending

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.
Graphic
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Budgeting

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrates the difference between sources of income and fixed versus variable expenses through a simple budget plan. Introduces students to the basics of budgeting.
Website
Other

Nathan Newman: National Budget Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This online simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which policy makers need to make in creating federal budgets and dealing with deficits. The simulation comes in a short and long version and allows learners to see...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Government Spending

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Identify U.S. budget deficit and surplus trends over the past five decades and Explain the differences between the U.S. federal budget, and state and local budgets.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets: Key Concepts and Summary

For Students 11th - 12th
This section provides a summary of the key concepts presented in Chapter 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
This section provides three problems based to solve based on the content of Ch. 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
Graphic
Curated OER

Federal Budget Expenses

For Students 9th - 10th
Easy to use budget simulator that allows you to learn how much money is incorporated in the Federal Budget.
Interactive
Other

Federal Bank of Richmond: Dollars and Sense Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This budgeting game helps middle and high school students learn how to make smart financial choices and to stay within a budget. The teacher's guide and game are both available as PDFs.
Activity
Other

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Great Minds Think: A Kid's Guide to Money

For Students 3rd - 8th
Sixteen-page booklet helps the reader learn all about managing money: how to earn it, the real cost of spending it, how to plan a budget, and saving money.
Website
Other

Concord Coalition

For Students 9th - 10th
This homepage is for the Concord Coalition, a bipartisan organization founded by Senators Rudman and Tsongas in 1992 to promote a balanced federal budget, in light of the failure of the Gramm-Rudman-Hollins Act. It advocates putting the...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Introduction to Government Budgets and Old Address

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chapter, you will learn about the following: Government spending; Taxation; Federal deficits and national debt; Using fiscal policy to fight recessions, unemployment, and inflation; Automatic stabilizers; Practical problems with...
Article
Cato Institute

Cato Institute: Sequestration: Gramm Potent Weapon for Spending Restraint

For Students 9th - 10th
Analyzes the role of GRH Act in the federal budget process. (April 24, 1989)
Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Budgets and Deficits

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the George H. W. Bush administration policies on finance and spending.
Website
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Budgets and Deficits

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses how Bush's presidency was plagued by the budget crunch and the rising federal deficit. The growing savings and loan crisis didn't help much either. By the end of 1991, Bush and his economic policy were in danger.
Website
Other

Cbpp: The Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a series of papers from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets & Fiscal Policy: Automatic Stabilizers

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Describe how discretionary fiscal policy can be used by the federal government to stabilize the economy, Identify examples of automatic stabilizers, and Understand how a...
Website
Other

U.s. National Debt Clock: Real Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Presented to you in real time, discover the most accurate snapshot of our country's spending and debt. Numbers include individual debt per citizen, unemployment rates, Medicare spending, and the trade deficit. Watch and compare as the...
Activity
CNN

Cnn: Cnn Explains: Sequestration

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the newest budget cuts being faced by the United States government and American citizens. These cuts may impact the income of many people, including members of the military. Find out more about the cuts scheduled to take...
Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Pickle Patch Bathtub [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson based on The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Frances Kennedy, where students learn about making choices in how to spend money, and how to set goals and develop a savings plan.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson accompanies a story by Stuart J. Murphy called Less Than Zero and teaches young scholars about how to manage their money by saving it and setting goals for themselves.

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