Federal Reserve Bank
Government Spending and Taxes
What types of government programs are designed to improve economic inequity in the United States? Introduce your learners to government programs, such as low-income housing, Social Security, and Medicaid, how they work to improve...
Curated OER
Corporate Tax Rate and Jobs
Does lowering the corporate tax rate help create jobs in the United States? Learners explore the top pro and con arguments and quotes relating to the issue. They read background information about the creation of the federal corporate...
Weebly
Ancient China
From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading...
ProCon
Illegal Immigration
Should immigrants who illegally reside in the United States be eligible for citizenship? With information about undocumented immigrant population estimates, sanctuary cities, and unaccompanied immigrant children, pupils consider the pros...
Stanford University
Corroboration
How do historians corroborate the information in a primary source document? They use the questions features on this poster!
Stanford University
What Is History?
Five important tenets of any social studies class are available for young historians with a poster that defines history as an account of the past. It encourages learners to question reliability of an author's perspective, as well as...
Stanford University
Sourcing
What questions do historians ask when sourcing a document? Here's a poster that models these questions.
ProCon
School Vouchers
Do school vouchers for private schools improve public school education, or do they lead to worse academic performance? Scholars read the top four pros and cons to decide if school vouchers are a good idea. They also participate in an...
ProCon
Obamacare
Former President Barack Obama reformed the United States' health care system with Obamacare, but is the new legislation good for America? Scholars read a historical timeline about the passage of health care reform laws and compare United...
ProCon
Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal?
Almost 600,000 Americans are arrested each year for marijuana possession. Pupils decide if marijuana should be legalized for recreational use after reading state-by-state laws and the top pro and con arguments. The resource also includes...
Stanford University
Close Reading
Here's a poster that highlights the skills needed for the close reading of primary source documents when gathering evidence to support historical claims.
Stanford University
Contextualization
Part of a series of posters designed to be used with a unit fostering the skills needed to read like a historian, this template models the questions researchers need to ask to contextualize a primary source document.
Federal Reserve Bank
Constitutionality of a Central Bank
Considering the expressed and implied powers of Congress, was it constitutional for the United States to establish the Second National Bank in the early nineteenth century? What is the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve...
Spark Notes
The Interwar Years (1919-1938): Study Questions
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about years between World Wars I and II.
Other
Uncle Fed's Tax*board
Uncle Fed's Tax*Board is a good resource for tax information. On the site, you will find various tax forms, up-to-date tax news, tax help and guidelines, and online resources.
Social Security Administration
Social Security: Withholding Income Tax From Your Social Security Benefits
The site gives information on the option of having federal taxes withheld from Social Security benefits.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: New Nation's Economy
The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1787 and still in effect to this day, was in many ways a work of creative genius. As an economic charter, it established that the entire nation -- stretching from Maine to Georgia, from the Atlantic...
Social Studies Help Center
Social Studies Help Center: Taxation
A great discussion on taxation is found here. Explains what a "good tax" is, the two principles of taxation, the three types of taxes, and taxes as a source of revenue.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: United States Fiscal Cliff
This in-depth article discusses what the term "fiscal cliff" means and the potential impact of this phenomenon on the Unites States.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Colonial Economy
Whatever early colonial prosperity there was resulted from trapping and trading in furs. In addition, the fishing industry was a primary source of wealth in Massachusetts. But throughout the colonies, people relied primarily on small...
Vassar College
Vassar College: Democratic Party Platform, July 9, 1896
This "1896, A Website for Political Cartoons" site provides text of the actual platform stating the Democratic stand on "The Money Question." of 1896.
Digital History
Digital History: Reaganomics
This on "Reaganomics," President Reagan's economic policy during his two presidential terms in the 1980s, discusses his laissez-faire approach and tax-cutting, which contributed to the economic recovery of that period.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Commission
This site from Yale University provides a description of commission with example problems. Additional topics can be found on the same page.
US Department of the Treasury
U.s. Department of the Treasury: History: Andrew W. Mellon (1921 1932)
The Department of Treasury's page on Andrew Mellon. He was Secretary of the Treasury under several presidents.