Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy
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...
US National Archives
Docsteach: The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government
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...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Role of Gov. National Debt v. Deficit
Using the website federalbudget.com, students research information about the federal budget. Includes questions and links to other budget websites.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Economics Usa: Control the u.s. Debt!
Learn about the different types of expenses that the U.S. budget must pay for and try your hand at balancing the federal budget.
iCivics
I Civics: Government Spending
This lesson focuses on a variety of topics related to government spending, including the federal budget, mandatory versus discretionary spending, and government debt.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Budgeting
Illustrates the difference between sources of income and fixed versus variable expenses through a simple budget plan. Introduces students to the basics of budgeting.
Other
Nathan Newman: National Budget Simulation
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Government Spending
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets: Key Concepts and Summary
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.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Problems
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.
Curated OER
Federal Budget Expenses
Easy to use budget simulator that allows you to learn how much money is incorporated in the Federal Budget.
Other
Federal Bank of Richmond: Dollars and Sense Game
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.
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland: Great Minds Think: A Kid's Guide to Money
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.
Other
Concord Coalition
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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch.16: Introduction to Government Budgets and Old Address
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...
Cato Institute
Cato Institute: Sequestration: Gramm Potent Weapon for Spending Restraint
Analyzes the role of GRH Act in the federal budget process. (April 24, 1989)
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Budgets and Deficits
Brief overview of the George H. W. Bush administration policies on finance and spending.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Budgets and Deficits
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.
Other
Cbpp: The Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment
This resource provides a series of papers from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets & Fiscal Policy: Automatic Stabilizers
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...
Other
U.s. National Debt Clock: Real Time
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...
CNN
Cnn: Cnn Explains: Sequestration
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...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Pickle Patch Bathtub [Pdf]
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.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: Less Than Zero [Pdf]
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.