The European Union has had a profound effect on world economic dynamics. A structured inquiry investigates its impacts on global interest rates. Other authentic testing materials from College Board explore banking reserve requirements and the impact of federal spending on the economy. 

Concepts

supply and demand, the federal government, prices, factors of production, interest rates, the european union, the federal reserve system, test preparation

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use a prompt as a case study for small-group work
• Structure a class discussion around one of the questions

Classroom Considerations

• This is the free-response section from the 2001 AP® Macroeconomics examination

Pros

• Materials are easy to adapt to a variety of classroom activities, including discussions and investigations
• Resources include rubrics and scoring guidelines to make feedback simple

Cons

• Due to Brexit, the materials on the European Union may be outdated

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10