A fictional country is facing tough economic times and has a few options to tinker with the economy. Which is the best path forward? Scholars consider the best way to reverse a recession using materials from College Board. Other queries explore issues related to employment and monetary policy. 

Concepts

recessions, mass production, monetary policy, gross domestic product, employment, banking, interest rates, test preparation, macroeconomics

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

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

Classroom Considerations

• Free-response portion of the 2012 AP® Macroeconomics exam

Pros

• Scoring guidelines and rubrics make feedback easy
• Materials allow for authentic test practice

Cons

• None

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