Fairness in Taxes

High schoolers are able to compare the effects of the following, using income as a measure of ability to pay: a progressive tax, a regressive tas, and a proportional tax. They explain how a mixture of regressive and progressive taxes...

Join Congress as they assess their economic abilities for spending—and as they discover their limits. High schoolers use an educational resource to explore Congress's economic powers and learn to apply these concepts to their everyday...

This lesson plan will help students understand that people have difficulty agreeing on a fair tax because of different values and priorities.

Students define and give an example of a progressive tax. They explain how a progressive tax takes a larger share of income from high-income groups than from low-income groups. They examine taxation in other countries.

High schoolers explain that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups. They see how a regressive tax takes a larger share of income from low-income groups than from high-income groups.

Students examine the impact of the 1901 World's Fair. In this lesson on invention and politics, students watch a video then conduct Internet research in order to learn about the Pan American Exposition. Students will create a brochure...

Learners examine the culture of the Maasai pastoralist. They identify traditional aspects of their culture and describe how the roles of men and women vary in their society.

Students distinguish between tax deduction and tax credit, explain how the earned income credit affects the tax liability, apply requirements to claim the earned income credit, and describe factors that determine the amount of the earned...

In collaborative groups, young US historians sort cards (each labeled with a single early American event or issue) according to which of the first four presidents was leading the country at the time. Learners copy the events onto a...

Young scholars explore system of voluntary compliance, and describe taxpayers' responsibilities related to filing a tax return.