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Should America Balance the Federal Budget? Lesson Plan

Should America Balance the Federal Budget? Lesson Plan

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Learners analyze the federal budget of the United States. In this national debt lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the balancing the federal budget. Learners respond to discussion questions pertaining to the lecture.

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the federal budget, the national debt

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balancing federal budget, federal budget, national debt, social studies

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9th - 12th

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Social Studies & History

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