Economics – 9/30/13
I. Bellwork: Q&A
Identify the role government has in each as either: protector, provider, or regulator
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Law Enforcement
- Libraries
- Federal Communications Commission
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Highways and Roads
- Agricultural subsidies
- Education
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Interstate Commerce Commission
- Supreme Court
II. Objectives:
- Review Chapter 2: Allocation of goods and services and the role of government in the economy.
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
III. Tomorrow Chapter 2 Test
A. Understand the following
- Characteristics of the 3 types of Economies – Figure 2.1
- Mixed Economy-Figure 2.2
- Bovine Governmental Philosophies
- Economic Goals and Examples – See your notes
- Impact of Inflation
- Minimum wage & Trade offs
- Characteristics of Free Enterprise Capitalism (Fig 2.3)
- Consumer’s Role in the Economy
- Entrepreneur’s role in the Economy
- Modified Free Enterprise Economy
- Roles of Government & many examples of each
IV. Classwork
- A. Page 56 Q&A 17-27
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