Economics – 9/30/16

I.  Bellwork              Questions & Answers

communism-vs-capitalism-political-cartoon

  1. What is happening in the cartoon?
  2. Explain the point that is being made about communism?
  3. Explain the point that is being made about capitalism?

II.  Objective:

  • Review concepts and principles which focus on how economic systems allocate resources, the evaluation of economic performance, and the role of government in the economy.
  • Examine the economic freedoms and rights associated with living in a market economy and explore additional economic freedom/rights that may be needed.
  • Draw evidence from  informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

III.  Chapter 2  (Wednesday)

A.  Understand and Review the following

  • Characteristics of the 3 types of Economies – Figure 2.1
  • Mixed Economy-Figure 2.2
  • 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
  • Conflicting Economic Goals
  • Roles of Government & many examples of each
  • Additional Review Questions

IV. Videos:

V.  Classwork (Group Work)  4 or less


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