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Grade 6, Social Studies Std 6.4: Describing the results of the economic policies of the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover Administrations

Lesson Plans: How has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the United States In this lesson, students describe the six basic characteristics of a market economy, identify some provisions of the U.S. Constitution that foster and support a market economy, match provisions in the Constitution with the basic characteristics of a market economy. A Penny Saved is a Penny at 4.7% Earned There are lots of ways to receive income, and lots of ways to spend it. In this Economics Minute students will develop two budgets, or plans, to help them decide how to allocate income. The Economics of Home buying -- A Roof of Your Own Homeownership is part of the American dream. But for some people, the cost of homeownership seems more like an American nightmare. What are the Economic Functions of Government In this lesson, students classify examples of government actions and policies within various economic functions, and identify and evaluate two different positions on the role of government in the economy. Give and Take After reading about a problem, students identify alternative solutions, trade-offs made in choosing each alternative, and the opportunity cost of selecting each option. Students describe trade-offs and create a graphic to rep-resent alternatives and trade-offs. The Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime All economic questions and problems arise from scarcity. Economics assumes people do not have the resources do satisfy all of their wants. Therefore, we must make choices about how to allocate those resources. Popcorn Party...What the Rest of the World Consumes In this lesson, students will learn about how the world's resources are distributed among the world's people. What is A Stock? Or, Who Owns McDonalds? Students will explore the fundamentals of stock ownership. They discuss how stock owners share the risks and rewards of purchasing stocks.

Resources: Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy 1921-1929 This Library of Congress site features materials from the 1920s that illustrate the prosperity of the Coolidge era, the nation's transition to a mass consumer economy, and the role of government in this transition.
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