Economics and Consumerism
Unit Goal: Students will examine differing economic systems
Unit Goal: Students will gain an understanding of how involved the government is in the economy
Unit goal: Students will appreciate how individuals can influence the economy by their actions
Students will examine how economic systems can impact quality of life
Essential question: Why do we have differing economic systems?
Big Idea: Different countries and governments have different ideas on how to run a country
Big Idea: Differing circumstances may result in different policy solutions
Essential Question: Why should students learn about different economic systems
Big Idea: Different economic systems impact citizens lives differently
Big Idea: Students should learn about differing systems to make an informed decision
Essential Question: How can the government influence the economy?
Essential Question: Why do governments influence the economy?
Essential question: What would happen if governments did not influence the economy?
Big Idea: Unregulated Capitalism will cause a race for the top and a race for the bottom
Big Idea: an unregulated economy could lead to increased corruption
Big Idea: Governments can create laws to protect consumers
Big Idea: Governments can increase taxes and create new government programs
Big Idea: Governments influence the economy to protect consumers from economic crisis
Big Idea: Governments can influence the economy to protect the environment or other cause.
Essential Question: How can peoples actions influence the economy?
Essential Question: How can citizens combine their individual power to have a greater influence
Essential Question: Why would people influence the economy?
Big idea: Citizens can take issue with the actions of a company and boycott
Big Idea: Boycotts can influence company actions and decisons
Big Idea: People can chose where to spend their income
Big Idea: Peoples decision making can allow companies to flourish or decline
Big Idea: Individuals can create social movements to influence change
Big Idea: People can create unions to have bigger influence in a company
Essential Question: How does the economy impact our daily lives?
Essential Question: How can a economic system impact your life
Big Idea: The economy impacts everything from the price of food to gas
Big Idea: Economic crisis can cause our quality of life to go down
Big Idea: Different economic systems often have differing levels of freedom
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Big Idea: Governments can pass laws to protect people
Big Idea: Government intervenention can help protect people