6th Six Weeks

Pts Possible

20 each

Homework Writings (1/2 page handwritten)

Assignment

Due Date

Wed, May 2

Monday, May 7

Friday, May 11

Monday, April 23

  1. Choose one of the current nominees for president. Describe his fiscal policy and how it will affect the business cycle if we currently are moving out of a trough. (Each candidate has a website where he details his policy ideas. Look for spending and taxes- the two tools of fiscal policy. Options: Mitt Romney or Barack Obama)

  2. Why do some people believe that the chairman of the Federal Reserve is more powerful than the president?

  3. What would your life be like without world trade?

  4. Current Event

10 each

Daily Work

Daily work assignments are due by the end of class on the day assigned as class participation.

  1. Economic indicators and business cycle (assignments A, B, and C)

  2. Fiscal Policy assignment

  3. The Federal Reserve questions

  4. World Trade questions

  5. Wal-Mart video questions

Major Grades

  1. Policy test (Tuesday, May 8)

  2. Trade test (Wednesday, May 16)