Week of March 9

Monday: HW-- read p 383-396

Gabe current event

Chapter 12 test

Time to finish hats

Wednesday: HW-- p 397-407

2 minutes on Federal Budget (Marketplace)

Khan Academy Discretionary v Mandatory Spending

Khan Academy Deficit and Debt Ceiling

Federal Budget 101

National Priorities webinar (It would be great to watch this 1 hour piece if you are confused or interested. I get that an hour is a long time...)

Friday: HW: 18 minute video review, Very Good Introduction to the federal budget process , Good link to info on Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974, test Tuesday

Budget Process (15 minutes)

Federal Reserve Bank

1974 budget and Impoundment Act Q and A

Good explanation of Sequestration

Authorization v Appropriations (articles, not films):

Use the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s The Debt Fixer website and the quantitative data therein to reduce the debt as a percentage of GDP.

What went well?

What was hard?

What role did our divided government have in your decision-making process?