Standards for Party Platforms and Economic Issues
National Standards in Economics
Name: Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Standard: 20
- Students will understand that: Federal government budgetary policy and the Federal Reserve System's monetary policy influence the overall levels of employment, output, and prices.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Anticipate the impact of the federal government and the Federal Reserve System macroeconomic policy decisions on themselves and others.
Name: Government Failure
Standard: 17
- Students will understand that: Costs of government policies sometimes exceed benefits. This may occur because of incentives facing voters, government officials, and government employees, because of actions by special interest groups that can impose costs on the general public, or because social goals other than economic efficiency are being pursued.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Identify some public policies that may cost more than the benefits they generate, and assess who enjoys the benefits and who bears the costs. Explain why the policies exist.
Name: Role of Government and Market Failure
Standard: 16
- Students will understand that: There is an economic role for government in a market economy whenever the benefits of a government policy outweigh its costs. Governments often provide for national defense, address environmental concerns, define and protect property rights, and attempt to make markets more competitive. Most government policies also have direct or indirect effects on people's incomes.
- Students will be able to use this knowledge to: Identify and evaluate the benefits and costs of alternative public policies, and assess who enjoys the benefits and who bears the costs.
Common Core State Standards
Name: RH.9-10.1
Standard: History/Social Studies -- Grade 9-10
Area: History/Social Studies -- Grade 9-10
- Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
Name: RH.9-10.6
Standard: History/Social Studies -- Grade 9-10
Area: History/Social Studies -- Grade 9-10
- Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.