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Economics Class Notes (click on underlined links below):

Unit One: An Introduction to Economics

Basic Economic Concepts
Comparative Economic Systems
How Free Enterprise Works
Circular Flow Model
The Laws of Supply and Demand
Elasticity

Unit Two: Micro economics

Sector One - The Consumer
Budgeting
Government Protection of the Consumer
Sector Two - Business
Business Organizations
Partnership and Corporate Structure
Non Profit Organizations
Models of Competition
Market Failures, Externalities and Public Goods
Sector Three - Government
The Role of the Government in Dealing With Market Failure
Public Goods and Services
Government Spending
Federal Spending and National Debt
Sector Four - Labor
Labor and Wages
History of the Labor Union Movement
Major Union Legislation
Collective Bargaining
Recent Trends in Labor and Employment
Sector Five - Agriculture
Agriculture in the United States
Agricultural Policies

Unit Three - Macroeconomics

Section One - Measuring The Economy
GNP, GDP and other Leading Economic Indicators
Economic Growth
The Business Cycle
Section Two - Money and Banking
What is money
The History of Money in America - Class Notes Handout
The History of Money in America - Essay Banking and the Federal Reserve
Different Types of Banks
Banking Crisis and Reform - The S&L Crisis
Section Three - Investments
Investments and Investment Strategy
The Stock Exchange
Section Four - Taxation
Taxation
National Debt
Tax Reform and the VAT
Section Five - Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Unemployment
Inflation
Income Inequality
Monetary and Fiscal Policy

AP Government

Course Requirements - includes paper and project assignments.

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Course of Study and Reading Assignments

*Readings*	*Lecture Notes*
Pluralism The Power Elite Political Culture Political Participation Interest Groups Political Parties Campaigns and Elections The Media Congress The Presidency The Bureaucracy The Judiciary	The American Political System The Constitution Federalism Economic Policy Political Culture Public Opinion and Political Ideology Political Particpation Interest Groups Political Parties Elections and Campaigns The Media Congress The Presidency The Bureaucracy The Judiciary