HS.SS.13.B
Analyze the costs and benefits of U.S. economic policies, rules, and regulations related to the economic goals of economic growth, stability, full employment, freedom, security, equity (equal opportunity versus equal outcome), and efficiency.
High School · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
Standard Unwrapping
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costsbenefitsU.S. economic policiesrulesregulationseconomic goalseconomic growthstabilityfull employmentfreedomsecurityequityequal opportunityequal outcomeefficiency
Skills
- analyze (costs and benefits of economic policies, rules, and regulations) #dok3
- compare (economic goals such as growth, stability, employment, freedom, security, equity, efficiency) #dok2
- evaluate (the impact of economic policies on economic goals) #dok3
- differentiate (between equal opportunity and equal outcome) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the various economic goals pursued by U.S. policies, rules, and regulations. #dok1
- I can compare different economic goals such as growth, stability, and employment. #dok2
- I can differentiate between equal opportunity and equal outcome in the context of equity. #dok2
- I can analyze the costs and benefits of specific U.S. economic policies, rules, and regulations. #dok3
- I can evaluate how particular economic policies impact goals like economic growth and efficiency. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Economic policies and regulations have complex costs and benefits that impact major national goals.
- Understanding the relationship between policy, regulation, and economic goals is essential for informed citizenship.
Essential Questions
- How do U.S. economic policies and regulations affect goals like growth, stability, and equity?
- What are the trade-offs between different economic goals such as efficiency and equity?
- How can the costs and benefits of economic policies be evaluated?
- In what ways do the concepts of equal opportunity and equal outcome shape economic policy decisions?
- Why is it important to analyze the impact of rules and regulations on economic goals?