Where your 2017 tax dollar went: This graphic represents how the federal budget broke down each tax dollar paid into different spending areas
2017 tax receipt: This page has a more detailed breakdown of different areas of federal government spending. You can choose to look at a sample "receipt" for an "average" Maine taxpayer, or you can put in specific amount of tax paid to see how you would have contributed to various government spending areas. (My federal income tax paid is usually around $5000 if you are looking for an example.)
U.S. Federal Budget Breakdown: This page describes where the money spent by the federal government comes from (the revenue) and describes Mandatory vs. Discretionary spending, as well as gives examples as to which kinds of programs fall into which caterogies. The organization that publishes this page is particularly concerned with the issue of government debt.
Tuesday, April 3
50th anniversary tomorrow of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Watch "Roads to Memphis" documentary.
Watch online here: "Roads to Memphis"
Did the New Deal work to fix the problems of the Great Depression?
For what reasons did people criticize the New Deal?
Tuesday, March 6
Gather information from New Deal posters and textbook
Read about criticisms, successes, and failures of the New Deal in textbook
Use this sheet to record your work:
How does the stock market crash in 1929 begin to affect the entire United States economy?
- discussion of U.S. banking system
- downward spiral of business contraction and unemployment
(see end of Stock Market 1929 slide show from last week for unemployment stats)
How does the stock market crash in 1929 begin to affect the entire United States economy?
Watch first six minutes of "America the Story of Us - Bust" video
April 6
April 4
COMPLETE REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT CREDIT
Federal Budget Lesson: Priorities and Preferences
Congressional Budget Office 2017 Budget Infographics
Overall 2017 Federal Budget
Mandatory Spending in 2017 Federal Budget
Discretionary Spending in 2017 Federal Budget
Where your 2017 tax dollar went: This graphic represents how the federal budget broke down each tax dollar paid into different spending areas
2017 tax receipt: This page has a more detailed breakdown of different areas of federal government spending. You can choose to look at a sample "receipt" for an "average" Maine taxpayer, or you can put in specific amount of tax paid to see how you would have contributed to various government spending areas. (My federal income tax paid is usually around $5000 if you are looking for an example.)
U.S. Federal Budget Breakdown: This page describes where the money spent by the federal government comes from (the revenue) and describes Mandatory vs. Discretionary spending, as well as gives examples as to which kinds of programs fall into which caterogies. The organization that publishes this page is particularly concerned with the issue of government debt.
April 3
Watch online here: "Roads to Memphis"
April 2
March 30
March 27
Begin "Waging A Living" documentary: Link to video on YouTube
Website for documentary
Fact sheet about the documentary
March 26
What is the future of the government safety net?
March 23
Longers excerpts of Great Society speech here:
Audio of entire speech here
HW: SPEECH QUESTIONS DUE MONDAY
March 21
Assess the Great Society programs: SURVEY LINK
HW: FINISH ASSESSING THE GREAT SOCIETY RANKING AND QUESTIONS - DUE FRIDAY
March 20
Find info on Great Society programs
Rate the Great Society programs: SURVEY LINK
LBJ and the Great Society:
March 16
March 13
Post-war America: "The Affluent Society" -
WORKSHEET DUE ON TUESDAY
March 9
Did the New Deal work to fix the problems of the Great Depression?
For what reasons did people criticize the New Deal?
OPEN-NOTE QUIZ ON NEW DEAL PROGRAMS ON MONDAY
March 7
Did the New Deal work to fix the problems of the Great Depression?
For what reasons did people criticize the New Deal?
March 6
Read about criticisms, successes, and failures of the New Deal in textbook
Use this sheet to record your work:
March 5
DUE ON TUESDAY AT START OF CLASS
New Deal Project - Research Links
March 2
DUE NEXT TUESDAY AT START OF CLASS
New Deal Project - Research Links
February 27
DUE NEXT MONDAY AT START OF CLASS
New Deal Project - Research Links
February 26
Great Depression - Make a plan
Assign New Deal project: DUE NEXT MONDAY AT START OF CLASS
New Deal Project - Research Links
February 16
"Riding the Rails" viewing questions due today
Gov't Response to the Great Depression: President Franklin D. Roosevelt:
February 14
Part 1 of video on YouTube
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
HW: COMPLETE "RIDING THE RAILS" VIEWING QUESTIONS FOR FRIDAY
February 13
Presidential Election of 1932:
Actual results:
FDR: 57.4%/472 electoral votes
Hoover: 39.6%/59 electoral votes
Radicals 2.5%/0 electoral votes (much larger percentage than normal)
February 12
Use class materials and yellow textbook to complete study guide
February 9
Study guide for QUIZ NEXT TUESDAY:
February 6
Images of the Great Depression:
"Brother Can You Spare A Dime"
February 5
- discussion of U.S. banking system
- downward spiral of business contraction and unemployment
(see end of Stock Market 1929 slide show from last week for unemployment stats)
Images of the Great Depression:
"Brother Can You Spare A Dime"
February 2
How does the stock market crash in 1929 begin to affect the entire United States economy?
Watch first six minutes of "America the Story of Us - Bust" video
January 31
Stock market simulation:
January 30
Prohibition video here
January 29
Roaring Twenties political cartoons:
January 19
Begin Roaring '20's fill-in-the-blank note sheet:
January 23