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HSS-PoE.12.2 Students analyze the elements of America’s market economy in a global setting.

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Explain the role of profit as the incentive to entrepreneurs in a market economy.

Overarching Standard:
HSS-PoE.12.2 Students analyze the elements of America’s market economy in a global setting.

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Describe the functions of the financial markets.

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Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.

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HSS-PoE.12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.

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Understand how the role of government in a market economy often includes providing for national defense, addressing environmental concerns, defining and enforcing property rights, attempting to make markets more competitive, and protecting consumers’ rights.

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HSS-PoE.12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.

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Identify the factors that may cause the costs of government actions to outweigh the benefits.

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HSS-PoE.12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.

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Describe the aims of government fiscal policies (taxation, borrowing, spending) and their influence on production, employment, and price levels.

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HSS-PoE.12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy.

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Understand the aims and tools of monetary policy and their influence on economic activity (e.g., the Federal Reserve).

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Students analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting.

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HSS-PoE.12.4 Students analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting.

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Understand the operations of the labor market, including the circumstances surrounding the establishment of principal American labor unions, procedures that unions use to gain benefits for their members, the effects of unionization, the minimum wage, and unemployment insurance.

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HSS-PoE.12.4 Students analyze the elements of the U.S. labor market in a global setting.

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Describe the current economy and labor market, including the types of goods and services produced, the types of skills workers need, the effects of rapid technological change, and the impact of international competition.