The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson
How does the Federal Government spend the trillions of dollars it raises from taxes? Students will read excerpts from “A Citizen’s Guide to the Federal Budget” and use infographics from the Congressional Budget Office to identify the major spending categories of the Federal Budget and sources of revenue. They will also compare U.S government spending to the government spending of other industrialized countries.
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