4th Marking Period Checklist

I.  Notes and Worksheets

__Introduction to Economics (definitions etc.

__4 factors of production

__6 factors influencing demand

__The many factors influencing supply

__Supply and Demand definitions and examples.

__3 kinds of businesses and some noteable combinations and exceptions.

__Political/Economic spectrum (<--------------->).

__The concepts of scarcity and abundance and how they interact with the law of supply & demand.

__Diagram:  The Basic Economic Polarity.

__Goods and Services class list and explanations.

__Demand Schedule.

__Helpful Hints for Consumers--a list and explanation of all 10.

__Protecting the Consumer's interests (notes on text pp. 448-450).

__Credit Cards and Debit Cards.

__Buying an Autombile.

__Examples of financing automobiles.

__Automobile insurance.

__Leasing an automobile + examples.

__Don't get taken every time:  learn the common tricks of the automobile salesman to look out for.

__What's in the typical home budget?

__The Federal Income Tax:  How it works and examples.

__Federal Income Tax: Handouts of Tax Brackets etc.

__Foreign exchange notes.__Foreign exchange example sheet.__Foreign exchange question sheet.

__Life Insurance __Health Insurance

__Figuring discount pricing.__Figuring Interest.__Figuring Sales Tax.

__The basics of a home mortgage:  basic types and how it is calculated.

__Stocks and Bonds (2 pages of fil-in notes with examples on backside)

__Savings Accounts. __CDs.__Depositing Checks. 

__Check editing:  10 poorly written checks & your corrections.

__Video: The Lions of Capitalism.

__"Orriginals" example of a market survey and demand schedule. 3 pages.

II. Homework

__5 more helpful hints for consumers from home.

__Free Enterprise System drawing (8 drawings).

__Studnet generated test + answer key.

__Word scramble + textbook definitions for key words* (textbook pp. 416-429).

__Talk to parents about  their experience(s) buying/leasing an automobile.  1 page write -up min.

__Talk to parents about their experience(s) buying/renting a home/apt. 1 page write-up min.

__Opinion Paper: 1 page on Progressive v. Flat Tax debate.

__Hand-written list of 20 foreign nations and their currencies.+ documented source.

__Opinion Paper:  Government regulation in the workplace--too little, too much, or just right?

__What's in a label? 2 worksheets.

__Quality Foods: Making the Grade. 2 worksheets.

__Is it Guaranteed?: 2 worksheets.

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