Economic Liberalism Part Two

​Now that we have looked at some fundamental economic theory, let's look at how various economic ideas evolved and were applied in the last century.  The concepts in this part of the unit will help you to better understand the decisions our politicians make when trying to ensure that our economy is prosperous.

Unit Overview (same as Part One)
Key terms sheet (same as Part One)
Evolution of Economics Sheet (same as Part One)
Economic Case Studies (same as Part One)

Potential Projects

​Solving a Recession (continued from previous unit)
Creating a game that will demonstrate the complexities of economic decisions

Defending your opinion of the best economic system in a creative way.
- Here's a sample of student work

- Health Care Debate
​- Private versus Public School Debate
- Liberalism Debate 
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Threaded Discussions
Great videos explaining economic principles (in addition to the class videos)


Video Lessons

You may want to use these "fill in the blank" notes to help you when watching the videos

Lesson Six - How Liberals Responded to Socialist Ideas (the evolution to Modern liberalism)


​Video Link

Checking for Understanding 
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​Top Ten Notes
Some other resources

Lesson Seven - Canada's Liberal Economy

Lesson Eight - Neo-Conservative Reactions to Modern Liberalism

Video Link

Checking for Understanding 

Top Ten Notes
Some other resources:

Alternative Resources

Movies
  • The Corporation - anyone who says capitalism in the United States is fair needs to watch this amazing documentary showing how money literally translates into power.
  • Sicko - please take any Michael Moore movie with a grain of salt.  His movies bring up some great questions - too bad he has been found guilty several times of manipulating the facts and editing interviews.  But at any rate, give this movie a chance to think about economic issues relating to health care.
Tentative schedule spring 2022 (same as Unit Two) - Please see Daily Agenda link for what we actually did each day