Content and Time Frame

First/Third Nine Weeks

Introduction to Economics

What is Economics

Supply and Demand

Types of Economies

Traditional

Command

Mixed/Free

Production, Marketing and Competition

Role and affects of competition on the market economy and opportunity costs

Economic Institutions

Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship

Sole Proprietorship

Partnership

Corporations

Multinationals

Franchising

Investing

Investment Considerations

Types of Investments

Employment, Labor, Wages and Economic Performance

Labor Unions

Types of Labor

Wages

Economic Performance and U.S. regions

Second/Fourth Nine Weeks

Consumerism

Consumer Spending

Debt

Budgeting

	Personal Economic Decisions
	Influences on personal economic decision making
	Financial Responsibility
	Debt management
	Retirement

Government Taxation at the Federal, State and Local Level

Income Tax

Sales Tax

Property Tax

Other Taxes and fees

Government Spending

	Economic Health
	Goods and Services
	Costs and Benefits of U.S. economic policies

Trade and Resources

	Outsourcing
	Imports and Exports

Monetary Incentives, Money and Banking

Federal Reserve

Monetary Standards

Banking and Investing