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Economics and You
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Understanding economics, what some people call "economic literacy," is becoming essential for citizens in our national and increasingly interconnected world economy. Increasingly, productive members of society must be able to identify, analyze, and evaluate the causes and consequences of individual economic decisions and public policy including issues raised by constraints imposed by scarcity, how economies and markets work, and the benefits and costs of economic interaction and interdependence. Such literacy includes analysis, reasoning, problem solving, and decision making that helps people function as consumers, producers, savers, investors, and responsible citizens. - From the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations

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Civics and Economics
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Arsenau, Ronalyn
Balzar, Travis
Dutcher, Kelly
Hintz, Katie
Noga, Kim
Weaver, Brian
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08/15/2015
Economics and You, Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Economics
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Understanding economics will help to make you a more successful person. Economics is a broad subject, just like any academic topic, that can be pursued from undergraduate programs at the university level, all the way to doctoral programs that require upwards of seven years of research to complete. However, our goal is to give you the most important basics of economic thinking so that you can not only earn an “A” in your high school economics class, but also learn how to be a more effective earner, saver, spender, and citizen.

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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
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07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 2: Choices in Individual Households
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In this economics unit you will explore how buyers and sellers meet together in markets to trade. Also you will look at the process of how prices are determined. Next, you will take a special look at what equilibrium is in economics as well as how it responds to a change in certain factors that affect supply or demand. Finally you will be asked to judge the fairness and efficacy of how equilibrium is reached in current American markets.

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Civics and Economics
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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
Date Added:
07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 3: Choices in Business
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Berkeley is opening a new retail business selling local products to tourists in the summer. She is an entrepreneur, someone who identifies a need and takes a risk by starting a business to fill that need. Entrepreneurs often have similar traits. They are self-starters, independent minded, hard working, and willing to take risks. What form of business structure should Berkeley choose for her new business? She has a number of business structures to choose from.

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Civics and Economics
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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
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07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 4: Economic Growth
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Over time, many tools have been developed by economists to monitor a nation’s economic performance. And while many of these tools can seem too large in scale and too overwhelming to apply to your daily life, looking at some of the same indicators that economists do can actually help you as an individual make decisions on how to make the most of your income.

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Civics and Economics
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
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07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 5: The Government Intervenes
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Markets fail. That is to say free markets do not always offer all of the goods and services that people might want. In addition, free market economies suffer from that difficulties caused by the business cycle. Periods of growth that are too rapid are followed by periods of decline, recession, or even depression. Because of these factors, governments act or intervene in free market systems.

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Civics and Economics
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
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07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 6: Global Interactions and Decision Making
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Scarcity means that individuals as well as entire countries have to make choices about what to do with their resources. How a country answers the three fundamental economic questions (What to produce? How to produce? Who receives what is produced?) determines what type of economy it possesses. These decisions are also made on a global level, meaning the coordination of the planet’s resources involves making decisions on what should be made, how it should be made, and to whom it will be distributed. Thanks to improved transportation and communication, demand in one country may be easily met by a country in the opposite hemisphere. Of course, this give-and-take has been going on for centuries, but international trade over the past half-century has reached new heights, resulting in globalization, or the growing interdependence of countries upon one another.

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Civics and Economics
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
Date Added:
07/22/2019
Economics and You, Chapter 7: Personal Finance
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How do circumstances influence individuals in making sound and purposeful financial decisions ensuring personal economic success in both a national and global economy? Why is it important to create a budget and set goals?

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Civics and Economics
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Brian Weaver
Katie Hintz
Kelly Dutcher
Kim Noga
Ronalyn Arsenau
Travis Balzar
Date Added:
07/22/2019
U.S. History - Reconstruction through Today
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The High School United States History MI Open Book takes students on a journey through the final chunk of U.S. History first started in fifth and continued in eighth grades respectively.

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American History
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Author:
Eikenberry Kimberly
Kilgus, Troy
Lincoln, Adam
Noga, Kim
Paras, LaRissa
Radcliffe, Mark
Webb, Dustin
Wolf, Heather
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08/15/2016
United States History, Chapter 10: How successful was the US in expanding opportunities for all Americans?
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In 1960, as President Eisenhower’s second term was drawing to a close, the mood of American voters reflected one of restlessness. Between the U.S. economy experiencing a recession and recent Cold War achievements by the Soviets including the successful launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957 and the development of long range missiles, Americans were feeling vulnerable. Along with U.S. foreign powers setbacks in 1960 (the U-2 incident and the alignment of Cuba with the Soviet Union) many Americans were beginning to question whether the U.S. might be losing the Cold War. Therefore, as two very different personalities campaigned for the Presidency, the role of the media took center

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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Textbook
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MIOpenBook
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Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 11: How successful was the US in expanding opportunities for all Americans?
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Segregation in the South in the 1950s might not have existed if, in 1883, the Supreme Court hadn’t declared The Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. A federal law enacted during Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Act of 1857 was to guarantee African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations like hotels, restrooms, and other public spaces, and public transportation, and prohibited exclusion from serving on a jury. Additionally, the 14th Amendment declared that all races were to be granted equal treatment under the law. However, an 1883 Supreme Court decision clarified that the law did not apply to private persons or corporations. In the decade that followed, a number of other federal court decisions and state laws severely restricted the rights of African Americans. For example, in 1890, the State of Louisiana passed a law that required railroads to provide “equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races.”

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American History
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 1:  Did the Economic Benefits of the Industrial Revolution Outweigh the Social and Environmental Costs?
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In 1870, the United States was primarily an agricultural nation. Most Americans made a living from farming. Flash forward fifty years and the United States underwent a major transformation as more Americans left farming in search of industrial jobs in cities.With the discovery and usage of raw materials, creation of new inventions, and expansion of big business; the Industrial Revolution transformed the American economy and the lives of millions of Americans.

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American History
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Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
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07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 2: How Effective was the Progressive Movement at solving America’s problems?
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During the end of the 1800s, society had changed dramatically as a result of the Industrial Revolution. Cities had grown and the demographics of the American population had become increasingly diverse. Although the economic gains were substantial, this came at a significant social cost. The nation began to struggle with issues of unemployment, dangerous working conditions, and political corruption. Although private citizens had long been making attempts to reform these issues, many began to feel that an increased role of government would be necessary to effectively address the nation’s problems.

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American History
Social Studies
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Textbook
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MIOpenBook
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Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 3: How successful was the  U.S. in balancing the ideals of democracy with those of imperialism as America became a world power?
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As progressives worked for domestic reform in political, economic, and social matters, others focused on and pushed for U.S. expansion overseas. American Imperialism was partly rooted in 'American exceptionalism,' the idea that the United States was different from other countries due to its specific world mission to spread liberty and democracy. While many Americans favored imperialistic endeavors, others wondered if the contradiction to democratic ideals was too large of a gamble in the area of foreign affairs

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American History
Social Studies
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Textbook
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MIOpenBook
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Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 5: How did the decade of the 1920s illustrate social, economic, and political change in the United States?
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America’s involvement in WWI left most Americans exhausted--in more ways than one. Soldiers returning home had suffered huge emotional distress from the war itself as well as from the physical injuries that many had suffered. Americans at home were deeply divided over the issues at the forefront of the League of Nations debate and the impact that the war had on thousands of immigrants with relatives overseas, many suffering in war-torn lands. Many Americans wished to return to what President Harding described as “normalcy.” Because of this desire by the American public, three trends in American society began to develop, both in rural towns and in urban areas across the country

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American History
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Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
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07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 6: What Role Should the Government Play in the Economy and Society?
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Even though the 1920s were “roaring” in many respects, from an economic standpoint it became clear that serious problems threatened the nation’s economy. Important industries were in trouble and overproduction plagued the agricultural sector. As the decade came to a close, the slipping economy would soon crash, thus ending a decade of innovation, cultural advances, and individual prosperity.

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American History
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 7: Was the Conduct of the U.S. During WWII Consistent With Its Core Democratic Values?
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After four long and bitter years of a disastrous conflict that claimed the lives of over 620,000 soldiers, a haggard and worn president looked over the crowd and uttered the immortal words: “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.

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American History
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 8: Did America’s search for a “new normal” strike a balance between individual (freedoms and) opportunities and national security in the postwar years?
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As Soviet and U.S. soldiers worked together to liberate Germany at the end of World War II in Europe, many on both sides hoped for continued friendship between the two countries. However, problems had been building between the two nations both before and during the war. Combined with the incompatibility of the economic and political systems that drove both countries, significant foreign policy clashes were imminent.

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American History
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
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Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019
United States History, Chapter 9: Were the social, political, economic, and cultural issues and events of the 1950s more representative of a decade of progress and prosperity or one of stagnation and poverty?
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The Cold War had a significant impact on domestic life in the decade after the WWII; however, for most Americans, economic prosperity and social aspects such as pop culture and the building of suburban lifestyles by the middle class dominated thoughts of anti-Communist fear. Even though the 1950s were known as a time of unprecedented prosperity, not every subgroup of American society benefitted. The urban poor, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans were left untouched by the economic boom, living in poverty.

Subject:
American History
Social Studies
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MIOpenBook
Provider Set:
Michigan Open Book Project
Author:
Adam Lincoln
Dustin Webb
Heather Wolf
Kim Noga
LaRissa Paras
Mark Radcliffe
Troy Kilgus
Date Added:
07/22/2019