Interactive+Assignments

[|Savings Article]

1. What is this article saying about savings (2 points)? 2. Do you agree with the CEOs' views about savings? Why or why not (3 points)? 3. If you heard this advice from someone after you graduate from high school or college, how would it affect your future plans (3 points)?

[|Election and Economy Article] 1. What is this article saying about Donald Trump's win in Pennsylvania (2 points)? 2. What economic factors are discussed in this article (2 points)? 3. Name two concepts we talked about in this class this semester and explain how they could apply to the article you just read (4 points).

[|Minimum Wage Article]

After reading the above article, answer the following questions: 1. What are arguments in this article in favor of raising the minimum wage (1 point)? 2. What are arguments in this article against raising the minimum wage (1 point)? 3. What do you believe about the minimum wage? Do you believe it should be raised, lowered, or kept the same? Why do you feel this way (2 points)? 4. Do you believe that in the future minimum wage will continue to rise, fall, or stay about the same? Why (2 points)? 5. Do you believe that minimum wage should primarily be a federal issue, a state issue, or a local issue? Why (2 points)?

Monopoly Activity: [|Pro-Monopoly Article]

[|Anti-Monopoly Article]

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Each question is worth 1 point (total of 6 points): 1. What is a monopoly? Give a definition in your own words (if you are unsure, use your textbook as a resource). 2. Before reading these two articles, what were your general thoughts on monopolies? 3. Explain three main points in the first article. 4. Explain three main points in the second article. 5. Which side do you tend to agree with more? Why? 6. How involved do you believe the government should be in regulating monopolies? Should they eliminate all monopolies, some monopolies, or no monopolies? Why do you feel this way?

[|What, How, For Whom Article]

CPI Article and Questions
Read the article from the link below and answer the questions that are on the inflation and CPI worksheet.

[|CPI Article]

[|CNN on Stocks] [|Nasdaq Information] [|Yahoo Finance]

[|CPI Detailed Report] [|CPI Frequently Asked Questions] [|USA GDP By Year Comparison]

[|Fracking Article]

1. What does this article say about the economics of Pennsylvania? 2. What does this article say about the politics of Pennsylvania? 3. How are economics and politics related to each other? Explain at least three ways. 4. What major concepts that we have discussed thus far in Economics tie into the concepts discussed in this article? Explain at least three. 5. Do you believe that this article is a fair portrayal of this issue? Do you believe that the author has an agenda or bias? Explain your answer. 6. Do you believe that this is a fair depiction of people in Western and Central Pennsylvania? Did the author exploit or demean these people? Explain your answer.

[|Definition of "Right-to-Work"] [|In Favor of Right-to-Work] [|Against Right-to-Work]

After reading each of these articles, answer the following questions: 1. Summarize in 1-2 sentences each of the editorial articles, focusing specifically on the thesis statement of each article (2 points). 2. What are three arguments used in each of the two editorial articles? What do you think of each of these arguments (3 points)? 3. What do you think, politically, of right to work (based on the little you have read here today) (2 points)? 4. What do you think, economically, of right to work (based on the little you have read here today) (2 points)? 5. Do you foresee a resolution to the labor conflict in America's near future? Why or why not (1 point)?

Taxation Activity Links: [|Wikipedia on Taxes] [|Forbes on Taxes] [|IRS Homepage] [|Yahoo Finance] [|CNN Money]

[|America's Most Dangerous Jobs Article]

[|America's Most Dangerous Jobs Google Form]