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Federal Budget Politics: the Art of the Compromise During Times of Record Debt Pamela Roach North Cobb High School. http://cobblearning.net/proach / conference-presentations / pamelasroach@gmail.com. Background .

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  1. Federal Budget Politics: the Art of the Compromise During Times of Record DebtPamela RoachNorth Cobb High School http://cobblearning.net/proach/conference-presentations/ pamelasroach@gmail.com

  2. Background • Budget simulations for US Government & economics – set up with GCEE & Federal Reserve materials!!! Evening at the Fed! • Blog: debt clock, unemployment indicators, inflation, bus cycle, housing crisis, mandatory spending. • In the past, online simulations oversimplified process… possible citizenship problem • Teams differentiated by ideology. • Inspiration: KSU Fiscal Sanity Tour • Gang of Six

  3. Congressional Simulation Students requested committee assignments;used Nathan Newman’s as a guide • Military • Social Security • Health • Agriculture • Science • Justice • Transportation & Development

  4. I.O.U.S.A. • One Nation, Under Stress, In Debt

  5. Congressional Simulation • Invited Senator Chambliss to school, • Charlie Harman, chief of staff spoke • Gang of six • Tea party impact • Budget process • Career options

  6. House and Senate • Leaders elected by each house, seating by committee and by house • Researched & developed proposals for balancing the budget • identify cuts/increases • Who is helped/hurt • Likely positive & negative externalities

  7. Presented proposals to whole Congress although each house voted independently • Leaders chaired • Amendments • Conference Committee

  8. Online Budget Simulations • Summative: Students chose partners and balanced the budget. Ideology • Nathan Newman • New York Times • Budget Hero • Concord Coalition

  9. For the Future • Teach background & use I.O.U.S.A. • Research Assignment on committee topics beforehand: Policy Analysis • Google docs for development of budget proposals by each committee (private) • Post budget proposals • Blogging for whole class to discuss beforehand • Edit budget proposals • Then, debate in class…

  10. Resources • http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas# • http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb

  11. Budget Simulations • http://marketplace.publicradio.org/features/budget_hero/ • http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html • http://www.nathannewman.org/nbs/shortdef.html#Military • here for the Concord Coalition's simulation. • http://congress.indiana.edu/e-learning-module-federal-budget-allocation

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