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ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT

ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT. HERBERT H. LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL MS. KIM RYAN DELUCA. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT. You will be researching different economic issues. You will pretend to be government officials that will examine and create new economic policies for your issues. THE ISSUES.

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ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT

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  1. ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT HERBERT H. LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOL MS. KIM RYAN DELUCA

  2. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT • You will be researching different economic issues. • You will pretend to be government officials that will examine and create new economic policies for your issues.

  3. THE ISSUES • AFFIRMATIVE ACTION • LOTTERY • UNEMPLOYMENT • POVERTY • WELFARE • SOCIAL SECURTY • MINIMUM WAGE

  4. THE TASK • You will be in a group of 4-5 students that will go step by step to complete the project. • The worksheets and information can be found in the TIPS website . • www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS.htm • You must work together with the group in order to complete the tasks.

  5. DEFINING THE SOCIAL ISSUE • You and your group will begin to develop an understanding of the issue. • You must also SELECT the area in which you will be studying.

  6. GATHERING THE EVIDENCE • You and your group will now begin to gather EVIDENCE. • This will supply you with your information you need. • You must RECORD the sites you used.

  7. IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES • In order to understand your economic issue, you must understand WHY it occurs. • You must find as many as you can that explain why the problem occurs. • You must supply FACTS and EVIDENCE to support you claims for the problem.

  8. EVALUATING EXISTING POLICIES • You must chose 1 of the existing policy to RESEARCH. • You then have to EVALUATE the positives and negatives of the policy. • You must use some facts.

  9. CREATING NEW POLICIES • You must now create 3 new or altered policies for your economic issues. • You must then choose the BEST out of the three that you feel best changes the issue for the BETTER

  10. SELECTING THE RIGHT POLICY • The LAST step is to the project is to evaluate each of your new policies. • FEASIBILITY-if the policy can actually be put into effect. • EFFECTIVENESS- that it will actually work.

  11. THE PROCESS • Everyone in the group is responsible for a particular part of the project. • Each role is essential to the creation of the finished project. • Each has an equal merit.

  12. THE ROLES • LEADER- Keeps people of track and responsible. • RESEARCHER-Responsible for organizing all research. • TECHNOLOGY- Creates the PowerPoint presentation. • PRESENTATION-will represent the group for their project.

  13. EVALUATION

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