Government+and+Economics

=Websites that help explain Cuba's Economy for Venn Diagram Assignment:= []

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= = =Video from In Class:= Click on Video Part 1: []


 * Write 3 things down that you heard Burnanke talk about in the video that relate to the federal reserve and the economy.**

= = =Monetary and Fiscal Policy:= Use the following web sites to help you with your homework:
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= = =Economic Indicators:=

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): [|video explanation]

Highest & Lowest GDP per capita: [|video comparing different countries]

Consumer Price Index: [|good 2-minute video explanation]

Dow: [|Basic word definition]

Open Market Operations: [|Basic Word Definition]

Prime Rate: [|Basic word definition] AND Reserve Rate: [|Basic word definition]

CBS News Story: [|Is Eminent Domain being abused?]
= = = = =__Branches of Government__=

Legislative Branch
//(5 Day Trial on this Site Nov. 11- Nov. 16)// [|Branches of Government Video:]Yes I know this is a robot, but the information is exactly what you should know about each branch. At the end of the video their is a great quiz to check your knowledge on the information.

[|How a Bill Becomes a Law Quiz]: 10 questions

Additional Government & Law Videos: []

Executive Branch:
[|A Day in the Life of a President] This site tells about the Executive Branch [] Tells the difference branches of the Executive Branch [] Executive Branch simplified []

Judicial Branch:
[|Judicial Branch home page] [|Good Facts] [|Activities]

Gov: 10/27/09 Absent Work:
 * Write the vocabulary words on one side of a note card and the definition on the back side
 * You will have a matching quiz over theses words and definitions from Unit 1 on Thursday
 * Chapter 5 Homework: Packet- Comprehension Check Page 34 & Words to Know 35

Vocabulary Words:**
 * Representative
 * Republic
 * Democracy
 * Direct Democracy
 * Confederation
 * Constitutional Convention
 * Amendment
 * Federal Government
 * Legislative Branch
 * Executive Branch
 * Judicial Branch

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