Beyond the Sound Bites:
And, to add to the insult, the school system has underperformed for the past four years.
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Reference
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit2/chapter7/
Chapter 7: Market Structures
Section 3 The Role of Government
The role of government has expanded to preserve competitive markets. This has taken the form of antitrust legislation that outlaws trusts and various forms of price discrimination. As a result, the economy has been modified so that it is now a mixture of different market structures, different forms of business organizations, and some degree of government regulation.
Content Vocabulary
trust
price discrimination, 3:59
In-class assignment, with a partner, answer the following.
What does price discrimination mean?
Does a firm charge different prices for the same product?
Why (in an economic phrase) can they do this?
Explain the role of marginal revenue in price discrimination.
Why would a firm split their market like this?
(The practice can not be done if it lessens competition--cf. Clayton Antitrust Act)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NNGP9gWnSg
cease and desist order
public disclosure
Academic Vocabulary
Ch. 7 Sec. 3 Reading Strategy
In-class assignment, with a partner, complete the graphic organizer by describing how governments try to avoid market failures.
Electric Bass Recalled
Maintain Competition
Antitrust Legislation
Government Regulation
4th
Do Government Regulations Actually Help Big Business? - Tim Carney, 4:26
Is third-party testing expensive?
Is it more difficult for a small business to comply with regulations?
Do the large companies get exemptions from compliance with regulations?
Can large companies use in-house testers for compliance?
Altria Group is the parent company of what tobacco company?
Did the Altria Group help draft the legislation to regulate tobacco companies?
Why did Nike favor regulation in the United States?
Where are their shoes manufactured: U.S. or abroad?
Are Nike's competitors harmed by regulations?
What is the effect of regulations on smaller businesses hoping to grow and compete with big businesses?
Tim Carney, Cato Enterprise Institute's Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow, is the author of The BIG Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money (Wiley, 2006).
He was a 2004-2005 Phillips Foundation Journalism fellow, and before that he was a political reporter for Bob Novak and Assistant Editor at Human Events. He is a columnist for America's Future Foundation's webzine Brainwash, and is a contributing editor to Human Events.
Obama declared himself "95 percent cured." But he also acknowledged times "where I mess up." cf. AP 2/8/2011
Reading Check
Describing
Why are some government regulations beneficial for consumers?
Improve Economic Efficiency
Promote Transparency
Provide Public Goods
7th
The Rahn Curve and the Growth-Maximizing Level of Government, 5:43
When does providing public goods increase economic performance?
What happens if government spending increases too much?
Does this reduce prosperity?
What do scholars generally conclude that economic performance is maximized? Between what percentage of GDP?
What other policies also impact growth?
Most nations in Europe and North America had large or modest (small) levels of government for most of their history?
What can we say for sure?
Reading Check
Interpreting
What negative things could happen in a market without disclosure?
Modified Free Enterprise
Reading Check
Summarizing
Why do we use the term modified to describe the American free enterprise economy?
Ch. 7 Sec. 3 Review
In-class assignment, with a partner, use the graphic organizer to identify how the federal government can maintain competition and improve economic efficiency.
Case Study Pixar and Disney
References
Ch. 5 Prep
Chapter 5 Supply Multiple Choice Quiz
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit2/chapter5/self-check_quizzes.html
Chapter 5 Puzzle
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/olc_games/game_engine/content/gln_ss/epp_08/ch05/index.html
Chapter 5 Supply Flashcards
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/qe/efcsec.php?qi=15424
Ch. 6 Prep
Chapter 6: Prices and Decision Making
Multiple Choice Quiz
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit2/chapter6/self-check_quizzes.html
ePuzzle Concentration
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/olc_games/game_engine/content/gln_ss/epp_05/chapter06/index.html
Academic, Glossary, People/Places/Events
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/qe/efcsec.php?qi=15429
Chapter 7 Resources
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit2/chapter7/
Preview
Unit 3: Economic Institutions and Issues
Chapters 8-11
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit3/
Chapter 8: Employment, Labor, and Wages
Chapter 8 - The American Labor Force
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/video_library/index_with_mods.php?PROGRAM=9780078747649&VIDEO=4763&CHAPTER=8&MODE=2
Section 1: The Labor Movement
A description is given of the growth of the labor movement from its roots in craft unions to industrial unions. Organized labor was generally unpopular until the Great Depression, but labor made great strides during the 1930s and did not lose public favor again until after the end of World War II when the Taft-Hartley Act was passed in 1947. During early development of union, the two types of unions are the craft or trade union and the industrial union, and their actions consisted of striking, picketing, and boycotting. In today’s society, the union arrangements consist of closed shop, union, shop, modified union shop, and agency shop.
Student Web Activity
"Labor Unions and the AFL-CIO"
Introduction
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) began in 1886 as an organization of craft unions. Later, it added several industrial unions. The trade and industrial unions did not always agree over the future of the union movement. Consequently, eight of the AFL industrial unions formed the Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) in 1935. In 1955, after almost twenty years of disagreement, the AFL and CIO finally settled most of their differences and joined to form the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). In this activity you will learn more about the AFL-CIO and its role in our modern economy.
Destination Title: AFL-CIO
Directions
Start at the AFL-CIO home page.
* Click on "About Us" for information about this labor organization
* Browse through the various categories and then answer the following questions.
1. What are the goals described in the AFL-CIO's mission statement?
2. What are some of the accomplishments of the AFL-CIO?
3. Select the "Union facts" link and read through the text on the page. What reasons are given for why people join unions?
4. Next, select the link "State and Local Union Movements" from the menu on the left. Select your state from the map. List at least two labor councils active in your state.
Figure 8.5 Market Theory of Wage Determination
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/in_motion_08/epp/EPP_p209.swf
Interactive Graphic Organizers
Section 1 The Labor Movement
Section Preview
Content Vocabulary
craft union
trade union
industrial union
strike
picket
boycott
lockout
company union
Great Depression
right-to-work law
independent union
closed shop
union shop
modified union shop
agency shop
civilian labor force
Chapter 8, Section 1 - Reading Strategy
In-class assignment: with a partner, fill in the graphic organizer.
Note major events in the history of the U.S. labor movement by completing the time line.
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec1_1.pdf
Chapter 8, Section 1 - Review
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec1_2.pdf
Chapter 8, Section 2 - Reading Strategy
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec2_1.pdf
Chapter 8, Section 2 - Review
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec2_2.pdf
Chapter 8, Section 3 - Reading Strategy
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec3_1.pdf
Chapter 8, Section 3 - Review
Cf. http://glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/socialstudies/igo_08/epp/ch_08/EPP_ch08_sec3_2.pdf
Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzle
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/olc_games/game_engine/content/gln_ss/epp_08/ch08/index.html
Vocabulary Flashcard
Cf. http://www.glencoe.com/qe/efcsec.php?qi=15443
Self-check Quiz
Cf. http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078747643/student_view0/unit3/chapter8/self-check_quizzes.html
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Tuesday HW
1. p. 175, Economic Analysis
2. p. 177, #1-2
Wednesday HW
1. p. 183, #2, 4-5
Thursday HW
1. p. 186, Economic Analysis; p. 187, Economic Analysis, p. 189, #3
Friday HW
1. p. 189, #4
