The purpose of this high school consumer education course is to make the student sware of his place in the economic system. This is achieved through the attainment of certain goals: 1) an understanding of the American economic system; 2) the function of money and banking; 3) a consideration of various types of insurance; 4) an identification of…

This Quinmester course on money and banking, part of the political and economic studies cluster for grades 10, 11, and 12, aims at examining the nature, role and scope of money in a capitalistic economy. Emphasis is placed upon understanding the operation of government policies affecting banking, with its subsequent influences on our national…

The course for grades 10 through 12 outlined in this guide provides a study of the American system of private enterprise and the basic economic principles upon which it is based. Among the course goals are that the student will: 1) discover that the American economy, as evidenced through the free enterprise system, exist for the individual; 2)…