Honors American Government / Economics

Mr. Rumpfeldt

Periods 1 and 2

Online Textbook

Supply and Demand Notes

Market Structure Notes

Chapters 10 and 11Notes

Chapters 12, 13 Notes

Chapters 14,15,16 Notes

Final Exam Essay Questions

Final Exam Review

Honors Economics

2008

factors of production

scarcity and shortage

opportunity cost

production possibilities curve

guns or butter

efficient

underutilization

free market

key economic questions

specialization

profit motive

traditional economy

competition

laissez faire

command economy

economies of scale

socialism

law of demand

law of supply

inelastic demand

elastic demand

shifting demand curve

shifting supply curve

movement along the supply and demand curves

equilibrium price

shortage

surplus

price ceiling

price floor

black market

monopolies

monopolistic competition

oligopoly

cartel

sole proprietorship

general partnerships

horizontal merger

vertical merger

fringe benefit

FDIC

mortgage

CD

liquid asset

blue chip stock

DJIA

NASDAQ
AMEX
NYSE

stock split

common stock

preferred stock

growth stock

income stock

durable good

non durable good

income approach to GDP

expenditure approach to GDP

intermediate goods

phases of the business cycle

what is not counted in GDP

FICA

tax burden

progressive tax

regressive tax

property tax

expansionary fiscal policy

FOMC

federal reserve districts

excess reserves

monetary policy

tight money supply

interest rates and the demand for money

essay topics:

stock market

supply and demand

elasticity of demand

GDP

business cycle

Economics Vocabulary

1. scarcity
2. opportunity cost
3. production possibilities
4. trade off
5. efficiency
6. equity
7. innovation
8. per capita
9. invisible hand
10. laissez faire
11. capitalism
12. communism
13. privatized
14. profit
15. resources
16. capital
17. entrepreneur
18. infrastructure
19. shortage
20. surplus
21. copyright
22. patent
23. cartel
24. monopoly
25. oligopoly
26. principal
27. interest
28. elastic
29. equilibrium
30. shortage
31. surplus
32. blue chip stock
33. liquidity
34. bear
35. bull
36. black market
37. externalities
38. diminishing
39. GDP
40. inflation
41. unemployment
42. barter
43. interdependence
44. specialization
45. division of labor
46. market
47. marginal
48. subsidy
49. price ceiling
50. price floor
51. deregulation
52. commodities
53. liability
54. asset
55. dividend
56. yield
57. business cycle
58. collateral
59. stock
60. bond
61. mutual fund
62. conglomerate
63. royalty
64. union
65. merger
66. right to work state
67. blue collar workers
68. contingent
69. intrinsic
70. FDIC
71. NYSE
72. AMEX
73. NASDAQ
74. DJIA
75. S and P 500
76. debt
77. debit
78. CD
79. prospectus
80. portfolio
81. depreciation
82. mortgage
83. sub prime
84. real
85. nominal
86. recession
87. depression
88. cyclical
89. CPI
90. fiscal policy
91. monetary policy
92. the Fed
93. Keynesian economics
94. automatic stabilizers
95. supply side economics
96. FOMC
97. prime rate
98. discount rate
99. comparative advantage
100.  WTO

American Government Course Outline

Syllabus

andrew.rumpfeldt@browardschools.com

1. democracy
2. sovereignty
3. abridge
4. usurpation
5. faction
6. unitary government
7. federal government
8. framers
9. benevolence
10. confederation
11. domestic
12. dissident
13. bicameral
14. unicameral
15. repeal
16. assimilate
17. brandish
18. infamous
19. delegate
20. cohesion
21. efficacy
22. abstain
23. ratification
24. quorum
25. federalism
26. judicial review
27. extradite
28. cabinet
29. electoral college
30. commerce
31. plurality
32. conservative
33. liberal
34. partisan
35. opulent
36. political machine
37. incumbent
38. electorate
39. consensus
40. reciprocity
41. suffrage
42. injunction
43. muckraker
44. John Q. Public
45. primary
46. caucus
47. ballot
48. subsidy
49. mandate
50. grass roots
51. lobby
52. pork
53. constituents
54. sophomore surge
55. franking
56. intrinsic
57. junta
58. gerrymandering
59. meticulous
60. naturalization
61. eminent domain
62. philanthropy
63. clothespin vote
64. perjury
65. illicit
66. censure
67. encroach
68. impeach
69. lame duck
70. coattails
71. acquit
72. subpoena
73. infallible
74. whip
75. filibuster
76. platform
77. pardon
78. admissible
79. litmus test
80. amnesty
81. bureaucracy
82. patronage
83. deficit
84. debt
85. tariff
86. espionage
87. parochial
88. secular
89. libel
90. slander
91. sedition
92. indictment
93. treason
94. habeas corpus
95. ex post facto
96. de facto
97. de jure
98. devolution
99. insurgence
100. rudimentary

Honors American Government Syllabus

Course Number 21063200

½ Credit

Monarch High School

Instructor: Andrew Rumpfeldt             

email:

 andrew.rumpfeldt@browardschools.com

web site: http://www.monarchknights.com/teacherwebpages/rumpfeldt/HonorsAmericanGovernment.htm

Course Description:

American Government will provide students the opportunity to acquire an understanding of American government and political behavior. Content to be covered will include, but not be limited to, an analysis of those documents which shape our political traditions (the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights); a comparison of the roles of the three branches of government at the local, state, and national levels; an understanding of the evolving role of political parties and interest groups in determining government policy; how the rights and responsibilities of citizens in a democratic state have evolved and been interpreted; and the importance of civic participation in the democratic political process. This course is paired with Economics. PREREQUISITE: American History

Textbook: Magruder’s American Government 2004 – Prentice Hall

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Course Requirements:

• Readings – In addition to the textbook, the instructor will occasionally assign outside readings. These readings will range from current event articles to primary source documents. Students will be responsible for the assigned articles and there will be unannounced quizzes on assigned readings.

• Current Events – There will be a current event assignment each week. Students must locate an article that relates to the assigned topic for that particular week. This topic aligns to the area of study for that week and will act as reinforcement of the content as well as a connection to the real world. The article should relate to the topic and it is the job of the student to show that relationship in writing. This is not a summary of the article. These will be due each Friday. A schedule will follow.

• Notes – The instructor will give notes on each unit of study that will accompany the textbook. These notes will include information that will go above and beyond the content of the text. Therefore, it is imperative that all students take notes and make arrangements will other students to get the notes when they are absent. Notes are for the students’ benefit and will not be collected nor graded.

• Tests and Quizzes – There will be a variety of assessments in this course. This will consist of unit tests, section quizzes, short responses, and essays. Students will be graded on notes, textbook content, outside readings, and class discussions. Tests will be entered in pinnacle as points but will carry a higher weight. Therefore, it may appear in pinnacle that tests count the same as class work, but they do not.

• Projects and Presentations – In order to accommodate all learning styles, there will be several projects and presentations in this class. Some projects will be individual and some group. When working in groups, all students are responsible for the project, not just a portion of the project. Therefore, if one student is absent it will not compromise the integrity of the project. Students are expected to back up their work. A technology failure is no excuse for late work.

• Vocabulary – Students will be assigned vocabulary words to be recorded in a composition notebook. There will be approximately 2-3 words assigned per day (100 per nine weeks). While most of these terms will have an American Government meaning, some may be general terms used during the course. Students must record one word per page in their composition book. They must also define the word in a government context and create a depiction of the term via a drawing or other type of graphic. This book will be collected at any time and students will be tested on the words at any time, without notice. Thus, it is important for students to stay up to date with the words. The book will be collected at the end of the term for a final grade. This grade will be based on completion as well as aesthetics.