Presentation Title Your Name ECO 202 Instructor Name ECO 202 Choose a title for your presentation. Include your name, the course name and the assignment name. 1 Ten-Year Period of U.S. Economic History Overview This slide should include a brief overview of the 10-year period between 1950 and today that you chose for this presentation. ECO 202 Write a brief overview of the time period you chose. To give greater impact, make sure to be brief in the slide and explain in the speaker’s notes. Imagine that you have to present the PowerPoint to an audience. The slides are an outline for the audience to follow your presentation. The speaker’s notes would be what you are going to say. 2 GDP (1–2 slides) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Growth Show a graph of real GDP growth rates for each year of your decade and highlight significant changes in growth rates, such as dips or negative growth (recession) or booms (economic expansion) Real GDP data can be found here at FRED, the research database of the St. Louis Federal Reserve—adjust the data to your 10-year period and use these numbers to calculate the growth rate Choose two or three of the most relevant events from this time period that impacted the U.S. economy. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate how these events influenced national output during this time period. You can use the GDP formula to explain how an event impacted GDP growth. For instance, if there was large increase in military spending because of a war, we would expect to see an increase in GDP. Be sure the connections you make are supported by the data you present. ECO 202 Start with the first topic you want to present. First research the main idea you want to talk about, research sources, images/graphs/diagrams/tables. Try to express the main concepts in a brief manner, such as via bullet points and images with key words. Explain the slide in the speaker’s notes. 3 Unemployment and Inflation (1–2 slides) Analyze unemployment and inflation data as to their relation to output and growth, using macroeconomic principles and models to explain their effect. Show graphs of both annual inflation rates and annual unemployment rates throughout your decade. Find data on inflation rates here Find data on unemployment here Explain how inflation and unemployment are calculated for the data presented Discuss how changes in both are related to changes in GDP growth Apply specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate how the previously selected events influenced both unemployment and inflation during this time period. Discuss how the events impacted both economic indicators For the final draft, look to include our AD-AS model to illustrate how events led the changes observed in both ECO 202 Make sure to include speaker’s notes. 4 Interest Rates (1–2 slides) Analyze interest rate fluctuations throughout this time period and their effects on other aspects of the economy. Show .

1. Presentation Title
Your Name
ECO 202
Instructor Name
ECO 202
Choose a title for your presentation.
Include your name, the course name and the assignment name.
1
Ten-Year Period of U.S. Economic History Overview
This slide should include a brief overview of the 10-year period
between 1950 and today that you chose for this presentation.
ECO 202
Write a brief overview of the time period you chose.
To give greater impact, make sure to be brief in the slide and
explain in the speaker’s notes.
Imagine that you have to present the PowerPoint to an audience.
The slides are an outline for the audience to follow your
presentation.
The speaker’s notes would be what you are going to say.
2
GDP (1–2 slides)

2. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Growth
Show a graph of real GDP growth rates for each year of your
decade and highlight significant changes in growth rates, such
as dips or negative growth (recession) or booms (economic
expansion)
Real GDP data can be found here at FRED, the research
database of the St. Louis Federal Reserve—adjust the data to
your 10-year period and use these numbers to calculate the
growth rate
Choose two or three of the most relevant events from this time
period that impacted the U.S. economy. Apply specific models
developed throughout the course to demonstrate how these
events influenced national output during this time period.
You can use the GDP formula to explain how an event impacted
GDP growth. For instance, if there was large increase in
military spending because of a war, we would expect to see an
increase in GDP.
Be sure the connections you make are supported by the data you
present.
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Start with the first topic you want to present.
First research the main idea you want to talk about, research
sources, images/graphs/diagrams/tables.
Try to express the main concepts in a brief manner, such as via
bullet points and images with key words.
Explain the slide in the speaker’s notes.
3
Unemployment and Inflation (1–2 slides)
Analyze unemployment and inflation data as to their relation to

3. output and growth, using macroeconomic principles and models
to explain their effect.
Show graphs of both annual inflation rates and annual
unemployment rates throughout your decade.
Find data on inflation rates here
Find data on unemployment here
Explain how inflation and unemployment are calculated for the
data presented
Discuss how changes in both are related to changes in GDP
growth
Apply specific models developed throughout the course to
demonstrate how the previously selected events influenced both
unemployment and inflation during this time period.
Discuss how the events impacted both economic indicators
For the final draft, look to include our AD-AS model to
illustrate how events led the changes observed in both
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Make sure to include speaker’s notes.
4
Interest Rates (1–2 slides)
Analyze interest rate fluctuations throughout this time period
and their effects on other aspects of the economy.
Show graph of interest rates during your time period—there are
different rates to choose from, like the Federal Funds Rate, the
3-Month Treasury Rate, or the Bank Prime Loan Rate, which
will each give a sense of the level of interest rates and the trend
throughout the decade
Then discuss the following:
How would these fluctuations affect/be affected by inflation?
Would investments and foreign trade rates increase or decrease?
How would the GDP of the American economy be affected?
To answer the above questions, consider the relationship

4. between interest rates and GDP
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Include speaker’s notes.
5
Foreign Trade: Imports and Exports
For this element, you are to provide data on levels of imports
and exports throughout your decade.
As with the other economic data, providing annual numbers for
each year of your decade is ideal. In this case, you may want to
look at the value of imports and exports in real (inflation-
adjusted) dollars, or you can present them as a % of GDP.
In your analysis of the data, make connections to other aspects
of the economy, such as the exchange rate. An example might
be that a stronger dollar leads to more imports—since our dollar
can buy more foreign currency than before, it also means it can
buy more foreign goods and services (all other things being
equal) and so would lead to an increase in imports.
The Census Bureau collects data on imports and exports, and its
data is compiled on other reliable websites for easy access:
You can find export data here
You can find import data here
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Foreign Trade: Models
This follows well from the analysis of import and export data,
where you can relate the trade levels to events within our
economy and within our trading partners’ economies. For
example, the Great Recession saw incomes decrease in most of
the Western world, and we know that demand for imports is
determined by income. If demand for goods and services
decreases, we should see a decrease in exports and imports all
around the affected countries, the U.S. included. This shows the

5. application of the AD-AS model, with a shifting demand curve.
Consider also any relevant trade agreements during this time to
explore changes in patterns of trade based on comparative
advantage, another key economic model.
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Fiscal Policy
This rubric element wants you to look at the policies in place at
the start of your chosen decade.
You will need to provide details on the policies and examine
how they were related to macroeconomic issues at the
time. Your slide(s) on this will highlight the key points, and
your speaker notes will add the explanatory detail needed.
You may need to take a peek at what was happening in the years
leading up to the start of your decade.
Your work here should include scholarly research through
which you can best find information on specific fiscal
policies—search by president instead of by years. Start with
these sites:
Congressional Budget Office
White House website
National Bureau of Economic Research
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Fiscal Policy Actions
This rubric element wants you to examine what the fiscal policy
initiatives were going forward to respond to the changing
economic landscape.
You should specifically state what the intent of the actions
was—for instance, it could be to decrease unemployment.
Then, use our macroeconomic principles and models (like the
AD-AS model or Keynesianconsumptionfunction) to explain
why the action would lead to the outcome desired by the
government.

6. Keep the main points (and any use of graphs to show the
economic models) on the slide, and use the speaker notes to add
full explanation.
Scholarly research is required here as well (this may overlap
with research from the previous element, as appropriate).
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Fiscal Policy Impact
After looking at what the government set out to do and why,
you will now examine whether it actually worked.
You will look at the macroeconomic data (which you already
gathered in Milestone One) to see if policy actions achieved
their goals. For instance, President Johnson’s “War on Poverty”
aimed to reduce poverty in the U.S. and, in doing so, create a
stronger economy. With less poverty, we should see increased
consumption and higher growth rates.
Keep in mind that there may be times when the government
misread the economy and implemented a policy that had
unintended effects, so it is important to compare what was
observed after the policy in the macroeconomic data to what the
policy objectives were.
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Monetary Policy
This rubric element wants you to look at the monetary policies
in place at the start of your chosen decade.
Remember that the Federal Reserve (Fed) controls our monetary
policy and it has four main goals:
Price Stability
High Employment
Economic Growth
Financial Market Stability
The main tools the Fed uses are decreasing or increasing of the
money supply (through open market operations, changing the

7. required-reserve ratio, and changing the discount rate) and
changes to interest rates.
Be sure to read up on these policy tools the Fed uses in our
textbook and check out this video for further understanding.
The San Francisco Federal Reserve is a valuable resource for
research on Federal Reserve history.
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Monetary Policy Actions
This rubric element wants you to examine what the monetary
policy initiatives were going forward to respond to the changing
economic landscape throughout your decade.
You should specifically state what the intent of the actions
were—for instance, the Fed may have used expansionary policy
to help expand the economy in response to a recession. Such
policies could have been buying up government bonds—this
puts money into the economy since the Fed is buying these
bonds from a bank and then the bank can use that money in the
economy. This open-market operation increases the money
supply.
Then, use our macroeconomic principles and models (like the
Supply and Demand of Money model and AD-AS model to show
impact of interest rates on equilibrium GDP, Phillips curve,
etc.) to explain why the action would lead to the outcome
desired by the government.
Keep the main points (and any use of graphs to show the
economic models) on the slide and use the speaker notes to add
full explanation. Scholarly research is required here as well
(this may overlap with research from the previous element, as
appropriate).
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Monetary Policy Impact
After looking at what the Fed set out to do and why, you will

8. now examine whether it actually worked.
You will look at the macroeconomic data (which you already
gathered in Milestone One—feel free to add more here if needed
to support your analysis) to see if policy actions achieved their
goals. For instance, if the Fed raised interest rates as a
contractionary policy aimed at slowing down inflation, did it
work?
There might also be examples of where the Fed misread the
economic landscape and initiated expansionary policy when it
should have taken on contractionary policy, or vice
versa. Consider all actions taken by the Fed during your decade
and analyze their impact on the overall economy, paying
particular attention to GDP growth rates, unemployment, and
inflation.
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Conclusions
For this element, you will take all the data, history, and policy
analysis you have presented and summarize it in a coherent and
thorough manner. Basically, this is your time to tell the
economic story of the decade and make all the necessary
connections now that your analysis is done. Be sure to include
specific examples and data points that help tell the story.
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Speaker’s notes.
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“Agree/Disagree”
Here, you will state whether you agree or disagree with fiscal
and monetary policy actions taken.
It is possible that some actions you agree with and others you
disagree with—that is fine. You can discuss your reasons for
disagreement or agreement on a case-by-case basis.

9. In your argument, be sure you are using our economic models
and concepts to support yourself, and not just your own opinion
or feeling about what is best. For instance, saying that we
should not have spent money on government programs because
it is not fair to give out money to people would not be an
macroeconomics-based reason. You could say that increased
government spending through expansionary fiscal policy created
too much inflation later on and so you disagree with that action.
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References
Include references in APA style.
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ECO 202 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
The final project for this course is the creation of economic
history analysis presentation. Macroeconomics is the part of the
study of economics that is concerned
with the aggregate or the whole. Macroeconomics provides us
with tools and methods to understand how our economy works
as a whole. It deals with
economy-wide issues such as price levels, employment, national
income, and growth. As a student of macroeconomics, you will
learn how to understand the

10. changes occurring throughout our economy and how our
economy is influenced by our decisions, by our government, and
by other countries.
In this assignment, you will perform an in-depth analysis of a
10-year period in U.S. economic history between 1950 and
today. In your analysis, you will examine
macroeconomic data, basic macroeconomic principles,
government actions, and historical/current events to give a clear
and comprehensive picture of your
chosen time period and detail how they are related to one
another.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be
submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold
learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules
Two, Four, and Five. The final project will be submitted in
Module Seven.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the
following course outcomes:
for drawing connections between the events and their economic
impact
effects of government intervention and fiscal
and monetary policy actions for their impact on the economy
economic outcomes and forecasting
or
their influence on industries and households

11. Prompt
For this assignment, you will first need to choose a 10-year
period in U.S. economic history between 1950 and today. You
will then present the data collected
from government sources related to a variety of macroeconomic
phenomena and analyze them in conjunction with the models
and core principles to explain the
economy-wide changes during your chosen time period. You
will also examine the events of the time in their relation to the
macroeconomic issues as well as the
corresponding government actions taken (fiscal and monetary
policies) to address the issues. The final presentation should be
15–20 slides using PowerPoint,
Prezi, Keynote, or PreZentit, including title and reference
slides. Be sure to include speaker notes to accompany the data
and graphs, information, and
explanations presented on the slide.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Examination of Macroeconomic Data (Be sure to include
speaker notes to accompany all of your responses.)
a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Growth
i. Analyze the annual GDP during the time frame to calculate
specific growth rates and trends in the U.S. economy.
ii. Choose two or three of the most relevant historical and/or
current events during this time period that impacted the U.S.
economy. Apply
specific models developed throughout the course to demonstrate

12. how these events influenced national output during this time.
b) Unemployment and Inflation
i. Analyze unemployment and inflation data during the time
frame in their relation to output and growth, using
macroeconomic principles
and models to explain their effect.
ii. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to
demonstrate how the previously selected historical and/or
current events
influenced both unemployment and inflation during this time.
c) Analyze interest rate fluctuations throughout this time period
and their effects on other aspects of the economy. How would
these fluctuations
affect inflation? Would investments and foreign trade rates
increase or decrease? How would the GDP of the American
economy be affected?
d) Foreign Trade
i. Analyze data representing levels of U.S. imports and exports
during this time. How do they relate to other economic
outcomes such as
the GDP, foreign exchange rates, and so on?
ii. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to
demonstrate how domestic and foreign events (e.g., wars,
changes in trade
barriers, development abroad) have impacted the level of and
changes in imports and exports in the United States.
II. Government Policies (Be sure to include speaker notes to
accompany all of your responses.)

13. a) Fiscal Policy
i. Examine the fiscal policies in place at the start of your
specific time period in relation to their effects on
macroeconomic issues. For
instance, consider level of government spending, taxation,
subsidies, unemployment benefits, and so on.
ii. Analyze new fiscal policy actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time period by describing their
intended effects,
using macroeconomic principles to explain the actions.
iii. Explain the impact of the new fiscal policy actions on
individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating
the macroeconomic
data and principles.
b) Monetary Policy
i. Examine the monetary policies in place at the start of your
specific time period in relation to their effects on
macroeconomic issues. For
instance, consider the discount rate set by the Fed, the rates on
reserves, open market operations, and so on.
ii. Analyze new monetary policy actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time period by describing their
intended
effects, using macroeconomic principles to explain the actions.
iii. Explain the impact of the new monetary policy actions on
individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating
the
macroeconomic data and principles.

14. III. Conclusion (Be sure to include speaker notes to accompany
all of your responses.)
a) Summarize the overall trends and outcomes of this 10-year
period by integrating the data, economic models, and historical
analysis.
b) Defend your agreement or disagreement with the actions
taken by the U.S. government during this time based upon your
analysis and
application of the macroeconomic theories.
Milestones
Milestone One: Macroeconomic Data Report
In Module Two, you will submit the first three sections of your
final project as outlined in Section I, parts a), b), and c).
1) Choose a 10-year period in the history of the U.S. between
1950 and today. All responses will be related to that timeframe.
b) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Growth
i. Analyze the annual GDP to calculate specific growth rates
and trends in the U.S. economy.
ii. Choose two or three of the most relevant events from this
time period that impacted the U.S. economy. Apply specific
models
developed throughout the course to demonstrate how these
events influenced national output during this time period.
c) Unemployment and Inflation
i. Analyze unemployment and inflation data as to their relation
to output and growth, using macroeconomic principles and

15. models to
explain their effect.
ii. Apply specific models developed throughout the course to
demonstrate how the previously selected events influenced both
unemployment and inflation during this time period.
d) Analyze interest rate fluctuations throughout this time period
and their effects on other aspects of the economy. How would
these fluctuations
affect inflation? Would investments and foreign trade rates
increase or decrease? How would the GDP of the American
economy be affected?
2) Present your research with 4–6 slides in PowerPoint, Prezi,
Keynotes, or PreZentit, not including title page and references.
Be sure to include speaker
notes to accompany all of your responses.
3) Apply APA formatting to citations and references.
This milestone will be graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Fiscal Policies
In Module Four, you will submit a section of your final project
pertaining to fiscal policies as outlined in Section II, part a).
1) Continue your observation of the 10-year period selected for
Milestone One, and research the government policies
implemented during those years.

16. a) Fiscal Policy
i. Examine the fiscal policies in place at the start of your
specific time period in relation to their effects on
macroeconomic issues. For
instance, consider level of government spending, taxation,
subsidies, unemployment benefits, and so on. Analyze new
fiscal policy actions
undertaken by the U.S. government throughout the time period
by describing their intended effects, using macroeconomic
principles to
explain the actions.
ii. Explain the impact of the new fiscal policy actions on
individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating
the macroeconomic
data and principles.
2) Present your research with 3–5 slides in PowerPoint, Prezi,
Keynotes or PreZentit, not including title page and references.
Be sure to include speaker
notes to accompany all of your responses.
3) Apply APA formatting to citations and references.
This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Monetary Policies
In Module Five, you will submit a section of your final project
pertaining to monetary policies as outlined in Section II, part

17. b).
1) Continue your observation of the 10-year period selected for
Milestone One and research the Government Policies
implemented during those years.
a) Monetary Policy
i. Examine the monetary policies in place at the start of your
specific time period in relation to their effects on
macroeconomic issues. For
instance, consider the discount rate set by the Fed, the rates on
reserves, open market operations, and so on.
ii. Analyze new monetary policy actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time period by describing their
intended
effects, using macroeconomic principles to explain the actions.
iii. Explain the impact of the new monetary policy actions on
individuals and businesses within the economy by integrating
the
macroeconomic data and principles.
2) Present your research with 3–5 slides in PowerPoint, Prezi,
Keynotes or PreZentit, not including title page and references.
Be sure to include speaker
notes to accompany all of your responses.
3) Apply APA formatting to citations and references.
This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.

18. Final Project: Economic History Analysis Presentation
In Module Seven, you will submit your final project. It will
include new research on foreign trade practices (Section I, part
d), will draw conclusions (Section III),
and integrate all milestones and feedback. It should be a
complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical
elements of the final product.
1) Research and present, in 3–4 slides, foreign trade practices
and policies of the 10-year period you researched for Milestones
One, Two, and Three.
a) Analyze data representing levels of U.S. imports and exports
during this time. How do they relate to other economic
outcomes such as the GDP,
foreign exchange rates, and so on?
b) Apply specific models developed throughout the course to
demonstrate how domestic and foreign events (e.g., wars,
changes in trade barriers,
development abroad) have impacted the level of and changes in
imports and exports in the United States.
2) Draw conclusions to the research carried out throughout the
course.
a) Summarize the overall trends and outcomes of this 10-year
period by integrating the data, economic models, and historical
analysis.
b) Defend your agreement or disagreement with the actions
taken by the U.S. government during this time based upon your
analysis and

19. application of the macroeconomic theories.
3) Incorporate and integrate this information with the slides
developed during Milestones One, Two, and Three into a 15–20-
slide presentation that covers
all the critical elements of the assignment. Be sure to include
speaker notes to accompany all of your responses.
4) Apply APA formatting to citations and references.
The final project will be graded using the Final Project Rubric.
Deliverables
Milestone Deliverables Module Due Grading
1 Macroeconomic Data Report Two Graded separately;
Milestone One Rubric
2 Fiscal Policies Report Four Graded separately; Milestone Two
Rubric
3 Monetary Policies Report Five Graded separately; Milestone
Three Rubric
Final Submission: Economic History
Analysis Presentation
Seven Graded separately; Final Project Rubric

20. Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your economic history analysis
presentation should be 15–20 slides, including title and
reference slides, and include speaker notes to
accompany the slides. Your reference list slide needs to be in
APA format.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in
Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade
Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs
Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Examination: GDP:
Growth Rates and
Trends
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explains relevance of the growth
rates observed
Accurately analyzes the annual
GDP during the time frame to
calculate specific growth rates
and trends in the U.S. economy

21. and provides information in
speaker notes
Analyzes the annual GDP during
the time frame to calculate
specific growth rates and trends
in the U.S. economy, but analysis
is inaccurate, or does not provide
information in speaker notes
Does not analyze the annual GDP
during the time frame
6.4
Examination: GDP:
Influenced National
Output
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers a nuanced insight into the
relationship between events and
national output
Applies specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how relevant
historical and/or current events
have influenced national output
during the time period, and
provides information in speaker
notes
Applies specific models

22. developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how relevant
historical and current events have
influenced national output during
the time period, but events
chosen are not relevant, or does
not provide information in
speaker notes
Does not apply specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate influence on
national output
6.4
Examination:
Unemployment and
Inflation: Output and
Growth
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
explains how data is collected and
calculated
Analyzes unemployment and
inflation data during the time
frame in their relation to output
and growth, using
macroeconomic principles and
models to explain their effect,
and provides information in
speaker notes

23. Analyzes unemployment and
inflation data during the time
frame, but does not relate
analysis to output and growth,
does not use macroeconomic
principles and models to explain
their effect, or does not provide
information in speaker notes
Does not analyze unemployment
and inflation data during the time
frame
6.4
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ic_feedback_instructions_student.pdf
Examination:
Unemployment:
Events
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers a nuanced insight into the
relationship between events,
unemployment, and inflation
Applies specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how relevant
historical/or and current events

24. have influenced both
unemployment and inflation
during the time period, and
provides information in speaker
notes
Applies specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how relevant
historical and current events have
influenced both unemployment
and inflation during this time
period, but events chosen are not
relevant, or does not provide
information in speaker notes
Does not apply specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate relevant events’
influence on unemployment and
inflation
6.4
Examination: Interest
Rate Fluctuations
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
relates fluctuations to all other
factors of the economy
Analyzes interest rate fluctuations
throughout the time period and
their effect on other aspects of
the economy, such as inflation,

25. investment, foreign trade, and
the GDP, and provides
information in speaker notes
Analyzes interest rate fluctuations
throughout the time period, but
does not relate this to their effect
on other aspects of the economy
such as inflation, investment,
foreign trade, and the GDP, or
does not provide information in
speaker notes
Does not analyze interest rate
fluctuations throughout the time
period
6.4
Examination: Foreign
Trade: Imports and
Exports
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific detail in
presenting the data
Accurately analyzes data
representing levels of U.S.
imports and exports during the
time period as they relate to
other economic outcomes, and
provides information in speaker
notes

26. Analyzes data representing levels
of U.S. imports and exports
during the time period, but does
not relate data to other economic
outcomes, does not provide
information in speaker notes, or
analysis is inaccurate
Does not analyze data
representing levels of U.S.
imports and exports during the
time period
6.4
Examination: Foreign
Trade: Models
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
offers a nuanced insight into the
relationship between events and
changes in imports and exports
Applies specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how domestic
and foreign events have impacted
the level of and changes in
imports and exports in the United
States, and provides information
in speaker notes
Applies specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate how domestic

27. and foreign events have impacted
the level of and changes in
imports and exports in the United
States, but events chosen are not
relevant, or does not provide
information in speaker notes
Does not apply specific models
developed throughout the course
to demonstrate impact of
domestic and foreign events on
foreign trade
6.4
Government Policies:
Fiscal: Policies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
cites scholarly research to
support the relation between the
policies and the issues
Examines the fiscal policies in
place at the start of the specific
time period in relation to their
effects on macroeconomic issues,
and provides information in
speaker notes
Examines the fiscal policies in
place at the start of the specific
time period, but does not relate
this to their effects on
macroeconomic issues, or does

28. not provide information in
speaker notes
Does not explain the fiscal
policies in place at the start of the
specific time period
6.4
Government Policies:
Fiscal: Policy Actions
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is
well qualified and cites scholarly
research with specific examples
and references
Analyzes new fiscal policy actions
undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time
period by describing their
intended effects, uses
macroeconomic principles to
explain the actions, and provides
information in speaker notes
Analyzes new fiscal policy actions
undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time
period, but does not describe
their intended effects, does not
use macroeconomic principles to

29. explain the actions, or does not
provide information in speaker
notes
Does not analyze new fiscal policy
actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time
period
6.4
Government Policies:
Fiscal: Impact
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses concrete examples to
substantiate claims and to
comprehensively describe the
policy results
Comprehensively explains the
impact of the new fiscal policy
actions on individuals and
businesses within the economy
by integrating the
macroeconomic data and
principles, and provides
information in speaker notes
Explains the impact of the new
fiscal policy actions on individuals
and businesses within the
economy, but is not
comprehensive, does not
integrate the macroeconomic

30. data and principles, or does not
provide information in speaker
notes
Does not explain the impact of
the new fiscal policy actions on
individuals and businesses within
the economy
6.4
Government Policies:
Monetary: Policies
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
cites scholarly research to
support the relation between the
policies and the issues
Examines the monetary policies
in place at the start of the
selected time period in relation to
their effects on macroeconomic
issues, and provides information
in speaker notes
Examines the monetary policies
in place at the start of the
selected time period, but does
not relate them to their effects on
macroeconomic issues, or does
not provide information in
speaker notes
Does not examine the monetary

31. policies in place at the start of the
selected time period
6.4
Government Policies:
Monetary: Policy
Actions
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is
well qualified and cites scholarly
research with specific examples
and references
Analyzes new monetary policy
actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time
period by describing their
intended effects, uses
macroeconomic principles to
explain the actions, and provides
information in speaker notes
Analyzes new monetary policy
actions undertaken by the U.S.
government throughout the time
period, but does not describe
their intended effects, does not
use macroeconomic principles to
explain the actions, or does not
provide information in speaker
notes
Does not analyze new monetary

32. policy actions undertaken by the
U.S. government throughout the
time period
6.4
Government Policies:
Monetary: Impact
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses concrete examples to
substantiate claims and to
comprehensively describe the
policy results
Comprehensively explains the
impact of the new monetary
policy actions on individuals and
businesses within the economy
by integrating the
macroeconomic data and
principles, and provides
information in speaker notes
Explains the impact of the new
monetary policy actions on
individuals and businesses within
the economy, but is not
comprehensive, does not
integrate the macroeconomic
data and principles, or does not
provide information in speaker

33. notes
Does not explain the impact of
the new monetary policy actions
on individuals and businesses
within the economy
6.4
Conclusion: Trends
and Outcomes
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
highlights specific examples to
demonstrate trends and
outcomes
Summarizes the overall trends
and outcomes of the 10-year
period by effectively integrating
the data, economic models, and
historical analysis, and provides
information in speaker notes
Summarizes the overall trends
and outcomes of the 10-year
period, but does not integrate the
data, economic models, and
historical analysis effectively,
does not apply all three elements,
or does not provide information
in speaker notes
Does not summarize the overall
trends and outcomes of the 10-

34. year period
6.4
Conclusion:
Agreement or
Disagreement
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
point of view is well supported
and plausible
Defends whether the student
agrees or disagrees with the
actions taken by the U.S.
government during the selected
time period based upon student’s
analysis and application of the
macroeconomic theories, and
provides information in speaker
notes
Defends whether the student
agrees or disagrees with the
actions taken by the U.S.
government during the selected
time period based upon student’s
analysis and application of the
macroeconomic theories, but
defense is weak, does not
accurately analyze and apply
theories, or does not provide
information in speaker notes
Does not defend whether the
student agrees or disagrees with

35. the actions taken by the U.S.
government during the selected
time period
6.4
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
4
Earned Total 100%