Unit Description:
The President's Dilemma unit presents students with an economy that has innumerable difficulties for government to solve. As the problem unfolds, students will discover the tradeoffs that society must often incur to pursue a healthy economy. That is, it illustrates how societies struggle with the allocation of scarce resources. Students discover that in our society government may answer the questions: Who makes economic decisions, and by what process? What is produced, and in what quantities? and For whom are goods produced?

Time Required:
2-3 weeks (10-15 days)