What happens if Mexico decreases tariffs on imported cars? Learners consider the question and others using authentic College Board materials. Other questions include evaluating the effects of government spending on a fictional country and exploring the gross domestic product of another nation. 

Concepts

macroeconomics, test preparation, mass production, supply and demand, international trade, gross domestic product, tariffs, government spending

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use one of the case studies to create a group activity and discussion of solutions
• Offer all or part of the assessment as a review for the AP® exam

Classroom Considerations

• Resource contains the free-response questions from form B of the 2008 AP® Macroeconomics exam
  

Pros

• Materials give students a chance for authentic test practice
• Resources include scoring guidelines, making feedback easy

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.3 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.10