How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the United States?
Students provide their own examples of the six characteristics of a market economy as they exist in the United States today. Then they see how the U.S. Constitution supports those characteristics by reading relevant portions of the Constitution, and matching these provisions with the six characteristics of a market economy. The lesson concludes by having the students read and discuss relevant portions of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China. They then write essays contrasting the impact off the economic provisions of the two constitutions on the characteristics of each nation’s economy. • Unit 1: Lesson 2 – Is Economic Freedom a Necessary Condition for Political Freedom? Students explore the relationship between economic freedom and political freedom. Do countries that provide for political freedom also provide for economic freedom? Is there a connection between decentralized economic decision making and decentralized political decision making? Students make inferences ab
