Foundations of American Economics
Major Concepts to Understand include:
Definitions (or characteristics) of a State
Origins of a State
Purpose of Economics
Minority Rights in a Democracy
Students should be able to identify
and/or define the following terms
which have contributed to the development of the American Economics:
Magna Carta
Petition of Right
English Bill of Rights
Charter
Bicameral & Unicameral
Federalist & Anti-Federalist
The ideas of the following philosophers also contributed
to the development of the American Economics:
Thomas Hobbes |
John Locke |
Baron de Montesquieu |
Jean Jacques Rousseau |
Major Events contributing to the early
development of the United States Economics included: