How the evolution from newspapers to radio to television to the Internet and social media have affected political discourse.
Overview of what Impeachment is and how it works in the United States.
Infographic and teachers guide about teaching about impeachment.
What is implied volatility?
The Magna Carta, meaning “Great Charter,” is one of the most influential political documents ever written: it is seen by many modern political scientists as the fundamental document for many of the governing laws of the west, including the United States. Originally issued in 1215 by King John of England as a way of dealing with his own political crisis, the Magna Carta was the first governmental decree establishing the principle that all people—including the king—were equally subject to the law.
Zoom in on digital copies of the original documents. Each includes classroom resources and lessons. Lesson idea: Assign groups one of the nine documents then have them give quick presentation about them--be sure each group highlights the importance of the document.
Learn about the women who carved a path for future female advocates, judges, and Supreme Court Justices.
This collection uses primary sources to explore Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs. Digital Public Library of America Primary Source Sets are designed to help students develop their critical thinking skills and draw diverse material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide. These sets were created and reviewed by the teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee.
In this video we explore an alternative method of calculating GDP: the income approach. The intuition behind the income approach is pretty straightforward because every time you spend money, that spending is someone else's income. Learn more about the income approach and its categories: wages, interest, rent, and profit. Created by Sal Khan.
Elasticities can be calculated for more than just price elasticity of supply or price elasticity of demand. For example, income elasticity of demand as a measure of how quantity demanded changes in response to income.
John Dickerson shares his views about the importance of the Supreme Court today, when it makes more decisions that affect Americans' lives than ever. John Dickerson is co-host of CBS This Morning. He was previously CBS News' Chief Washington Correspondent, Political Director and anchor of Face The Nation. Dickerson is also a contributor to Slate's Political Gabfest and to The Atlantic. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Dickerson moderated CBS News' two presidential debates. Prior to CBS, Dickerson was Slate Magazine's Chief Political correspondent and covered politics for twelve years for Time magazine.
When there are increasing opportunity costs, the shape of the production possibilities curve (PPC) is bowed out. Learn more about how the shape of the PPC, which is sometimes also called the production possibilities frontier curve (PPF), depends on opportunity cost in this video. Created by Sal Khan.
David Armitage, Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History at Harvard University, briefly explores some less obvious aspects of the Declaration of Independence, while also pointing to some of the later declarations heavily influenced by the American document.
We can graph how we value tradeoffs between two goods. Created by Sal Khan.
The concepts of normal goods and inferior goods can be tricky, and the definitions can be somewhat subjective as well. In this video, we take a deeper look at these kinds of goods. Created by Sal Khan.
Is the stimulus large enough to offset the demand shock caused by the contraction in credit? Will it lead to inflation? Created by Sal Khan.
Looking at actual sequential and year-over-year inflation data. Created by Sal Khan.
Looking at actual sequential and year-over-year inflation data. Created by Sal Khan.
nflation is associated with an increase in output driven by an increase in aggregate demand, but an overlooked aspect of inflation is the role of capacity utilization. In this video we explore some patters associated with capacity utilization, inflation, and deflation. Created by Sal Khan.
The role of capacity utilization and the potential for deflation is explored in more depth. Created by Sal Khan.