A better understanding of economics enables people to understand the forces that affect them every day and helps them identify and evaluate the consequences of private decisions and public policies. Learning how to reason about economic issues is important also because the analytic approach of economics differs in key respects from approaches…

This course of study guide describes the social studies curriculum to be offered by Idaho schools for secondary students. The guide puts forth content requirements that local school districts need to meet. The following courses are covered: United States history, American government, and economics. The information for the courses includes a…