Jenkintown High School
Government and Economics
Mr. D. Chittick, teacher
General information at the bottom of this page applies to both the Honors and standard courses.
Course of Study
(NOTE: Although the documents below are the versions from Mr.
Cunningham's class, they have the same text and information as those used by Mr.
Chittick.)
Government and Economics
1. Principles of Government2. American Politics: Voting, Political Parties, Elections, and IdeologyUNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
3. Civil Liberties
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
4. Basic Economic Principles
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
5. Free Enterprise: The Market System, Demand, and Supply
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
6. Money and Banking
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
5. Business Organizations
UNIT SHEET (Adobe PDF)
Good Stock Links
StocksQuest is the home page for our stock market game
Investopedia.com answers your investment questions
TechTV's Carmine Gallo of the Money Machine gives his stock-picking tips
Yahoo Finance (excellent for research)
Individual Investor
www.smartmoney.comPersonal Finance
Basic Credit Card Guide http://www.bankrate.com/brm/green/cc/ccintro.asp
Credit Card Rate Calculator http://www.bankrate.com/brm//calc/cc_smm.asp
Credit Card News & Rates http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/cc_home.asp
Credit Card Search Engine http://www.bankrate.com/brm/rate/BRM_ccSEARCH.ASPOnline Trading
More Stock Information & Research
StocksQuest Stock Market Basics
Investment Links from InvestSmart
MSN Investor
Quicken.com Stock Search (takes you through the steps of decisionmaking)
Valueline http://www.valueline.com
New York Stock Exchange http://www.nyse.com
NASDAQ Stock Market http://www.nasdaq.com
Quicken Investments http://www.quicken.com/investments
Business information http://www.hoovers.com/
USAToday http://www.usatoday.com/money/mfront.htm
money.com The Sivy 100
Money News
Dow Jones & the Wall Street Journal dowjones.com
CNNfn http://www.cnnfn.com
CNBC http://www.cnbc.com
Psychology (see psychology page)
More U.S. Government Links
www.FirstGov.gov is the official U.S. Government portal
FedWorld is also supposed to be a "portal" to government information; this is their search page.
Also try Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids (that's Ben Franklin, mind you)