Tuesday 9/22

US History: We discussed the questions from yesterday. Trying to make sense of the issues and the results of the Constitutional Convention. At the end students looked at some of the results with the reading. Students then wrote a small summary of the Virginia Plan, New Jersey plan and Connecticut Compromise.
Reading

Economics: Students had quickwrite 6: Why does the government pay for fire and police but not ambulances? Why does the government pay for roads and sidewalks but not driveways? What would happen if the government told the people to pay for it if they wanted these things? Would you prefer this if they lowered your taxes so you had extra money to pay for it.

We then discussed Public Goods, Free Riders, and Externalities. I would strongly recommend those not there to read chapter 3 section 2 in the textbook.