ClassTools for AP Macroeconomics: Topic Outline

AP Macroeconomics students learn why and how the world economy can change from month to month, how to identify trends in our economy, and how to use those trends to develop performance measures and predictors of economic growth or decline. They'll also examine how individuals, institutions, and influences affect people, and how those factors can impact everyone's life through employment rates, government spending, inflation, taxes, and production. AP Macroeconomics prepares students for the AP Exam. The content aligns to the scope and sequence specified by the College Board and to widely used textbooks.

Unit 1: What Is Economics?

Lesson 1: What Is Economics?

Practice: Introducing Macroeconomics
Go over the format and goals of the course. See how to succeed in the course and what to expect on the AP exam.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Why Study Economics?
Before exploring the details of macroeconomics, introduce yourself and discuss your definition of economics and reasons for studying it, with your classmates.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Introduction to Economics
Explore the basics of economics, including goods, services, markets, and a fundamental concept of economics: scarcity.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Graphing
Review the basics about tables, graphs, equations, slopes, and intercepts.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Brainbuilder: Investigate Economics as a Science
Explore the scientific method and look at mistakes common to all scientists. Examine some special difficulties faced by economists using the scientific method.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: Economic Systems
Examine the major questions each economic society faces and explore the different ways traditional, command, and mixed economies answer these questions.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: The U.S. Economic System
Discuss traditional and command market aspects of the U.S. economy.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 2: Wrap-Up

Review: What Is Economics?
Review your studies of economics and economic systems.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: What Is Economics?
Using common economic terms, complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss economic terms and other areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : What Is Economics?
Take a test about the main concepts introduced.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 3: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: What Is Economics?
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 27

Unit 2: Basic Economic Concepts

Lesson 1: Costs and Benefits

Study: Costs and Benefits
Explore benefits and costs and see how people compare them to determine their highest net benefit. Also look at the related concepts of self-interest, opportunity cost, and sunk cost.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Weighing Costs and Benefits
Discuss the costs and benefits of taking an AP class.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Production Possibilities Frontier
Examine the production possibilities frontier (PPF) and how it's created. Investigate the relationship of opportunity cost and production, and look at the role of efficiency in the graph of the production possibilities frontier.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate the PPF
Investigate the production possibilities frontier (PPF) and the associated concepts of efficiency, inefficiency, and unattainable production.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 20

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 2: Production and Trade

Study: Individual Production and Trade
Learn about the concepts of absolute advantage and comparative advantage, as well as how and why people agree to trade with each other.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate the Absolute and Comparative Advantage
Investigate the concepts of absolute advantage and comparative advantage.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Comparative Advantage
Discuss comparative advantage in the context of a given scenario.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: National Production and Trade
Explore how specialization increases wealth and look at a PPF for an entire economy. Explore the things that increase the possible production in an economy, and examine the role of trade in determining the PPF.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Apply Concepts of Production and Trade
Bring together concepts about trade between individuals and between nations, and show how they work together.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: Demand and Supply

Study: Demand
Examine the concept of demand, demand curves, changes in demand, and the measure of price elasticity of demand.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Demand
Use graphs and other methods of analysis to answer questions on demand, a change in quantity demanded, and a change in demand.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Demand Curves
Discuss what the government can do to raise or lower demand.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Supply
Examine the concept of supply, supply curves, changes in supply, and the measure of price elasticity of supply.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Supply
Use graphs and other methods of analysis to answer questions on supply, a change in quantity supplied, and a change in supply.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: Equilibrium
Explore the concept of equilibrium and see how to determine changes in equilibrium. Examine government intervention—price supports and price floors—and the corresponding surpluses and shortages created by intervention.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Equilibrium
Investigate the concepts of equilibrium and disequilibrium. Explore the influence of changes in demand or supply (or both) on market equilibrium and examine the results of government intervention in a market.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Tools of Market Analysis
Bring together concepts about supply, demand, and market equilibrium, and show how they work together.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 10

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Review: Basic Economic Concepts
Review your studies of production, costs, trade, demand, and supply.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Basic Economic Concepts
Using common economic terms, complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss economic terms and other areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : Basic Economic Concepts
Take a test about production, costs, trade, demand, and supply.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 5: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: Basic Economic Concepts
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 38

Unit 3: Macroeconomic Variables

Lesson 1: Gross Domestic Product

Study: Circular Flow
Investigate the components of the circular flow model, and see the components put together to make a picture of an economy.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Circular Flow
Investigate the circular flow of economic activity for a complex economy and the interrelationships that contribute to circular flow.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: The Four Economic Sectors
Discuss the four sectors of the economy and how you'd rank them in determining the health of the macroeconomy.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: National Income
Examine GDP and compare it to some other economic measures. Explore the relationship between income and expenditures in an economy.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate National Income
Use your knowledge of GNP, GDP, and other national income accounts to get a clear picture of how national income is used in economic analyses and policymaking.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of National Income
Apply the terms and concepts of national income to real world situations.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Study: Long-Term Growth
Examine the flaws of using only RGDP to measure growth. Look at the sources of long-term growth and the trade-off between spending today and future growth.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Conflict of Short- and Long-Term Growth
Defend your opinion about the benefits of long-term and short-term growth.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 10

Lesson 2: Business Cycles and Unemployment

Study: The Business Cycle
Examine the business cycle and how it's evaluated.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Future of the U.S. Economy
Defend your predictions about the future of the U.S. economy.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Unemployment
Examine the categories of unemployment and the criteria for each: seasonal, frictional, cyclical, and structural unemployment.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Practice: Apply Knowledge of Unemployment
Use economic factors to analyze various unemployment scenarios.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: Inflation

Study: CPI
Examine the CPI. See how it's calculated and learn how it's used to measure inflation.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: List Your Own Market Basket
Describe a typical market basket for a college student.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Brainbuilder: Investigate Inflation
Investigate many of the issues involving inflation and the inflation rate. Focus on issues related to the CPI (a price index), market baskets, and calculating the inflation rate.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: Interest Rates
Explore interest rates and their effect on investment and the purchases of financial instruments.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Interest Rates
Investigate the relationships between interest rates and other economic factors such as inflation and the CPI.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Inflation and the Economy
If moderate inflation is good for the economy, discuss whether cost-push or demand-pull inflation is better.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Inflation and Real Variables
Examine the concepts of demand-pull inflation and cost-push inflation.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Real Variables
Practice using nominal variables and real variables in several contexts.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Knowledge of Inflation
Apply concepts about inflation and interest to real world situations.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Review: Macroeconomic Variables
Review your studies of gross domestic product, business cycles and unemployment, inflation, and the GDP.
Duration: 3hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Macroeconomic Variables
Using common economic terms (referring to macroeconomic variables) complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss macroeconomic variables and other areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : Macroeconomic Variables
Take a test about macroeconomic variables.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 5: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: Macroeconomic Variables
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 35

Unit 4: The AD/AS Model

Lesson 1: Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply

Study: Aggregate Demand
Examine aggregate demand (AD), and explore the role the price level plays in determining the shape of the AD curve.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Aggregate Demand
Practice computing and graphing aggregate demand.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: Aggregate Supply
Examine aggregate supply (AS), and explore the role the production capacity of an economy plays in determining the shape of the AS curve.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Aggregate Supply
Practice computing and graphing aggregate supply.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Gasoline Prices
Defend your opinion about whether gasoline prices are a function of AD, AS, or both.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 2: Short-Run AD/AS Equilibrium

Study: Short-Run AD/AS Equilibrium
See how short-run economic equilibrium is determined by aggregate demand and short-run aggregate supply. Look at how changes in AD or AS, called shocks, change equilibrium.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Short-Run AD/AS Equilibrium
Investigate equilibrium in the AD/AS model in the short run, with an emphasis on computation and graphing.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of Short-Run Equilibrium
Apply the concept of short-run AD/AS equilibrium to real life concepts.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Discuss: The Short-Run Economy
Discuss whether the short-run economy is driven more by aggregate supply or aggregate demand factors.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: Long-Run AD/AS Equilibrium

Study: Long-Run AD/AS Equilibrium
Examine the concept of full employment. Explore reasons the full-employment level of output changes. Look at changes in long-run equilibrium caused by changes in aggregate demand or aggregate supply.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Long-Run AD/AS Equilibrium
Use computation and graphs to investigate long-run AD/AS, including changes in aggregate supply.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Foreign Cars
If foreign cars are cheaper than domestic cars, defend your opinion about whether it helps or hinders our economy to buy them.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Practice: Apply Concepts of AD/AS
Use the concepts of AD/AS to analyze a nation's price level and level of RGDP.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Review: The AD/AS Model
Review your studies of aggregate demand, aggregate supply and AD/AS equilibrium.
Duration: 3hr Scoring: 0

Practice: The AD/AS Model
Using common economic terms (referring to the AD/AS model) to complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss AD/ASand other areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : The AD/AS Model
Take a test about the AD/AS model.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 5: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: The AD/AS Model
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 32

Unit 5: Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy

Lesson 1: The Keynesian Model

Study: The Keynesian Model, Part 1
Explore consumption and investment functions as Keynes saw them.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate the Keynesian Model, Part 1
Apply the Keynesian model to graphs of consumption and investment.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Keynes and The Great Depression
Discuss the social and economic effects of the Great Depression.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: The Keynesian Model, Part 2
Explore the different components of the Keynesian model and the definition of equilibrium. Look at the sources and results of changes in equilibrium.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate the Keynesian Model, Part 2
Investigate aggregate expenditure and changes in equilibrium by graphing those elements and applying them in the Keynesian model.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of the Keynesian Model
Synthesize the different concepts of the Keynesian model to build a comprehensive perspective.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 2: Keynes in AD/AS

Study: Keynes in AD/AS
Examine the differences and similarities between the Keynesian and AD/AS models. Look at examples demonstrating the predictive power of each model.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Creating Supply or Demand
Defend your opinion on whether supply creates demand or demand creates supply.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Practice: Apply the Keynesian Model to AD/AS
Practice graphing with the Keynes model in the AD/AS framework. Synthesize what you know and see how the two models relate to each other.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: Fiscal Policy

Study: Fiscal Policy
See analyses of fiscal policy in the Keynesian and AD/AS models, explore the difficulties with fiscal policy, and examine why it's rarely used today.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Fiscal Policy
Investigate the effects of fiscal policy, practice graphing the effects of fiscal policy, and apply and calculate the multiplier effect.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: The National Debt
Defend your opinion on whether fiscal policy responsible for the National Debt.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Study: Government Spending and Taxation
Explore government spending and taxation in the U.S. economy, and examine the budget deficit and the national debt.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Government Spending and Taxation
Using the AD/AS model, answer questions about the "crowding out" effect, and investigate its implications in terms of government taxation and spending.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of Fiscal Policy
Answer questions that will help you draw connections between different fiscal policy concepts.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Review: Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy
Review your studies of Keynesian economics and fiscal policy.
Duration: 3hr Scoring: 0

Practice: The Keynesian Model
Using common terms (referring to the Keynesian model) complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss the Keynesian model, fiscal policy, and any areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Discuss: You Be the Teacher!
Make suggestions for completing a correctly answered but incomplete AP-style question about macroeconomics.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy
Take a test on Keynesian economics and fiscal policy.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 5: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: Keynesian Economics and Fiscal Policy
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 32

Unit 6: Money

Lesson 1: Money and Banks

Study: Money Demand
Explore the roles of money (unit of account, medium of exchange, store of value) and reasons people hold money (transactions, asset portfolio, protection against the unexpected). Examine how much money people hold at one time, and why.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Money Demand
Use graphing to investigate money demand, the elements of investment, and the function of money. Practice calculating the quantity of money.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: The Banking System
See an overview of the U.S. banking system, discover how fractional reserve banking works, look at the role of the Fed in the banking system, and investigate the S&L failure of the 1980s.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Study: Money Creation
Explore the money creation process, the role of required reserves in determining the size of money creation, and the idea of money supply.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Money Creation
Investigate money creation and the money supply, and practice using the money multiplier.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of Banking and Money Creation
Explore the banking system, the process of money creation, and the relationship between money creation and the structure of the banking system.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Discuss: The Fed
Discuss your opinion about whether the Fed has too much power or not enough power.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 2: Monetary Policy

Study: Goals and Tools of Monetary Policy
Explore the three tools the Fed uses to control the quantity of money in the economy: the required reserve ratio, the discount rate, and open market operations.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Study: Effects of Monetary Policy
Explore the process through which a change in the quantity of money in the economy changes the level of prices or production.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Effects of Monetary Policy
Examine the effects of monetary policy. Focus on the stagflation, monetarism, and the effects of contractionary and expansionary monetary policy at different production levels of the economy.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Practice: Apply Concepts of Monetary Policy
Bring together concepts related to monetary policy. Apply the concepts to real-life issues faced by economic policy makers at the Fed (or other central banks).
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Discuss: Monetarists
Discuss the monetarists stance that the money supply should grow at a predictable rate.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 3: Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Study: Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Examine the similarities and differences between monetary and fiscal policy.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Investigate the effects of fiscal and monetary policy on the economy. Examine how the expectations of a nation's citizens can influence the effectiveness of fiscal or monetary policy.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Another Great Depression?
Discuss some of the reasons a Great Depression would not occur today.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Practice: Apply Concepts of Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Use your knowledge of monetary and fiscal policy to investigate the interaction between these policies and the expectations of the household sector.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 10

Lesson 4: Wrap-Up

Review: Money
Review your studies of money, banks, monetary policy, and fiscal policy.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: Money
Using common terms (referring to money, banks, monetary policy, and fiscal policy) complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss money, banks, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and any areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Discuss: You Be the Teacher!
Make suggestions for completing a correctly answered but incomplete AP-style question about macroeconomics.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : Money
Take a test about money, banks, monetary policy, and fiscal policy.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 5: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: Money
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 34

Unit 7: International Economics

Lesson 1: Trade

Study: Trade and Exchange Rates
Examine the role of trade in an economy, the reasons why nations trade and impose trade restrictions, and exchange rates.
Duration: 1hr 45min Scoring: 0

Brainbuilder: Investigate Exchange Rates
Investigate international trade and practice exchange rate computations.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Study: Balance of Payments
Explore current and capital accounts, the relationship between a trade deficit in goods and services and a trade surplus in capital, and the twin deficits effect.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Lesson 2: An Open Economy

Study: Government Policy in an Open Economy
See how global economics can affect domestic fiscal and monetary policies.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Tariffs
Defend your opinion about whether tariffs be used to punish other countries or to protect the United States.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Practice: Apply Concepts of International Trade
Bring together and apply concepts related to international trade.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 60

Quiz: Wrap-Up
Answer questions to assess your understanding of the content.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 15

Lesson 3: Wrap-Up

Review: International Economics
Review your studies of trade and open economies.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 0

Practice: International Economics
Using common terms (referring to international economies) complete a crossword puzzle.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 0

Discuss: Cram Session
Discuss trade, open economies, and any areas about which you are unclear.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Discuss: You Be the Teacher!
Make suggestions for completing a correctly answered but incomplete AP-style question about international economies.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Test : International Economics
Take a test about international economies.
Duration: 1hr Scoring: 135

Lesson 4: Diagnostic

Diagnostic: International Economics
Test your understanding of the key concepts covered.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 22

Unit 8: Preparing for the AP Exam

Lesson 1: Comprehensive Macroeconomics Review and AP Exam Practice

Practice: AP Exam Preparation
See how to develop a strategy for studying for and taking the AP Exam. Find out what to expect in the Exam and get some tips on how to answer free-response questions.
Duration: 1hr 30min Scoring: 0

Review: Macroeconomics
Review your studies of macroeconomics in preparation for the AP Exam.
Duration: 4hr Scoring: 0

Quiz: Practice Multiple Choice Questions
Answer multiple-choice questions covering material about macroeconomics.
Duration: 0hr 45min Scoring: 20

Discuss: Any Questions?
Raise any questions you have about macroeconomics before taking the Final Exam.
Duration: 0hr 30min Scoring: 10

Final Exam: Macroeconomics
Take the Final Exam about macroeconomics.
Duration: 2hr Scoring: 450