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Social Studies Standards Overview Chart
If you are looking for some new ways to teach about the essential nature of competition, Federalism and capitalism in United States History, Economics, Government, Civics and Law courses this new curriculum package including a documentary film and five standards-based lessons could be just what you are looking for.
The package consists of a compelling documentary film (DVD) built around antitrust cases and five lessons that provide background information and resources for teachers who may have had few antitrust curriculum materials in the past. Teachers around the country have found that the lessons can easily be integrated into their social studies curriculum.
Correlating the Fair Fight Antitrust Curriculum with
California Dept. of Education Content Standards
| Fair Fight in the Marketplace Lessons |
8th grade U.S. History |
11th Grade U.S. History and Geography, 20th Century |
12th Grade Principles of Economics |
| Lesson 1: Why do we have antitrust laws? | 8.12.4. Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce and industry (ex: Rockefeller) | 11.2.9. Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g. federal regulation of railroad transport, Theodore Roosevelt, etc) | 12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy. (Specific reference to "attempting to make markets more competitive) |
| Lesson 2: Does this violate the Sherman Act? | 8.12.4. Discuss entrepreneurs, industrialists, and bankers in politics, commerce and industry(ex: Rockefeller) | 11.2.9. Understand the effect of political programs and activities of the Progressives (e.g. federal regulation of railroad transport,...Theodore Roosevelt, ...) | 12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy. (Specific reference to "attempting to make markets more competitive) |
| Lesson 3: What are price fixing and collusion? | 8.12 Students analyze the transformation of the American economy and the changing social and political conditions in response to the Industrial Revolution. | 11.2.5. Discuss corporate mergers that produce trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders. | 12.2 Students analyze the elements of America's market economy in a global setting (No specific reference to antitrust, but focuses on a market economy) |
| Lesson 4: What is unfair competition? | 11.2.5. Discuss corporate mergers that produce trusts and cartels and the economic and political policies of industrial leaders. | 12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy. (Specific reference to "attempting to make markets more competitive) | |
| Lesson 5: What is a monopoly? | 11.8 Students analyze the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II America. (specific reference to the effects on society and the economy of technological developments since 1945, including the computer revolution) | 12.3 Students analyze the influence of the federal government on the American economy. (Specific reference to "attempting to make markets more competitive) |