Step 1: Visit the National Debts Clock website:https://www.usdebtclock.org/(Links to an external site.)

Question 1: What is the U.S National Debt?

Question 2:When the government goes into deficit spending, it has to borrow money to pay for deficit. That borrowing adds to theNational Debt. What is the figure for the total US debt?

Question 3:What are the six largest spending categories?

Question 4: brief reflection on what you learned, found interesting or disturbing words).

Step 2: Visit Fiscal Ship:https://fiscalship.org/(Links to an external site.)

Watch the video on how to play the game:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSWUcaT4GGA(Links to an external site.)

In this game, you are allowed to chose your goalsto sustain the national debt levels. Choose up to 3 governing goals.

Questions:

1. Why did you choose these goals? Explain how your personal values influenced your choices (min. .

2. goals work together to achieve a common objective?

3. Do they balance both revenues and expenditures so that you will be able to put the country on a sustainable fiscal path?

4. Which of your goals were most difficult to achieve and why (min. )?