---
title: "SSEMA3: Fiscal Policy and National Debt (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSEMA3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSEMA3
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
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# SSEMA3: Fiscal Policy and National Debt

Analyze how the government uses fiscal policy and its effects on national debt.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSEMA3a**: Explain the effect on the economy of the government’s taxing and spending decisions in promoting price stability, full employment, and economic growth.
- **SSEMA3b**: Explain how government budget deficits or surpluses impact national debt.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.