Beacon Center of Tennessee

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/beacon-center-of-tennessee

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Beacon Center of Tennessee?Tax and economic policy, education policy, healthcare policy
2. What is the location?Nashville, Tennessee
3. What is the organizational type?Non-profit free-market think tank
4. Where is the Beacon Center located?It is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
5. What kinds of topics does the Beacon Center study?They study taxes, jobs, schools, and health care to find ways to make Tennessee stronger.

Think Tank: An organization that conducts research and advocacy on a particular issue or set of issues.
Free-Market Principles: Economic ideas emphasizing minimal government intervention, competition, and supply and demand.
Policy Advocacy: The act of supporting or recommending a specific course of action or set of policies.
Estate Tax: A tax levied on the net value of the estate of a deceased person before its distribution to heirs.