Alabama Social Studies SS24.2.2

SS24.2.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.2.2a

  Compare the state and national governments in respect to their powers, roles, and leaders.

01

What Students Need to Do

Students name the legislative, executive, and judicial branches and explain what each does. They compare Alabama's government with the U.S. government, including their leaders and jobs.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

A student matches each branch to its job: making laws, carrying them out, or settling court cases. They identify the governor as Alabama's executive leader, the president as the nation's executive leader, and national defense as a federal job.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think the president makes laws alone or that judges make laws. They may confuse the governor with the president or think Alabama controls the military.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: Name the branch that makes laws, the branch that carries them out, and the branch that settles court cases. Then name Alabama's executive leader, the nation's executive leader, and the government responsible for national defense.

1. 01

   Build a paper chart with three branches for Alabama and three for the U.S.; attach job cards and governor and president cards.

2. 02

   Ask partners why Alabama manages state highways while the U.S. government handles the military, then have them share their answers.

3. 03

   Race to sort cards reading 'Congress makes laws,' 'governor carries out laws,' and 'state court hears cases' by branch and government level.

4. 04

   Show an Alabama state highway map and a photo of U.S. soldiers; ask students which government handles each job.

• SS24.4.7a

  Describe the system of government established by the Constitution, including the three branches of government and their functions.

• SS24.6.16b

  Identify key positions in each branch and describe their responsibilities.

• SS24.6.16

  Compare duties and functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at various levels of government.

• SS24.6.16a

  Illustrate and explain the relationship among the three branches, including checks and balances and separation of powers.