Alabama Social Studies SS24.E.11c
The Standard
- SS24.E.11
- Explain why individuals, businesses, and nations engage in trading goods and services in the global economy.
Analyze why countries sometimes impose trade barriers and sometimes engage in free trade.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain why a government might tax or limit imports, such as to protect jobs or secure a supply of key goods. They also explain why it might allow open trade, such as to lower prices and help exporters reach more buyers.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a proposed tariff on imported steel, a student can name who may gain and who may pay more. They can explain why a government might choose open trade instead, even if some steel jobs face competition.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think foreign governments pay tariffs, when importers pay them and may pass the cost to shoppers. They may also think free trade helps everyone equally, or that a tariff protects every job in a country.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: A country is considering a tariff on imported steel. Name one reason to impose it, one reason to keep trade open, and one group affected by each choice.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs price cards for imported and local shirts. Add a $5 tariff card, then have them recalculate prices and choose a shirt.
Ask: Should a country tax imported medicine to support local factories? Have students name one benefit and one cost.
Hand out farmer, shopper, factory worker, and exporter cards. Groups vote on a 20% steel tariff and defend their choices.
Compare imported and local apple prices in a grocery flyer. Estimate how a 20% import tariff might change a shopper's choice.
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Related Standards
- SS24.WH.17a
Explain motivations for countries to enter into global trade agreements.
- SS24.E.11
Explain why individuals, businesses, and nations engage in trading goods and services in the global economy.
- SS24.HG.14b
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of global trade agreements for both people and countries.
- SS24.E.7
Analyze the role of government in a market economy.
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