Alabama Social Studies SS24.USG.13

SS24.USG.13 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.USG.13a

  Compare specific functions, organizations, and purposes of local and state governments.

• SS24.USG.13b

  Describe the role of the national government in regulating and facilitating relations among states in the United States.

• SS24.USG.13c

  Analyze how Dillon's Rule and Home Rule provisions in Alabama's 1901 Constitution affect local funding procedures and regulations.

01

What Students Need to Do

Explain why Congress regulates interstate trade and how federal courts settle disputes between states. Compare the jobs of state legislatures, county commissions, and city councils. Use Dillon's Rule and Alabama's limited Home Rule to explain who can approve local taxes and regulations.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Students can explain why an Alabama county may need state authorization for a new sales tax. They can compare a city council's zoning vote with a state legislature's statewide law. They can explain why Congress regulates trade across state lines.

03

Common Misconceptions

Students may think counties have the same independent powers as states. They may think states can ignore federal rules on interstate trade. They may assume Home Rule lets an Alabama county create any tax it wants.

04

How to Assess It

Exit ticket: An Alabama county wants a sales tax for ambulances, and two states disagree over interstate truck rules. Explain who can act in each case and how Dillon's Rule and Alabama's limited Home Rule affect the county's plan.

1. 01

   Place sticky notes for county taxes, city zoning, and interstate trucking on a government-level chart; draw arrows where state or federal authority limits action.

2. 02

   Ask: Should an Alabama county need state approval to add an ambulance tax? Write a claim citing Dillon's Rule and limited Home Rule.

3. 03

   Play a matching game: pair Congress with interstate commerce, the state legislature with school laws, county commissions with roads, and city councils with zoning.

4. 04

   Bring a county commission meeting agenda and have students flag a tax or road item, then check whether state law limits the vote.

• SS24.2.2a

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

• SS24.6.15

  Explain how the system of federalism in the United States divides power between national and state governments as well as between state and local governments.

• SS24.6.10a

  Compare and contrast the division of power among levels of government in unitary, federal, and confederate styles of governance.

• SS24.6.15a

  Summarize how federalism balances concerns regarding limiting a powerful national government, securing regional interests, and sharing power across the United S...