Idaho Social Studies 9-12.GOV.28
The Standard
Compare the types and purposes of taxation that are used by local, state, and federal governments to pay for services provided by the government.
Idaho Content Standards: K-12 Social Studies · Political Economy
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare property, sales, income, and payroll taxes by who collects them and what they help pay for. They connect local, state, and federal taxes to services such as schools, roads, and Social Security.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a property tax bill, store receipt, and pay stub, a student can name the taxes shown and the governments that use them. They can explain what each tax helps fund and why sales or income tax may appear at more than one level.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think sales tax goes only to the state, even when a city or county adds its own tax. They may treat federal income tax withholding and Social Security withholding as the same tax. Some assume every tax is set aside for one specific service.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: For a property tax bill, a store receipt, and a pay stub showing Social Security withholding, name the tax, a government level that uses it, and a service it helps fund.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a sample property tax bill, store receipt, and pay stub; have them label each tax, collector, and service it supports.
Ask students to write two sentences: Why might both a state and a city charge sales tax on the same purchase?
Run a card sort with tax, government, and service cards; allow multiple government matches for sales and income taxes.
Have students look up the city budget online and find one tax it collects and one service it pays for.
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