Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- The basic organizational structure of Alabama's government including the legislative, judicial and executive branches.
- The basic funding sources of state and local governments.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Identify the major office holders of the three branches of Alabama's government.
- Identify types of local government.
- Classify the different types of state and local government funding.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Alabama's state and local office holders are elected and that funding comes from a variety of sources.
Vocabulary
- funding
- revenue
- taxes
- county
- city
- branches of government: legislative, executive, judicial
