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Public Finance, Taxation, and Government Budgets

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

10 lessons

Goal

Explain how governments generate revenue, allocate public expenditures, evaluate economic philosophies, and make fiscal trade-offs.

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  1. The Purpose of Taxes in Local, State, and Federal GovernmentsUp next
  2. Progressive, Regressive, and Proportional TaxesYou are here
  3. Income Taxes, Sales Taxes, and Property TaxesNot started yet
  4. Government Fees, Fines, and Municipal BondingNot started yet
  5. Economic Philosophies Guiding Fiscal DecisionsNot started yet
  6. Analyzing Federal Budget Priorities and SpendingNot started yet
  7. Budget Deficits, Surpluses, and the National DebtNot started yet
  8. State and Local Budget Balancing RequirementsNot started yet
  9. Evaluating Competing Community Budget PrioritiesNot started yet
  10. Proposing and Defending a Public Budget PlanNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-utU.S. GOV Standard 4.2Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will explain how government services and other budget priorities are funded through various forms of revenue streams, such as fees, bonding, and regressive and progressive taxes, including property taxes, income taxes, and sales taxes.