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TABLE 13.3 COMPARING LOCAL AND STATE: SOURCES OF MONEY AND FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES
Level of Government
Local
Sources of Money
Functions and Services
Build and repair schools, local roads. Build and maintain libraries.
Provide police protection and fire and rescue services.
Provide a safe water supply. Maintain local parks.
Property tax: The amount of tax depends on how much the property is worth. Properties include land, houses, and other buildings.
State
(Adjust the income and sales tax percentages to match the tax rates levied in your state. Omit if these taxes do not apply.)
State income tax: Every time a family member gets a paycheck, a percentage of the money is held back by the employer and sent to the government. Sales tax: You pay an extra percentage every time you buy certain items (the more it costs, the more tax you pay).
Gasoline tax: Drivers pay a tax for every gallon of gasoline they buy; the gasoline tax pays for build- ing state highways.
Maintain state libraries and museums. Provide state colleges and universities. Maintain state prisons.
Welfare (provide services and safety nets for people needing special help).
© 2003 by Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy from Social Studies Excursions, K–3: Book Three. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. TABLE 13.4 MEANS AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT
What Does It Do for Us? Means of Governing Us (How Does It Help Us?)
1. Juice can label
2. Traffic light
3. USDA sticker on meat wrapper 4. Carton of milk
5. Teacher certification seal
6. Clothing labels
7. Computer certification label
8. USDA label on cereal box
9. Money
10. Stop sign
11. Driver’s license
12. Television set
13. Police officer badge
14. Tube of toothpaste
15. Electric bill
16. House inspection document
17. Sick pay request form
18. Chauffer’s license
19. Photo of a classmate from another country 20. Clock
21. State curriculum standards
The government has created the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture to inspect all of the food items that we consume to make sure that they are safe. All food products display a seal or other marking indicating that they have been inspected.
© 2003 by Janet Alleman and Jere Brophy from Social Studies Excursions, K–3: Book Three. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
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