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Structure and Functions of the Federal Government

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Students will use the Nearpod matching exercise within the presentation is build knowledge through remembering vocab.

https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=3A073514ED78BD733461419BEC7CBE3C-1

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No mobile devices in your classroom? No worries! You can enjoy Nearpod from any web browser :) Create, engage, and assess your students in every lesson!

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Students will use the tax chart infographic to understand how the governments revenue is spent from taxes of the public.

https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/infographic-how-the-us-tax-system-works

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Infographic: How the U.S. Tax System Works

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One issue that most lawmakers and voters agree on is that our tax system needs reform.

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Students will apply their knowledge gained by making go react video explaining how the Legislative Branch operates with the use of taxes

https://get.goreact.com/

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Video Assessment For Skill Development & Feedback | GoReact

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GoReact Video Feedback Software | Video Assessment For Skill Development & Feedback

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GoReact is the #1 tool for teaching performance-based skills online. It's an interactive platform for feedback, grading, and critiquing of video assignments.

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Students will analyze the process of how the government acquires taxes through the government data lab.

https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/revenue/categories/#:~:text=Most%20of%20the%20revenue%20the,and%20other%20taxes%20and%20fees.

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Most of the revenue the government collects comes from contributions from individual taxpayers, small businesses, and corporations through taxes that get collected on a yearly or quarterly basis. The remaining sources of federal revenue consist of excise, estate, and other taxes and fees.

What makes up individual income taxes? How much federal revenue is contributed by Social Security and Medicare taxes? What's included in the 9% of revenue that doesn't come from taxpayers or corporations? Explore the visualization to find out.

You may recognize these taxes on your paycheck. Unlike personal income taxes, these taxes are used to help fund specific social service programs. Funds are collected from your paycheck, and in most cases, matched by your employer, and then divided into the various trust fund accounts.

Social Security has two trust fund accounts: the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASI) and the Disability Trust Fund (DI). The funds in these accounts are responsible for providing workers and their families with retirement, disability, and survivor's insurance benefits.

Medicare also has two accounts: the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (HI), also known as Medicare Part A, and the Supplementary Medicare Insurance Trust Fund (SMI). These funds pay for hospital, home health, skilled nursing, and hospice care for the elderly and disabled.

The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 established the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) as the central bank for the United States. The Fed works closely with the Department of the Treasury, which manages the finances of the federal government. The Fed issues Treasury securities and conducts auctions of these securities to raise funds for the federal government. In addition, the Fed also processes monetary transactions on behalf of Treasury, including issuing payments and other government receivables.

The role of the Fed is to support the economy, not to make a profit. Once the Fed pays its expenses, any remaining profits are sent to Treasury to be used by the federal government.

Government revenue also comes from payments to federal agencies like the U.S. Department of the Interior. Have you visited a national park recently? Did you know your national park entry fee also applies towards government revenue? Other agencies generate revenue from leases, the sale of natural resources, and various usage and licensing fees.

When you're done here, explore the trends in federal revenue over the past five years.

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The visualization was created using the Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) as the data source for federal government revenue of the United States. Some categories from the MTS have been renamed in order to be more easily understood.

When payments of Individual Income and Social Security and Medicare taxes are made, the taxpayer makes a single, combined payment and does not report the amounts attributable to each tax. Thus, the MTS reports Social Security and Medicare taxes as estimated amounts and reports Individual Income taxes as the residual of the combined payments minus the Social Security and Medicare estimated amounts. When the actual amounts of Social Security and Medicare taxes are determined, the MTS reflects the difference between the initial estimates and the actual amounts as an adjustment for prior years' taxes with an offsetting adjustment to individual income taxes. In Fiscal Year 2020, estimates of Social Security and Medicare taxes were made prior to the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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Sources of Federal Government Revenue | U.S. Treasury Data Lab

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Most of the revenue the government collects comes from contributions from individual taxpayers, small businesses, and corporations through taxes that get collected on a yearly or quarterly basis. The remaining sources of federal revenue consist of excise, estate, and other taxes and fees. What makes up individual income taxes?

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Students will create their own federal budget pie chart along with reasonings behind them. Chart will be accessed through HMH Graphic Organizer Templates

https://www.hmhco.com/blog/free-graphic-organizer-templates

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Help your students classify ideas and communicate more effectively with these free graphic organizer templates, available for download. They can be used to structure writing projects and help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research, and brainstorming.

Printable Graphic Organizers

Select a blank graphic organizer from the following categories depending on your curriculum needs.

Sequence of Events

Main Topic and Key Details

Compare/Contrast

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Free Downloadable Graphic Organizer Templates

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Use these free graphic organizer templates to help your students communicate more effectively by classifying ideas, structuring writing projects, and more.

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Students will compete in a competitive review game on Gimkit.com

Students will also learn some monetary skills throughout the evaluation.

https://www.gimkit.com/

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Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win. Get started for free!