SS.PS1
Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade
Wisconsin students will identify and analyze democratic principles and ideals.
Child standards (8)
- SS.PS1.a.hAnalyze how constitutionalism attempts to preserve fundamental societal values, protects individual freedoms and rights, promotes the general welfare, and responds to changing circumstances and beliefs by defining and limiting the powers of government. Analyze sources of governmental authority.
- SS.PS1.a.iDifferentiate between majority rule and minority rights (as a function of a democratic republic). Hypothesize why laws and constitutions exist.
- SS.PS1.a.K-1Describe symbols, songs, and traditions that identify our state and country. Assess the importance of rules and laws at home, in school, and in the community.
- SS.PS1.a.mInvestigate the components of responsible citizenship. Summarize the importance of rule of law.
- SS.PS1.b.1-2Compare contributions of two or more influential people related to the founding of the United States.
- SS.PS1.b.4-5Summarize the contributions of historically significant people during the period of early United States history to the development of our political culture. Differentiate between freedom, justice, equality, rights, responsibilities, and citizenship. Apply key elements of the Wisconsin Constitution to the local community.
- SS.PS1.b.hEvaluate the work and actions of historically significant people and their contributions to the founding principles of the United States. Analyze the foundational ideas of United States government that are embedded in founding era documents. Analyze landmark Supreme Court decisions regarding how the Constitution and the Bill of Rights limit the government, protect individual rights, support the principle of majority rule while protecting the rights of the minority, and promotes the general welfare. Analyze the meaning and importance of rights in the Wisconsin Constitution, and compare or contrast to the United States Constitution.
- SS.PS1.b.mHypothesize and defend why a specific historically significant person’s contribution to the development of the political culture of the United States was important. Investigate how principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence, Constitution (including the Preamble and the Bill of Rights) have been applied throughout United States history, including how they may have evolved over time. Assess specific protections to individuals outlined in the Wisconsin Constitution and what they mean to local communities and regions of the state.