SS.PS3
Wisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th Grade
Wisconsin students will analyze and evaluate the powers and processes of political and civic institutions.
Child standards (16)
- SS.PS3.a.1Describe and explain the effect an action has on members of a group. Express an opinion and vote on a topic in their lives.
- SS.PS3.a.4-5Investigate reasons why citizens participate in elections. Identify their role in government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
- SS.PS3.a.hCreate and evaluate solutions to increase voter participation. Evaluate their role in government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
- SS.PS3.a.mAssess voter participation in elections. Explain their role in government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
- SS.PS3.b.3-4Provide examples of how various types of media are used in elections and government. Compare and contrast the multiple roles people play in elections. Analyze the roles civic institutions play in their lives, their community, and beyond (e.g., schools, community groups, religious institutions).
- SS.PS3.b.eIdentify different types of media and sources. Explain why we have elections. Summarize basic roles of civic institutions (e.g., school, home, family, community).
- SS.PS3.b.hEvaluate the role of various types of media in elections and functions of government. Analyze how the United States political system is shaped by political parties, elections and the election process, including the caucus and primary systems and procedures involved in voting. Evaluate civic institutions and explain how competing interests impact societal change (e.g., lobbying, citizens groups, special interest groups).
- SS.PS3.b.mAnalyze the role of various types of media in elections and functions of government. Analyze how elections and political parties in the United States connect the people to government. Summarize how civic institutions influence society and politics. (e.g., special interest groups, chamber of commerce, lobbying).
- SS.PS3.c.1Compare basic political institutions (e.g., what a government is and how it differs at the city, state, tribal, country, and global level), and the roles they serve in their lives and in the lives of others (e.g., make laws, create order).
- SS.PS3.c.4-5Classify the basic structures and functions of governments and summarize basic powers of the government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
- SS.PS3.c.hEvaluate the structure and functions of governments at the local, state, tribal, national, and global levels. Evaluate the purpose of political institutions at the local, state, tribal, national, global, and supranational or non-government organization (NGO) levels distinguishing their roles, powers, and limitations.
- SS.PS3.c.mAnalyze the structure, functions, powers, and limitations of government at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.
- SS.PS3.d.1Predict how people come up with different ideas to solve a problem.
- SS.PS3.d.5Provide examples of how different governments solve problems.
- SS.PS3.d.hEvaluate the effectiveness of public policy actions and processes.
- SS.PS3.d.mAnalyze how governments address and solve problems through the public policy process.