Illinois Learning Standards-Social Sciences

Student Language

GOAL 14-I can Describe how the State and U.S. Constitution help me understand the responsibilities of good citizens.

• 14A-I can name basic rules, rights, and responsibilities and their sources.
• 14B-I can compare governments at the local, state, and national levels.
• 14C-I can explain the elections process and responsible decisions that citizens make.
• 14D-I can describe how elected officials and interest groups make decisions in Illinois and the United States.
• 14E-I can give examples of the effects of U.S. leadership in the world, past and present.
• 14F-I can tell about basic freedoms of citizens in the U.S.

GOAL 15-I can explain the choices people make about money.

• 15A-I can tell how people produce, use, and distribute goods and services in different economic systems.
• 15B-I can explain how prices affect consumer choices and tell what is given up when a choice is made.
• 15C-I can explain how people make choices about what they produce.
• 15D-I can tell why people choose to exchange goods and services and how money helps exchange.
• 15E-I can tell why the government provides some goods and services and how we pay for them.

GOAL 16-I can find information about people from other parts of the world who came to live in the United States.

• 16A-I can use an historical source to describe past events and people and explain why they are important.
• 16B-I can tell about important political events and people.
• 16C-I can tell about the different ways people earned a living in the past.
• 16D-I can tell about the customs and traditions of people of Illinois, the United States and the world.
• 16E-I can tell how people in Illinois, the United States and the world changed their environment in the past.

GOAL 17-I can locate places and tell about the people who live there.

• 17A-I can locate and describe major, regions, places, and landforms on Earth.

• 17B-I can tell about physical features on Earth and tell how the environment shapes them.
• 17C-I can tell how people and the environment are connected.
• 17D-I can tell how people used the same land over time.

Goal 18-I can tell about people and groups who live in my region.

• 18A-I can compare stories, art, and customs from different regions and times.
• 18B-I can tell about the roles of individuals and groups in our community
• 18C-I can tell how people from different backgrounds make choices that change society.