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Social

 Studies  Concepts  
 
Following  is  a  sample  list  of  social  studies  concepts;  some  concepts  are  categorized  in  multiple  strands.  This  is  by  no  means  an  exhaustive  list.  
 

Government   Economics   History   Geography   Global  Connections  


! Citizenship   ! Scarcity   ! Time   ! Space   ! System  
! Principles  -­‐  Justice   ! Allocation   ! Change   ! Place   ! Interdependence  
! Rule  of  Law   ! Resources   ! Continuity   ! Location   ! Human  Rights  
! Law  &  Regulation   ! Needs/Wants   ! Era   ! Region   ! International  Law  
! Power   ! Choice   ! Culture   ! Human-­‐Environment   ! Global  economy  
! Authority   ! Tradeoff   ! Origins   Interaction   ! Alliance  
! Democracy   ! Incentives   ! Civilization   ! Connections   ! Cooperation  
! Republic   ! Opportunity  Cost   ! Exploration   ! Culture   ! Communication  
! Sovereignty   ! Standard  of  Living   ! Migration   ! Adaptation   ! Complexity  
! Nation-­‐States   ! Markets   ! Conquest   ! Diffusion   ! Crisis  
! Institutions   ! Trade   ! Conflict   ! Resources   ! Invasion  
! Rights  &   ! Gains  from  Trade   ! Consequences   ! Globalization   ! Genocide  
Responsibilities   ! Exchange   ! Colonialism   ! Climate   ! Terrorism  
! Individual/Group   ! Supply  and  Demand   ! Revolution   ! Patterns   ! Peace  
! Civic  Engagement   ! Competition   ! Independence   ! Population   ! Climate  Change  
! Politics   ! Producer/Consumer   ! Nationalism   ! Distribution  
! Compromise   ! Productivity   ! Sectionalism   ! Population  Density  
! Federalism   ! Efficiency   ! Isolationism   ! Scale  
! Constitutionalism   ! Distribution   ! Progressivism   ! Boundary/Gradient  
! Checks  and  Balances   ! Regulation   ! Industrialization   ! Urban/Rural  
! Domestic/Foreign   ! Taxation   ! Invention   ! City/Country/State  
Policy   ! Budget,  surplus,   ! Innovation    
! Conflict   deficit      
! Diversity   ! Inflation,  depression,  
! Privacy   recession  
! Unemployment  
! Investment  
 

Sources: http://ssnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/file/view/Social+Studies+Concepts.pdf; SSCL Meeting; CSSE Advisory Board (2015)

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