SS-PS-5-1D

Understand the roles and influences of individuals and interest groups in the political systems of Illinois, the United States, and other nations. Understand the roles and influences of individual Catholics and Catholic interest groups. Identify the differences among the values of various political systems and how they correlate with Catholic teaching. CSIS7        Recognize how the central themes within the stories of important Catholic figures and saints repeat over time. CSIS6         Explore how the moral qualities of the citizenry naturally give rise to the nature of the government and influence societal outcomes and destinies. CSIS13 (7&8)        Discuss thoughts and deeds of great men and women of the past. CSIS15