Interactions and Interdependence:
- Examine the various kinds of organizations that humans establish as a means of systematically meeting their needs and wants.
- Analyze the political processes that are necessary within society to resolve differences about decisions made for society.
- Evaluate the impact of conflicting ideologies on societies.
Dynamic Relationships:
- Examine the regulations of social organizations.
- Understand the beliefs and values of a society will affect its social, political, and economic organization.
- Analyze how and why nations ally with other nations.
Power and Authority:
- Examine the competing interest groups in society, and how each works to satisfy their needs and wants.
- Examine the role of global interdependence and evaluate the ongoing effort to resolve disputes between nations.
Resources and Wealth:
- Examine the role of economics and its effect on society and its citizens.
- Analyze standard of living and how it affects quality of life issues
- Examine the economic paradigms in which an economy can be organized to make decisions about production.
- Investigate the relationship between resource production and international trade.