---
title: "SS4CG1: Key Civic Concepts (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SS4CG1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SS4CG1
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - grade-4
language: en
canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SS4CG1
md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SS4CG1.md
alternate_language_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/es/standards/code/SS4CG1.md
source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p1/CFDocuments/a446e74c-463e-11e7-94f5-b49cee8b2d8c
source_last_changed: 2025-02-04
data_built: 2026-09-18
publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district.
up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-4.md
index: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/index.md
---

# SS4CG1: Key Civic Concepts

Describe the meaning of:

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: Grade 4, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/grade-4.md

## Expectations

- **SS4CG1.a**: Natural rights as found in the Declaration of Independence (the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
- **SS4CG1.b**: "We the People" from the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution as a reflection of consent of the governed or popular sovereignty
- **SS4CG1.c**: The federal system of government in the U.S. (federal powers, state powers, and shared powers)
- **SS4CG1.d**: Representative democracy/republic

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.