"The purpose of this study is to examine the written content of North Rhine-Westphalia\u27s revised curriculum for Sachunterricht in 2021. In doing so, we will also identify the characteristics of the content of the ""Democracy and Society"" learning area.The results of the study are as follows Expected competencies included ""visualizing transferable knowledge and abilities in relation to observable actions"" and ""describing learning outcomes that are cumulative and systematically linked.The content of the learning area ""Democracy and Society"" was also considered to be central to the social scientific perspective of Sachunterricht, and its focus consisted of three components: communal life in the classroom, school, and society; life in ...