Standard
5 Students will: use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the U.S. and other nations; the U.S. Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation. |
Civics, Citizenship, and Government Key Idea 2: The state and federal governments established by the Constitutions of the United States and the State of New York embody basic civic values (such as justice, honesty, self-discipline, due process, equality, majority rule with respect for minority rights, and respect for self, others, and property), principles, and practices and establish a system of shared and limited government. (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994)
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Commencement |
| • explain how the Constitutions of New York State and
the United States and the Bill of Rights are the basis for democratic values in the United
States • understand the basic civil values that are the foundation of American constitutional democracy • know what the United States Constitution is and why it is important (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994) • understand that the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York are written plans for organizing the functions of government • understand the structure of New York State and local governments including executive, legislative, and judicial branches • identify their legislative and executive representatives at the local, state, and national governments (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994) |
• understand how
civic values reflected in United States and New York State Constitutions have been
implemented through laws and practices • understand that the New York State Constitution, along with a number of other documents, served as a model for the development of the United States Constitution • compare and contrast the development and evolution of the constitutions of the United States and New York State • define federalism and describe the powers granted the the national and state governments by the United States Constitution • value the principles, ideals, and core values of the American democratic system based upon the premises of human dignity, liberty, justice, and equality • understand how the United States and New York State Constitutions support majority rule but also protect the rights of the minority |
• trace the
evolution of American values, beliefs, and institutions • analyze the disparities between civic values expressed in the United States Constitution and the United Nation Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the realities as evidenced in the political, social, and economic life in the United States and throughout the world • identify, respect, and model those core civic values inherent in our founding documents that have been forces for unity in American society • compare and contrast the Constitutions of the United States and New York State • understand the dynamic relationship between federalism and state’s rights |