Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2A:
Students understand how civic values reflected in the United States and New York State Constitutions have been implemented through laws and practices.

Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2B:
Students 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.

Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2C:
Students compare and contrast the development and evolution of the constitutions of the United States and New York State.

Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2D:
Students define federalism and describe the powers granted the national and state governments by the United States Constitution.

Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2E:
Students value the principles, ideals, and the core values of the American democratic system based upon the premises of human dignity, liberty, justice, and equality.

Performance Indicator - SS.I.5.2F:
Students understand how the United States and the New York State Constitutions support majority rule but also protect the rights of the minority.