Performance Indicator
SS.E.5.2A: Students explain how the Constitution of New York State and the United States and the Bill of Rights are the basis for democratic values in the United States.
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. Students explain how the Constitution of New York State and the United States and the Bill of Rights are the basis for democratic values in the United States.
