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Social Studies: Intermediate
Standard 5: Civics, Citizenship, and Government Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the necessity for establishing governments; the governmental system of the United States and other nations; the United States Constitution; the basic civic values of American constitutional democracy; and the roles, rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.
Key Idea	Central to civics and citizenship is an understanding of the roles of the citizen within the American constitutional democracy, and the scope and limitations of a citizen's rights and responsibilities.
	PI	Students explain how Americans are citizens of their states and of the United States.
	PI	Students understand that the American legal and political systems guarantee and protect the rights of citizens and assume that citizens will hold and exercise certain civic values and fulfill certain civic responsibilities.	Adopt a Lot The President's Roles and Responsibilities: Understanding the President's Job The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States Why Adopt a Highway? Voting Rights for Women: Pro-and Anti-Suffrage The Electoral College The First Amendment Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Homepage
	PI	Students explain what citizenship means in a democratic society, how citizenship is defined in the Constitution and other laws of the land, and how the definition of citizenship has changed in the United States and New York State over time.	Freedom by the Fireside: The Legacy of FDR's "Four Freedoms" Speech Voting Rights for Women: Pro-and Anti-Suffrage The Constitution of the United States of America The First Amendment
	PI	Students discuss the role of an informed citizen in today's changing worldproblems.

Key Idea	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).
	PI	Students value the principles, ideals, and core values of the American democratic system based upon the premises of human dignity, liberty, justice, and equality.	Freedom by the Fireside: The Legacy of FDR's "Four Freedoms" Speech Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Power of Nonviolence The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States Four Freedoms for the Fourth The Electoral College The First Amendment Interactive Star-Spangled Banner Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Homepage
	PI	Students compare and contrast the development and evolution of the constitutions of the United States and New York State.
	PI	Students define federalism and describe the powers granted the national and state governments by the United States Constitution.	Congressional Committees and the Legislative Process The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments Lost Hero: Starting a Government from Scratch Chief Executives Compared: The Federalist Papers George Washington: The Precedent President The Constitution of the United States of America
	PI	Students understand how the United States and New York State Constitutions support majority rule but also protect the rights of the minority.	The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States The Constitution of the United States of America The First Amendment
	PI	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.
	PI	Students understand how civic values reflected in United States and New York State Constitutions have been implemented through laws and practices.	Congressional Committees and the Legislative Process Four Freedoms for the Fourth The Constitution of the United States of America Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Homepage

Key Idea	The study of civics and citizenship requires the ability to probe ideas and assumptions, ask and answer analytical questions, take a skeptical attitude toward questionable arguments, evaluate evidence, formulate rational conclusions, and develop and refine participatory skills.
	PI	Students respect the rights of others in discussions and classroom debates regardless of whether or not one agrees with their viewpoint.	Understanding Stereotypes
	PI	Students explain the role that civility plays in promoting effective citizenship in preserving democracy.	Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Power of Nonviolence
	PI	Students participate in negotiation and compromise to resolve classroom, school, and community disagreements and problems.	A Moo-ving Experience

Key Idea	The study of civics, citizenship, and government involves learning about political systems; the purposes of government and civic life; and the differing assumptions held by people across time and place regarding power, authority, and governance, and law. (Adapted from The National Standards for Civics and Government, 1994).
	PI	Students analyze how the values of a nation affect the guarantee of human rights and make provisions for human needs.	The Pros and Cons of Transnational Alliances
	PI	Students consider the nature and evolution of constitutional democracies.	Jefferson vs. Franklin: Revolutionary Philosophers The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments Lost Hero: The "To Do List" of the Continental Congress The President Under the Articles of Confederation George Washington: The Precedent President Background on the Patriot Attitude Toward the Monarchy
	PI	Students explore the rights of citizens in other parts of the hemisphere and determine how they are similar to and different from the rights of American citizens.	Background on the Patriot Attitude Toward the Monarchy
	PI	Students analyze the sources of a nation's values as embodied in its constitution, statutes, and important court cases.	The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said Lost Hero: The "To Do List" of the Continental Congress The Constitution of the United States of America Charting the Constitution: Student Interactive Exploring the Judicial System Through a Literary Mock Trial: Student Interactive Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education Homepage


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