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Direct linkTuma, Andrea Prado; Huguet, Alice – RAND Corporation, 2022
This tool is part of the Countering Truth Decay initiative, which is focused on restoring the role of facts, data, and analysis in U.S. political and civil discourse and the policymaking process. RAND researchers developed this educational tool, consisting of five sequenced lesson plans for middle school teachers, with the goal of improving RAND's…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Credibility, Trust (Psychology), Media Literacy
Peer reviewedStevens, Paul Schott – Perspectives on Political Science, 1990
Traces the evolution of the National Security Council (NSC) under President Reagan. Examines the structure of the Reagan NSC and compares the structure of the Reagan NSC to that of his predecessors. Analyzes the rebuilding of the NSC in the aftermath of the Iran Contra Affair and the policy mistakes of the NSC in that affair. (RW)
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Role, Higher Education, National Security
Download full textMcCoy, Martha; Pasquerella, Lynn – 1992
This program guide assists in discussions of critical social and political issues by providing a framework for considering which conditions warrant a use of military force. The guide examines the question from two different but related angles: military force and those reasons for war most commonly offered. The document includes the following…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Discussion Groups, Ethics, Foreign Policy
Hoepli, Nancy L., Ed. – 1986
Designed to initiate discussion of foreign policy decisions, this book contains an analysis of eight foreign policy issues confronting the United States in 1986. Each unit provides the background and guidelines to provide perspective to assist in understanding foreign policy crises. The units included in this issue are: (1) "How Foreign Policy Is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Class Activities, Democracy
Bootel, Jaclyn A.; Warger, Cynthia L. – 1997
This handbook is designed to assist special education advocates in developing the capacity to mount an effective advocacy campaign at the state and federal levels. It is divided into the following four separate training modules: (1) "Introduction to Advocacy"; (2) "Understanding the Governmental Process"; (3) "Changing Public Policy"; and (4)…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Change Agents, Child Advocacy
Patrick, John J. – 1995
This guide is designed to provide background material and teaching strategies for the study of the Supreme Court and the New Deal Era. There are suggested activities, discussion questions, a list of suggested readings, vocabulary, a list of key players of the era, and a list of components and key events tied to The New York Times from that time…
Descriptors: American Studies, Constitutional History, Federal Legislation, Federalism
