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Patrick, John J. – Social Education, 1987
States that the Founders' legacy is our well-modeled government which is limited by law to protect the life, liberty, and property of individuals. Reviews some of the Founding Fathers' thoughts regarding the proper role and structure of our government. Advocates improved citizenship education and introduces the theme articles in this issue. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Colonial History (United States), Constitutional History

Patrick, John J. – Social Education, 1996
Places the recent democratic Latvian elections in the context of that country's historic oppression by the Soviet Union, its resulting demographic character, and the emergence of pragmatic political parties. Analyzes the issues, parties, and coalitions that resulted in Grantis Ulmanis' recent victories. Prospects for continuing democracy appear…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values

Patrick, John J. – Social Education, 1987
Reviews the political history surrounding the development of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Includes a shortened and simplified version of the major articles of the Ordinance. Identifies three instructional resources for teaching about the Northwest Ordinance in secondary schools. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democratic Values, History Instruction
Patrick, John J. – 2002
Leaders of nascent democracies, such as Lithuania, quickly understood that effective civic education is indispensable to the establishment, maintenance, and improvement of their institutions of government and civil society. They readily turned to civic educators in the United States, the world's oldest democracy, for advice about how to prepare…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy
Patrick, John J. – 1987
To preserve and protect the civic values and principles of the Constitution, educators must develop in students a deeper understanding of and a commitment to these values. To do this, educators should confront students with cases in history and current events involving fundamental paradoxes of U.S. constitutional government. Students should be…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Democratic Values
Patrick, John J. – 1999
Standards for teaching, learning, and assessing civics or democratic citizenship should emphasize two centrally important concepts: (1) constitutionalism; and (2) human rights. If students in schools and citizens in the polity fail to know, value, and act in terms of these concepts, then their prospects for building and maintaining liberal…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Democratic Values
Patrick, John J. – 1998
This paper discusses key elements of current multicultural challenges of the traditional civic mission of schools. It appraises these challenges to suggest their strengths and weaknesses--contributions and pitfalls--with regard to fundamental U.S. principles of democracy endorsed by both multicultural challengers and traditional civic educators.…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Cross Cultural Training
Patrick, John J. – 2002
During the last quarter of the 20th century, a global surge of democracy has transformed international relations and inspired people in places throughout the world. The current and continuing wave of democracy in the governments of nation-states has brought about a correspondingly strong surge of education for democracy. This rising tide of…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics
Patrick, John J. – 1989
"The Federalist Papers," a collection of 85 essays on the principles of republican government written to support the ratification of the Constitution of 1787, has been praised as an outstanding work by individuals ranging from such founding fathers as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington to contemporary scholars in history and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Curriculum Enrichment, Democratic Values
Patrick, John J. – 1989
This publication provides a brief introduction to core ideas of constitutional government in the United State as presented in "The Federalist" by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The first of "The Federalists" papers was written by Hamilton, who joined with Jay and Madison in this series of essays to refute the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Curriculum Enrichment, Democracy, Democratic Values

Patrick, John J. – Social Studies Texan, 1990
Identifies four areas of deficiency in understanding and applying the principles of the Bill of Rights. Provides guidelines to improve instruction, emphasizing systematic coverage of Bill of Rights topics; analysis of case studies on Bill of Rights issues; and discussion of Bill of Rights issues in an open classroom environment. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
Patrick, John J. – 1987
This report discusses what should be taught in history and social sciences courses, and how the material should be taught. Differing views of educational leaders as well as results of recent research and studies are summarized. The following propositions are offered as stimulators of inquiry and as tentative guides to practice: (1) the greatest…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizenship Education, Concept Teaching, Core Curriculum

Patrick, John J. – Social Education, 1996
Reviews the trend toward democracy in former totalitarian states. Emphasizes the need of newly democratic countries to establish strong civil societies in which nongovernmental institutions and associations flourish. Discusses the strengths and weaknesses of emerging democracies. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics, Democracy
Patrick, John J.; Leming, Robert S. – 1991
Directed to secondary school teachers of history, government, and civics, this book is designed to fit common educational objectives in secondary school curriculum guides that call for teaching and learning about the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights. The volume is intended to encourage careful reading, analysis, and classroom…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Patrick, John J. – 1971
Democracy entails the concept of orderly liberty, a concept that implies both obedience and constructive skepticism. Since teaching youngsters to be democratic citizens is a central concern of civic education, we must be concerned about whether our youth acquire this concept of orderly liberty. Studies indicate that American youth tend to value…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civics, Civil Liberties, Democratic Values