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Turner, Mary Jane; and Others – Curriculum Report, 1987
This report addresses the long-term educational responsibility of helping young people become more knowledgeable about the meaning and values of the U.S. Constitution in their personal and civic life. The Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution and the upcoming Bicentennial of the U.S. Bill of Rights in 1991 present the opportunity to refocus…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedGerber, Scott D. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1994
Maintains that constitutional law is the cornerstone of an undergraduate public law curriculum. Asserts that there is a welcome trend toward teaching the subject over a two-semester sequence, instead of only one. Describes course content and teaching strategies used in a college constitutional law course. (CFR)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Course Content
Yeaton, Connie S.; Braeckel, Karen Trusty – 1986
In recognition of the need for suitable materials for the teaching of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to young children, this book suggests model lessons, methods, and activities teachers can use. The book is divided into two sections. Section 1 consists of model lessons demonstrating the use of the newspaper to study the Constitution and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constitutional History, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
