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Quigley, Charles N., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This teacher's curriculum guide is designed to introduce secondary students to the ideas behind the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution and the experiences of the Founders that led to the creation of this document. The curriculum's intent is to provide young people with a knowledge of how the Bill of Rights came into existence, why it took the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History
Peer reviewedKaplan, Howard F. – International Journal of Social Education, 1987
Assesses the role that constitutional studies play in law-related education (LRE) and the impact that the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution has had on LRE. Includes a brief analysis of how the Constitution was taught in civics classes prior to the reforms of the progressive education era of the early 1900s. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Curriculum Design, Educational Change
Peer reviewedWeber, Lee – Social Studies, 1993
Asserts that before civics/government teachers teach about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, students should be introduced to the religious and philosophical background of religions freedom in the United States. Identifies issues and historical documents that provide the foundation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Course Content
