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Peer reviewedStaten, Clifford L. – Social Education, 1993
Describes a five-day instructional unit designed for seventh and eighth graders about the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Points out that the individual rights in the First Amendment often conflict with the rights of the majority. Provides student questions and suggestions for resources and activities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civics, Government Role, Governmental Structure, Grade 7
Peer reviewedUpdate on Law-Related Education, 1998
Offers seven reflections on the First Amendment and related issues by attorneys, a professor, project directors, and a university president. Highlights an activity where pairs of students prepare either a pro or con argument for each of the seven excerpts and then participate in a debate. (CMK)
Descriptors: Censorship, Childhood Needs, Debate, Democracy
Download full textCroddy, Marshall; And Others – 1995
This resource packet contains three lessons on issues relating to recent debates over illegal immigration. Each lesson is designed to provide the teacher with a background reading, a directed discussion strategy, and one or more interactive classroom activities to address the topic presented. The first lesson, "Coming to America--Undocumented…
Descriptors: Civics, Government Role, Instructional Materials, Law Enforcement
PDF pending restorationSchug, Mark C., Ed. – Senior Economist, 1986
In conjunction with the United States Constitution's Bicentennial, this issue is devoted to the contributions the Constitution has made in shaping the U.S. economic system. The main article, "The Economics of the Constitution," provides important insights on how the Constitution influences the economic system through answers to the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Economic Change
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
Constitutional Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. – 1990
This teacher's guide complements the student text's presentation of lesson plans on the subject of illegal drug use. The booklet begins with an explanation of the benefits of law-related education (LRE) for democratic education. The guide then outlines suggestions for handling controversy; directing discussion; organizing cooperative and small…
Descriptors: Civics, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Drug Abuse
Update on the Courts, 1995
Two articles in this instructional newsletter elucidate rulings by the United States Supreme Court, Circuit Court of Appeals, and District Courts affecting state sponsored school prayer: (1) "First Amendment Prayer Pendulum"; (2) "First Amendment. Rosenberger v University of Virginia." The newsletter provides the facts of the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Churches, Citizenship Education, Civil Law
