This comparative analysis of the constitutional status of freedom of speech in Great Britain and the United States focuses on four speech-related offenses--seditious libel, defamatory libel, blasphemous libel, and group libel or incitment to racial hatred. The analysis concentrates on the profound and rapid changes that issues related to freedom…

Following an earlier study of public libraries in Pennsylvania, issued in 1958, this "re-survey" has two purposes: (1) to determine the extent to which the 1958 Pennsylvania library program has been achieved and (2) to propose a revised or new Pennsylvania library program. The basis for the study is 1965-66 data which was obtained from…

Over 100 listings comprise this general bibliography on politics and government. The bulk of the documents provide current information dating from 1974 through 1975 and are commercially published books, reports, bulletins, and papers on the role of the government, elections, local government, and political decision making of the government as an…

A case study approach is used to extensively examine the process by which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has regulated cable television. A chronological accounting of cable regulation suggests the constraints under which regulation has taken place. An examination of extra-agency groups which constrain the commission's regulatory…

In order to provide better understanding of how changes in county and township government fit contemporary (1963) situations, this study reviews rural governments in Iowa since the beginning of the century. In the first part of the report, county and township governments are described as they existed in 1900. The second part examines changes which…

This report discusses various differences of opinion about the interrelationship that exists between governmental structure and the substantive policy outcomes of governmental decisionmaking. The views of political scientists and educators regarding the ideal structural relationship between education and government are presented. Some aspects of…

Course arrangement, specific helper instructions, and terminology are covered in this helper's handbook for home study candidates for naturalization who speak English to learn to read and write English. It is intended to be used to give a limited amount of help provided by a family member or neighbor, and accompanies the booklet "English and…

The purpose of this paper is to describe and reflect on an attempt to create a regional educational plan that uses parts of the existing governmental structure. The idea is to create a shortcut in linking educational producers with consumers. The design stage is analyzed to establish the credibility of the program's organizational structure. The…

The structure and operations of a school based on Kohlberg's concept of just community are described. This approach integrates social studies and English curricula with a program of moral discussions and a governance structure based on a participatory democracy. (Author/DE)

Examines the policy relevance of urban governmental structures, especially those structures subject to the reforms of the early 20th century. Finds that reformed cities respond more to pressures that tend to reduce spending, and that unreformed cities respond more to pressures that increase spending. (Author)

Reviews, editorally, aspects of the planned reorganization of federal education programs. (SL)

Identifying law focused education as "the most basic of educational needs," this article presents a plea for making law focused teacher education a priority concern in the teacher education institutions of the U.S. (JC)

Presents a lesson plan which analyzes and discusses the U.S. Constitution in relation to the constitutions of other countries. States that this international approach offers a deeper understanding of the document and promotes a greater appreciation of it as students examine the values that underlie their rights and responsibilities. (GEA)

Constitutional law is a good way to introduce students to fundamental debates over means and ends, over what means work and at what costs, and over what ends are not merely desirable, but may be legitimately achieved even through the application of collective force. It also offers an exciting way to teach logic. (MLW)