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Peer reviewedSchamel, Wynell Burroughs; Mueller, Jean West – Social Education, 1989
Reviews a series of First Amendment court cases related to school prayer and Bible reading, including the 1963 decision (Abington v. Schempp) against a Pennsylvania law requiring Bible reading and prayer recitation. Provides suggestions for teaching this case using a portion of Justice Tom C. Clark's opinion of the Supreme Court. Reproducible…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Law Related Education
