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Download full textSoule, Suzanne; Bennett, Sharareh Frouzesh – Center for Civic Education, 2004
"We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution," is an educational program developed by the Center for Civic Education. The program instructs students on the history and principles of American constitutional democracy with the primary goal of promoting civic competence and responsibility among the nation's elementary, middle, and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Stevens, Richard G. – Teaching Political Science, 1986
Examines the Supreme Court's historical treatment of the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to better understand the meaning of the Constitution's founding. That the Constitution does not offer an absolute protection is supported by analyzing a broad outline of the Constitution and several court cases involving due process. (TRS)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Role
Lippman, Harold B., Ed.; Van Meter, Elena, Ed. – 1977
Six pamphlets provide the springboard for community discussion on constitutional history by summarizing the main themes of seminars sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The "Federalist Papers" were used as a point of departure to promote discussion on the continued efficacy of the political principles and structures established in…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Constitutional History
