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Download full textArmy Public Affairs, Washington, DC. – 1988
This guide contains resources gathered by the Department of the Army to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. Within the document, there are brief historical facts about: (1) the Constitutional Convention; (2) the early years of the Constitutional government; and (3) the U.S. Army of the 1780s and 1790s. There are also condensed…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Legislators, Program Content, Resource Units
Mead, Walter B. – 1988
These 53 radio scripts present the history of the founding and ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Each script is designed to fit within a 2 to 2-1/2 minute time-frame. The titles are: "Introduction to Series" (Promotional Segment); "Did You Know: Our Present Constitution Is Our Second Constitution?"; "The First…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Constitutional History, Program Content, Radio
Peer reviewedChaltain, Sam; Wildasin, Michael – Insights on Law & Society, 2002
Discusses the project, "First Amendment Schools," by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the First Amendment Center (Arlington, Virginia). Explains that these schools involve students in the community and in democracy as a means to citizenship education. (CMK)
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Civics, Decision Making
Hampton City Schools, VA. – 1987
Prepared as an effort to involve all high school subject areas in an interdisciplinary Bicentennial celebration, this booklet offers brief descriptions of ideas for projects, displays, lectures, programs, and classroom activities. Information and suggestions for developing and establishing a climate for learning and celebration and for specific…
Descriptors: Activities, Constitutional History, Course Content, High Schools
Price, Jay, Comp.; And Others – 1987
Specific state and local programs and activities, designed to celebrate the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, are included in this booklet. The events, listed alphabetically by states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, are included to demonstrate the depth and diversity of U.S. bicentennial activities. Six hundred bicentennial…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Programs, Constitutional History, County Programs
Patrick, John J. – 1987
The U.S. Constitution and the Northwest Ordinance are foundations of U.S. civic culture. Since they are among the most important legacies U.S. citizens have, they deserve a prominent place in the curricula of schools and the general education of citizens. But most people do not adequately understand the Constitution and lack both awareness and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Core Curriculum
Suter, Coral; Croddy, Marshall – 1986
Arranged chronologically from the Constitution's initial implementation in the late 18th century to the civil rights movement of the 1950 and 60s, this volume contains eight study units. The units address various roles in the U.S. legal system and corresponding legal processes, while raising the following constitutional issues: (1) the role and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Course Content
