Assessing the historical writing inspired by the U.S. Constitution's Bicentennial, Murphy states that, although a popular audience has been reached, major historiographical breakthroughs and revisionist reconceptualizations have been disappointingly small, with the exception of Edmund Morgan's "Inventing the People." Examines the…

Citizenship education is a major purpose of schools. What this entails, however, is highly disputable. Recently scholars have suggested that schools should teach and model citizenship values and principles that emphasize freedom of expression, the exclusion of religion from public spheres, and equal protection. These scholars support their…

While the bicentennial of the Constitution is beginning to have public impact, it has made little impression on research in the fields of history, law, and political science. Books about the Constitution are listed and a calendar of conferences on the U.S. Constitution is provided. (MLW)