This article describes the status of women as depicted in the literature of the Tudor period. Particular attention is given to the political life of Queen Elizabeth I. (JDH)

Provides an activity designed to help students understand how U.S. Supreme Court judges are selected. Points out that the Constitution does not specify any qualification to serve as a federal judge, but that an unwritten rule is that all nominees have a bachelor of laws degree. (JDH)

Provides a simulation of the United States Constitutional Convention. The simulation involves students in re-creating the conflicts between the colonies, seeking compromise, and comparing the outcome of the simulation with the actual Constitution. (JDH)

Warns against reinforcing what is called the "sacred mythology" of the "miracle at Philadelphia," and urges teachers to tell the full story of the flaws, fights, and decades of legal and political work required to bring the original constitution in line with the U. S. Declaration of Independence. Supports this argument with a…

Presents a brief history of relations between Blacks and Whites in South Africa. Focuses special attention on the establishment of "bantustans" (Black homelands) and other measures designed to exert complete political control over indigenous Black ethnic groups. (JDH)

This article examines the question of whether arguments can be made for government support of the arts in a democracy in the absence of massive popular approval for such a policy. It is concluded that although some grounds for government funding in the absence of popular approval exist, they entail negative consequences for the arts. (JDH)

This article examines the history and thinking of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in order to explain the formation of the ideas which allow the U.S. Constitution to provide for an effective government without sacrificing vital individual liberties. (JDH)

Presents a lesson which has students examine constitutional guarantees regarding freedom of religion. The lesson uses key U.S. Supreme Court cases, the Constitution, and the Northwest Ordinance to involve students in examining the issue of prayer in public schools. (JDH)

Maintains that a simple problem-solving model applied to policy design is inadequate. Argues that purposeful institutional change and government reorganization are not promising strategies for the improvement of public policy. (JDH)

Surveys arguments for and against income redistribution in the United States against the background of the latest empirical and theoretical findings. (Author/JDH)

Critically reviews "Sandino's Daughters: Testimonies of Nicaraguan Women in Struggle" (Randall, 1981), "Christians in the Nicaraguan Revolution" (Randall, 1983), and "Risking a Somersault in the Air: Conversations with Nicaraguan Writers" (Randall, 1984). Includes description of how author used these books in Latin…

The only way to improve citizen participation in the political system is to renew the commitment to civic education. A successful civic education is one that educates its citizens in the basic principles and precepts of the American system and then keeps them informed. (MLW)

Intended to aid teachers in presenting spatial modeling to students over a series of lectures and then applying it at various points during a political science course, this paper describes and explains the use of spatial models for understanding voting behavior based on microeconomic theories. (ND)

Presents comparative 1973 survey data on teaching African politics, Latin American politics, and political development courses in the United States. The authors investigated the (1) use of teaching techniques and evaluation of their effectiveness, and (2) theoretical approaches to political development that were found useful. (Author/ND)

Phases of an authority-interdependence sequence, which defines authority before defining interdependence, are presented. Then, three teaching strategies--self-awareness and group explanation, democratic process and responsibility, and relating process to substance--are described as utilizing the sequence. (ND)