The history of the United States Constitution is outlined in this account of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The document is grouped according to 12 topical headings, which follow a brief account of the participation of George Washington and James Madison. Section 1 deals with the conceptualization and development of the Articles of…

A take-home international relations final exam in the form of a group conversation allows the student to fill in opinions in the characters of "Me." In some instances real student responses have been included in "Me's" place, in others they have been left empty to perserve the flavor of an exam. (JH)

Political scientists in public law were surveyed for information relating to the current status of public law, the significance of methodological orientations, and recent research developments. (Author/KM)

A review of recent research which analyzes voting trends is provided. (DE)

Contained in this bibliography are listings dating from 1974 through 1975 on political science, politics, and public administration. The bulk of the documents are committee reports, conference proceedings, guides, commercially published books, and project reports. Arrangement is by author. Some entries are annotated; all citations include title,…

See JC 690 392 above. [Not available in hard copy because of marginal reproducibility of original.]

These instructional objectives have been selected from materials submitted to the Curriculum Laboratory of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. Arranged by major course goals, these objectives are offered simply as samples that may be used where they correspond to the skills, abilities, and attitudes instructors want their students to…

Over one-hundred and fifty citations of books, journals and a few dissertations dating from 1938 to 1971 (the majority of which were published in the 1960's) are included in this bibliography focusing on the Chicano. The broad scope deals with Mexicans in America in general, with social, economic, political, and educational problems of this…

This training manual provides step-by-step procedures for organizing a Permanent Voter Registration Committee (PVRC), whose purpose is to register youths who find the usual voter registration fraught with obstacles and confusing. Numerous tips and suggestions to consider in running a high school and community campaign are offered. Registration is…

GRADES OR AGES: High school. SUBJECT MATTER: Social studies, comparative government. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into nine units, each with introductory material including general objectives, skills, and attitudes, and with the main material set out in three columns--objectives, activities, and instructional…

The author identifies three dominant trends in the study of political science in Canada since approximately 1945. (Author/DE)

An analysis of 30 indexing and abstracting services' coverage of journals commonly used by researchers in the fields of political and social science. Growth, improvement and current inadequacies are described. (JAB)

"My impression is that their proposals come at this time because they recognize that youngsters are already doing politics, but fear they are doing the wrong politics". Assesses the discussion document on political education written by two HMIs (Her Majesty's Inspectors). (Editor/RK)

Describes current activities and trends in the academic area of policy studies and analyzes recommendations for improving policy studies activities, based on a 1976 national survey of chairpersons of political science departments and directors of interdisciplinary programs. (JG)

Presents a collective assessment of the comparative study of foreign policy as a field of scholarly inquiry. Interprets the field's boundaries, reviews its accomplishments and difficulties, and proposes possible directions for the future. (GEA)