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Peer reviewedRoberts, Kathleen S.; Naylor, David T. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1998
Describes a lesson for secondary students for U.S. history or government classes in which they define what a mission statement is and explain how the Preamble to the Constitution of the United States functions as a mission statement. Comments that the students also discuss events that expanded the right to vote. (CMK)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Mission Statements, Secondary Education, Social Change
Peer reviewedGallagher, Arlene F. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Describes a two-day activity in which elementary students examine voting rights, the right to assemble, and women's suffrage. Explains the game, "Assemble, Reassemble," and a student-produced talk show with five students playing the roles of leaders of the women's suffrage movement. Profiles Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Civil Liberties, Class Activities
Update on the Courts, 1996
This serial issue concerns itself with several conflicts between individual rights and allegedly wrongful acts that the Supreme Court has not considered previously. The articles on these topics illuminate the constitutional issues of equal protection, due process, and freedom of expression. Specific issues addressed include: (1) equal educational…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law


