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Direct linkIan G. Anson – Journal of Political Science Education, 2025
In the modern American politics classroom, ideological and partisan conflict have the capacity to interfere with a healthy classroom environment. This problem is increasingly apparent when students engage questions at the heart of U.S. Constitutional design. By asking students to inhabit fictional roles with preferences and attitudes that may…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Design, Classroom Environment, Politics
Peer reviewedMertz, Gayle – Update on Law-Related Education, 1995
Outlines instructions for conducting a student-organized open discussion of a proposed 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Provides student instructions and eight character role descriptions. Includes a ballot on the issue designed to be sent to the American Bar Association. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
