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Nichols, David – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1987
Discusses the following five myths and suggests ways of using them to teach about the Constitution: (1) the Bill of Rights is the Constitution's heart; (2) reactionary commercial interests created the Constitution to maintain the status quo; (3) the structure is antidemocratic; (4) it sanctioned slavery; and (5) it made the legislature supreme.…
Descriptors: Federal Government, History Instruction, Political Issues, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedSchamel, Wynell – Social Education, 1996
Describes learning activities to be used in conjunction with a facsimile of the 92nd Congress's joint resolution passing the 26th Amendment extending the voting franchise to 18-year-olds. These activities include document analysis, time lines, class discussions, and storytelling. Briefly reviews the amendment process. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional Law, Content Analysis
Quigley, Charles N., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This teacher's curriculum guide is designed to introduce secondary students to the ideas behind the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution and the experiences of the Founders that led to the creation of this document. The curriculum's intent is to provide young people with a knowledge of how the Bill of Rights came into existence, why it took the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History
