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Greenawald, Dale – Update on Law-Related Education, 1987
Presents a collection of four case studies designed to help elementary students analyze situations where a wrong has occurred and offer recommendations for corrective justice. (JDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Court Role, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education

Update on Law-Related Education, 1986
Provides a 49 item crossword puzzle which focuses on concepts and terminology related to the U.S. Supreme Court. (JDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civics, Constitutional Law, Court Role

Jenkins, Steve – Update on Law-Related Education, 1986
Presents a case study involving students in the issue of separation of powers as applied to the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act. Students examine the case of Jagdish Rai Chadha, an immigrant threatened with deportation whose problems resulted in 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring legislative veto provision of Immigration and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civics, Constitutional Law, Federal Government

Lumberg, Melissa; And Others – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Asserts that state legislatures and school administrators often increase penalties as a response to rising school violence. Presents a secondary school lesson of a new state law designed to keep weapons out of schools. Includes a student handout, a background reading, instructional procedures, and a suggested extension activity. (CFR)
Descriptors: Administrators, Antisocial Behavior, Case Studies, Citizen Participation

Harris, David E.; Lockwood, Alan L. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1986
This activity involves students in exploring the values and issues surrounding a case study of the 1937 sit-down strike of the United Automobile Workers against General Motors at the Flint, Michigan plant. (JDH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civics, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation

Update on Law-Related Education, 1989
Presents dimensions of the drug issue through four lesson strategies for middle and secondary students. "Planning to Solve a School Drug Problem" focuses upon school responsibility. "Assessing Public Opinion: Views You Can Use" introduces surveys. "Conduct and Actions" simulates a drug possession case. "Case Study: Parents, Drugs, and Neglect"…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Drug Education, Law Related Education

Kenny, Maureen; Reilley, Margaret – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Presents a student- and community-produced assembly program in which several Supreme Court cases are reenacted. Focuses on student rights concerning search and seizure, freedom of speech, and freedom of of the press. Provides a 40- to 50-minute script with roles for narrators, administrators, police officers, reporters, lawyers, and students. (CH)
Descriptors: Assembly Programs, Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights