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Peer reviewedTrostle, Lawrence C. – Educational Research Quarterly, 1990
Knowledge of the United States Constitution was investigated for 111 randomly selected college students. Many students had little or no knowledge/understanding of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. No significant differences were found between those who had read the Constitution and those who had never read it. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional History, Democracy
Download full textSoule, Suzanne; Bennett, Sharareh Frouzesh – Center for Civic Education, 2004
"We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution," is an educational program developed by the Center for Civic Education. The program instructs students on the history and principles of American constitutional democracy with the primary goal of promoting civic competence and responsibility among the nation's elementary, middle, and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Bennett, Sharareh Frouzesh; Soule, Suzanne – Center for Civic Education, 2005
We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is an educational program developed by the Center for Civic Education (the Center). The program instructs students on the history and principles of American constitutional democracy with the primary goal of promoting civic competence and responsibility among the nation's elementary, middle, and…
Descriptors: Competition, Democracy, Citizenship Education, United States History
Peer reviewedPatrick, John J. – Social Studies Texan, 1990
Identifies four areas of deficiency in understanding and applying the principles of the Bill of Rights. Provides guidelines to improve instruction, emphasizing systematic coverage of Bill of Rights topics; analysis of case studies on Bill of Rights issues; and discussion of Bill of Rights issues in an open classroom environment. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
