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Download full textDonovan, Dorothy J. – 1975
This material is produced to provide a program to instruct secondary level students in the political, governmental, and legal processes and to encourage active student participation in these processes. The materials draw heavily upon community cooperation as a base for practical learning. Part of a year-long curriculum, this unit focusing on voter…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Civil Liberties, Community Cooperation, Elections
League of Women Voters of Virginia, Roanoke. – 1975
This study of Virginia state government commemorates the bicentennial celebration of America's independence and Virginia's role in the establishment of the United States. Presented by the Virginia League of Women Voters in outline form to serve as a quick reference guide for teachers and students, the booklet comprises eight chapters. Chapter I…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Citizenship Responsibility, Decision Making, Expenditures
Reinfeld, Patricia M. – 1974
This booklet on the status of women, aimed at raising the consciousness of female college students, provides an orientation to feminism and references for further pursuit of the areas covered in the following sections. "On Woman and Her Role" sets the stage with selected quotations, expressing conflicting views of woman's role. "What It Is All…
Descriptors: Biographies, Civil Rights, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedParker, Frank R. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1988
Examines the gains in voting, schooling, and employment made by Blacks in Mississippi since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Discusses the effects of affirmative action and civil rights litigation, listing resources on "Lawyers and the Civil Rights Movement." Presents a glossary of legal terms. (GEA)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black History, Citizenship Education, Civil Rights Legislation
PDF pending restorationTiffany, Warren I. – 1971
Emphasizing the role of the school board, these guidelines for community control of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) school operations also discuss transferring BIA schools to public school operation, community contracting for services, and initiating other than school board community participation in school affairs. The guidelines for development…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, American Indians, Board of Education Role
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1980
The purpose of this handbook is to inform American Indians about their basic rights under Federal law both on and off reservations. There is a discussion of the freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition. The next section deals with equal treatment, unlawful arrest and detention, unlawful searches and seizures, and what to do when…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation
