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Download full textSchechter, Stephen L., Ed. – 1985
This collection of essays is intended for both the general reader and the specialist and is designed to provide the basic elements needed for an introductory survey and a reference aid to the role of New York State in the adoption of the federal Constitution. The collection is organized into five sections: theory, history, materials, people and…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Educational Resources, Political Science
Schechter, Stephen L., Ed.; Bernstein, Richard B., Ed. – 1990
This book contains three major essays that consider the origins of the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. In "The U.S. Bill of Rights in Historical Perspective," Donald S. Lutz examines the intellectual context of the Bill of Rights by analyzing the changing ideas about rights in colonial,…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Political Science
Schechter, Stephen L., Ed.; Bernstein, Richard B., Ed. – 1990
This book provides a detailed account of the role of the state of New York in the history and development of the United States Constitution. The document consists of some 68 essays, in addition to a foreword, editors' introduction, and chronology of bicentennial dates. Part 1, "Origins of Constitutionalism in New York," addresses such…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Schechter, Stephen L., Ed.; Bernstein, Richard B., Ed. – 1990
This document presents learning materials designed to support school and community activities dealing with the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, and particularly with New York State's role in the nation's constitutional history. The following materials concerning school and community activities are included: "'Congress Shall Make No…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Community Programs, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Schechter, Stephen L., Ed.; Gallagher, Arlene F., Ed. – 1990
The Pledge of Allegiance is the focus of this citizenship guide for elementary educators. The Pledge can be an important first step in citizenship education and civic values in a pluralistic and multicultural society. Understanding the Pledge can also help lay the foundation for future understanding of more complex documents such as the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Constitutional History
Schechter, Stephen L., Ed. – 1984
Ten essays discuss federal democracy, the form of government of the United States. The first essay discusses the origins of American federalism. The second examines why we have a federal system, the functions federalism serves, and the consequences of federalism for the American political system. Federalism in the Constitution and constitutional…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
