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Download full textHoughton, Robert – 2000
When George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789, the U.S. Constitution had already been ratified, yet the future of the new country was at risk. Some people wanted a bill of rights added to the U.S. Constitution to guarantee individual liberties. Two groups opposed each other--the Federalists…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Critical Thinking
Zachlod, Michelle, Ed. – 2001
California State Standard 5.7 is delineated in the following manner: "Students describe the people and events associated with the development of the U.S. Constitution and analyze the Constitution's significance as the foundation of the American republic." Students answer six questions about the Constitution and present suggestions for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Citizenship Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 5
Peer reviewedSewall, Gilbert T., Ed. – Social Studies Review, 1992
This documents consists of 12 issues of a journal that seeks to provide information and reviews concerning social studies textbooks; each issue consists of 16 pages. Contents in the 12 issues include: (1) California control over textbook content; (2) "skills" teaching in elementary-level social studies texts; (3) readability formulas;…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Economics Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
