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| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Peer reviewedMiller, Linda Karen – Journal of the Middle States Council for the Social Studies, 1992
Reports on a study of the treatment of the Second Amendment in 24 secondary-level U.S. history textbooks and 8 U.S. government textbooks. Discusses inadequate and inaccurate interpretations and calls for a portrayal of the Second Amendment that reflects what the founding fathers wanted and what the courts have decided. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Federal Courts, Federal State Relationship
Peer reviewedFinkelman, Paul – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Introduces a special issue topic: "Taking Stands in American History." Maintains that every generation has included citizens who have taken stands fusing the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. Previews topics and contents of articles that are included in this issue. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Disobedience, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
