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Peer reviewedDwyer, Edward J.; King, Yvonne M. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1991
Examines the readability of the U.S. Constitution. Reports that, of 117 undergraduate students who read the document, approximately 25 percent had difficulty completing a cloze procedure based upon it. Calls for further research on the high school and college levels. Suggests that the Constitution be presented in learning environments designed to…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Research, Higher Education, Legal Problems
