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Building a Nation: Religion and Values in the Public Schools of the USA, Australia, and South Africa
Mawdsley, Ralph D.; Cumming, Jacqueline Joy; de Waal, Elda – Education and the Law, 2008
Although the systems of public schools differ among Australia, South Africa and the USA, all three countries recognize that religion plays a significant role in determining values. All three countries have written constitutions but only South Africa and the USA have a Bill of Rights that protects persons' exercise of religious beliefs. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Role of Religion, Private Education, Public Schools

Chism, Kahlil – Social Education, 2005
This article discusses the constitutional amendment process. Although the process is not described in great detail, Article V of the United States Constitution allows for and provides instruction on amending the Constitution. While the amendment process currently consists of six steps, the Constitution is nevertheless quite difficult to change.…
Descriptors: Social Problems, War, Drinking, United States History