The report presents a collection of articles on constitutional issues from a 1976 social studies conference. It is intended to be used by teachers in planning and implementing curriculum materials on development of the U.S. Constitution. The booklet is divided into eight articles. The first article discusses interpretive problems in the formation of the constitution and gives examples of how historiographic issues can be effectively used in the teaching of history. The second article explores ways of teaching and understanding legal terms, reasoning, analysis, and rules. In the third article, the English roots of American constitutionalism are explored, followed by discussion of women's rights under the constitution in the fourth article. Urban problems before the courts, and, particularly, ways in which social studies teachers can draw themes from court action, are discussed in the fifth article. The sixth article presents a history of the Supreme Court's handling of cases related to education, followed by a report of recent trends of freedom of expression in American constitutional law in the seventh article. The final article compares myths, opinions, and facts of the U.S. Constitution with those of the constitution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (Author/DB)