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Update on Law-Related Education, 1998
Provides a list of terms and the corresponding definitions pertaining to the First Amendment. Focuses on concepts such as, but not limited to, freedom, ratification, separation of church and state, and Constitution that are used in the articles and teaching strategies throughout this issue of "Update on Law-Related Education." (CMK)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Definitions, Educational Resources

Update on Law-Related Education, 1998
Provides a crossword puzzle with twelve across and down clues that addresses the various facts and concepts about the First Amendment and related issues that were discussed throughout this issue of "Update on Law-related Education." Explains that students should ponder the information they learned in order to complete the puzzle. (CMK)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Educational Games, Freedom

Jackson, Joseph S. – 1995
Designed for use at the high school level, this textbook is organized around four key ideas central to the U.S. Constitution: authority, privacy, responsibility, and justice. A knowledge of these ideas is necessary to understand the foundations of U.S. government and to evaluate important differences between a constitutional democracy and a…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
McWhirter, Darien A., Ed. – 1994
This book, part of the "Exploring the Constitution Series," provides a basic introduction to important areas of constitutional law. Each volume contains a general introduction to a particular constitutional issue combined with excerpts from significant Supreme Court decisions in that area. The text of the Constitution, a chronological…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights

Michaud, Mike; And Others – Update on Law-Related Education, 1997
Presents seven brief articles on legal issues concerning young people. Addresses such topics as curfews, teen smoking, dress codes, and child labor. Some articles are student-written while others profile student activity. Student authors include Mike Michaud, Danny Rosen, Carrie Kendrick, and William Hansen. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law