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Download full textWheeler, Russell R. – 1986
This bibliography focuses on the origins and development of the United States Constitution. This single bibliography is organized into two versions: (1) The Abbreviated Bibliography provides a long catalog of some major sources for a basic understanding of the events and ideas of the writing and ratification of the Constitution; and (2) the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History
Peer reviewedStephenson, D. Grier, Jr. – Social Studies Journal, 1991
Reviews the Bills of Rights' creation and rationale. Discusses the Fourth and Fourteenth amendments and analyzes their current status. Emphasizes the Supreme Court's interpretive role. Argues that reliance on the courts will eventually result in legal interpretations that reflect dominant national opinion. Urges greater citizen responsibility for…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Disler, Mark R. – 1987
Testimony concerning the Supreme Court decisions in the case of Grove City College v. Bell (1984) is presented in this document. The Courts ruling that Federal aid to a student constitutes funding only of the college's student air program, nor the entire institution, reflected the more persuasive reading of the Title IX Education Amendments,…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civics, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Bennack, Frank A., Jr. – 1987
The goal of the Hearst survey was to measure the public's knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. This report is divided into three sections: (1) a report on the survey in the form of an address to the National Conference of Bar Presidents; (2) the survey findings; and (3) the survey methodology. The survey itself, in which 1,004 respondents were…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law
Peer reviewedMoore, Wayne D. – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Asserts that freedom of speech issues were among the first major confrontations in U.S. constitutional law. Maintains that lessons from the controversies surrounding the Sedition Act of 1798 have continuing practical relevance. Describes and discusses the significance of freedom of speech to the U.S. political system. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Colonial History (United States), Constitutional History
Parachini, Allan; And Others – 1995
Placing the debate in the United States over amending the Constitution to permit state-sanctioned school prayer in global perspective, this report analyzes the results of a survey of the school prayer policies of 72 countries. The report concludes that the vast majority of the major countries of the world, including Western Europe, Central…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional History
