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Rights in Times of Crisis: American Citizens and Internment.
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West, Jean; Schamel, Wynell Burroughs – Social Education, 1991
Discusses instances of departure from the rights guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the Bill of Rights. Describes the internment of Japanese-Americans during the Second World War and other incidents in which the government denied individual rights. Details teaching activities intended to increase student understanding of such events. Proposes student…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Papers (Students)
Celebrating the Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments: An Instructional Unit for Elementary Grades.
McClain, Janet; And Others – 1991
Designed to provide elementary teachers with practical materials for the study of the Bill of Rights and other amendments to the U.S. Constitution, each of the 10 lessons provided in the unit includes objectives, materials, procedure, and answer keys where needed. The 10 lessons are: (1) The Bill of Rights; (2) Amending the Constitution; (3)…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Elementary Education
A Salute to Our Constitution and the Bill of Rights: 200 Years of American Freedom. Using the Newspaper to Discover How the Constitution and Bill of Rights Work.
Yeaton, Connie S.; Braeckel, Karen Trusty – 1986
In recognition of the need for suitable materials for the teaching of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights to young children, this book suggests model lessons, methods, and activities teachers can use. The book is divided into two sections. Section 1 consists of model lessons demonstrating the use of the newspaper to study the Constitution and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Constitutional History, Course Content, Curriculum Guides
With Liberty and Justice for All: The Story of the Bill of Rights. Student Text.
Quigley, Charles N., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This curriculum is designed to introduce secondary students to the ideas behind the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution and the experiences of the Founders that led to the creation of this document. Its intent is to provide young people with a knowledge of how the Bill of Rights came into existence, why it took the form it did, and how it has…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History
The Bill of Rights: A Handbook.
Sobul, DeAnne – 1969
The purpose of this companion to SO 001 250 is to provide teachers with specific information for improving instruction concerned with individual freedom and responsibility. The need for improvement has been established by studies indicating little or no change in the political orientation of high school students from the formal civics curriculum,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Citizenship, Civics, Civil Liberties
With Liberty and Justice for All: The Story of the Bill of Rights. Teacher's Guide.
Quigley, Charles N., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This teacher's curriculum guide is designed to introduce secondary students to the ideas behind the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution and the experiences of the Founders that led to the creation of this document. The curriculum's intent is to provide young people with a knowledge of how the Bill of Rights came into existence, why it took the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Constitutional History