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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 125 946 SO 009 209 AUTHOR Davison, Susan E., Ed. TITLE Bibliography of Law-Related Curriculum Materials: Annotated (Second Edition). Working Notes No. 10. INSTITUTION American Bar Association, Chicago, Ill. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. PUB DATE Jun 76 NOTE' 123p.; For related documents, see ED 090 102 AVAILABLE FROMSpecial Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship, American Bar Association, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (write for price) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 HC-$6.01 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Annotated Bibliographies; Civil Rights; Constitutional Law; Current Events; Elementary Secondary Education; *Instructional Materials; *Law Instruction; Laws; Politics; Social Studies ABSTRACT This annotated bibliography cites over 1,000 elementary- and secondary-level materials dealing with the philosophy, substance, and pedagogy of law-related education. It lists textbooks, curriculum kits and guides, journals and newsletters, and books that can serve as reference or supplementary materials. The bibliography is divided by topic into seven sections: (1) introduction to law: development of law, basic concepts underlying the justice system, and comparative law studies; (2)the role of the Constitution in shaping the legal, political, andsocial order of the United States; (3) the Bill of Rights;(4) current law-related issues in today's society such as drugs, consumerism, and taxes;(5) general handbooks of law containing legal knowledge useful to the average citizen; (6) local, state, national, andinternational political processes such as lobbying and campaigning; and (7) sources and concepts for teaching about law. Some sections are cross-referenced to other sections that have related content. Materials are listed alphabetically by author within eachsection. Each entry includes grade level, bibliographic information,and a brief annotation. Lists of series of materials, distributors and their addresses, and an index conclude the bibliography. (ND) *********************************************************************** Documents acquired by ERIC include many informal unpublished * materials not available from other sources. ERIC makes everyeffort * * to obtain the best copy available. Nevertheless,items of marginal * * reproducibility are often encountered andthis affects the quality * * of the microfiche and hardcopy reproductions ERICmakes available * * via the ERIC Document Reproduction Service (EDRS). EBBSis not * responsible for the quality of the originaldocument. Reproductions * * supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made fromthe original. *********************************************************************** t '''', 1'4 . , ' . 'V1.1"'H"",7";,137Q;*A").t.-As .A $.'"1`lit: '\,,e7',.' '' '''.,'' ,; ''.,4,p?, '`1. 't, 11.,,,,,y-,..,,,..1;::4 , « ', ':' '' 4t' ,e", .,,,,,.. ''",c"..0.4*. , .41,4 .,..! 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Shaver June Louin Tapp YEFC PUBLICATIONS YEFC publishes a number of other books and booklets on law-related education. For complimentary single copies and information about costs of multiple copies, please write to the Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship, American Bar Association, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637. Gaming: An Annotated Catalogue of Law-Related Games and Simulations (Lists and describes more than 125 games and simulations.) Media: An Annotated Catalogue of Law-Related Audio-Visual Materials (Lists and describes more than 400 films, filmstrips, and tapes.) Directory of Law-Related Educational Activities (Provides information on more than 250 projects throughout the country.) Law-Related Education in America: Guidelines for the Future (Recommends guidelines for the administration, funding, and pedagogy of projects.) The SS Gams: A Guidebook on the Funding of Law-Related Educational Programs (Offers suggestions on identifying funding sources, writing funding proposals, securing community support, and institutionalizing programs.) Reflections on Law-Related Education (Contains articles on the rationale and objectives of law-related education.) Help! What To Do, Where To Go? (Describes various projects and teacher-training programs, and discusses the role of bar associations.) Copyright, 1976 Special Committee on Youth Educatidn for Citizenship American Bar Association 1155 East 60th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 3 P . c.O.Jil ii ila-a- bbibliography0 of law-related curriculum materials: annotated (second edition) ABA Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship Working Notes, No.10 Editor Susan E. Davison Assistant Staff Director. YEFC TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductioniii Key to the Bibliographyiv I. Introduction to Law 1 Origins of Law 2 Basi:. Concepts of Law 3 Lay. in Other Societies 11 II. The Constitution 12 Tt e Executive Branch16 The Legislative Branch 18 The Judicial Branch20 -Ill. The Bill of Rights 21 The First Amendment28 Freedom of Speech and Expression 28 Freedom of the Press 31 Freedom of Religion32 Privacy: The Right To Be Left Alone33 Due Process and Rights of the Accused34 4 -I Equality tinder Law 39 Women: The Majority/Minority 39 Youth and the Law 43 Ethnic Minorities and the Law 48 IV. Current Issues54 Crime and Violence 55 The Justice System 57 Police59 Courts 60 Corrections- 62 Drugs and the Law 64 Consumerism 65 Housing and Landlord-Tenant Relationships 67 Public Revenues and Services68 The Corporate Influence69 Labor and the Law 70 The Environment and the Law 72 Law and the International Community 75 V. General Handbooks on Law 76 VI. The Political Process78 The Campaign Trail80 State and Local Government 84 The National Scene 86 The International Arena 86 VII. The Teaching of Law: Sources and Concepts87 Series93 '- Distributors100 Index105 INTRODUCTION In 1974, YEFC published our Bibliography of Law-Related This Bibliography could no have been assembled in so Curriculum Materials. Annotated, the first comprehensiveshun a time without the tireless efforts of many people_ compilation of law-related books and pamphlets forAll of the YEFC staff has contributed much to the students, educators, lawyers, and others invoked in law- preparation of this book. Michelle Coad, a law student, reated education. This pubncation included descriptionscheerfully and painstakingly began the revision during the of more than 500 materials dealing with the philosophy, summer of 1974. Susan Davison, Assistant Staff Director substance and pedagogy of law-related education. This and editor of Media and Gaming, identified, reviewed, second edition of the Bibliography, which containsannotated and organized all materials while providing annotations on more than 1,000 materials, is indicative of general supervision to the project. Cindy Kelly assisted in the remarkable growth in the field. With YEFC's Media. reviewing books and proof-reading galleys. Charles White An Annotated Catalogue of Law-Related Audio-Visualhandled the overwhelming job of editing the final manu- Materials and Gaming. An Annotate-! Catalogue of Law- script. Jane Koprowski, Olivia McBean, and Georgianne Related Games and Simulat.ons, d provides educatorsPeck spent long hours typing and retyping successive and lawyers with a convenient reference to the ',videdrafts, often providing helpful suggestions for improve- variety of materials which are available for law-related ment in the text. Delores Nolan and Miss McBean helped programs. put the index in order, a tedious but necessary task. We In addition to textbooks, this second edition of thealso want to acknowledge the assistance of the many Bibliography describes curriculum kits and curriculum publishers who have been most generous in providing guides, journals and newsletters, and books that were not YEFC with review copies of materials and in checking the written specifically for use in the classroom, but can serve accuracy of information in the annotations. In addition, as valuable reference or supplementary materials. Thewe thank the many educators around the country who descriptions try to be non-evaluative, while providing have suggested the inclusion of materials which they have readers with enough information to decide whether found effective in their schools. further examination of the materials is warranted. Since Doubtless, we have missed some publications which not every item was reviewed by a lawyer, we cannot insure should have been included in this booklet. In addition, the accuracy of legal information presented by the since going to press we have already received a number of materials. materials which must await the publication of a supple- In compiling the Bibliography, YEFC reviewed overment. We urge publishers,