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That Delicate Balance II: Our Bill of Rights. Instructor's Guide DOCUMENT RESUME ED 374 074 SO 024 561 AUTHOR Kaplan, Howard, Ed. TITLE That Delicate Balance II: Our Bill ofRights. Instructor's Guide. INSTITUTION American Bar Association, Chicago, Ill. Special Committee on Youth Education for Citizenship. SPONS AGENCY American Historical Association, Washington,D.C.; American Political Science Association,Washington, D.C.; Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia,PA. REPORT NO ISBN-1-57073-023-7 PUB DATE 94 NOTE 53p. AVAILABLE FROMAmerican Bar Association, Youth Education for Citizenship, 541 North Fairbanks Court, Chicago,IL 60611-3314 ($10). The five-part videotape series is available from the Public Broadcasting Service,1320 Braddock Road, Alexandria, VA 22314($350). PUB TYPE Guides Classroom Use Teaching Guides (For Teacher)(052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Citizenship Education; Civics; *Constitutional Law: Controversial Issues (Course Content); Critical Thinking; Instructional Materials; *Law Related Education; Secondary Education; SocialStudies; Teaching Guides IDENTIFIERS *Bill of Rights; *United States Constitution ABSTRACT This instructor's guide assists secondarysocial studies educators in making effective useof the five-part video series, "That Delicate Balance II: OurBill of Rights." In the tradition of "The Constitution: ThatDelicate Balance," the series introduces students to the Bill of Rights andthe controversies that have arisen over these rights. Led bymoderators using the Socratic method of inquiry, the series featurespanels of experts engaging in lively debate about the constitutional,ethical, and social issues arising from a number of hypotheticalscenarios. The programs enrich secondary civics, government, andhistory courses that examine the Constitution, Bill of Rights, civilliberties, or contemporary issues. The instructor's guide openswith a summary of the topics of the five units in the series. Theunit topics are Roe v. Wade; the First Amendment and hate speech; a rapetrial; equality and the individual; and criminal justice, from muider toexecution. A section on each unit providesteachers with an overview of theissue presented, background materials thatteachers may copy and distribute to their class, and discussionquestions based on these materials that students can debate prior toviewing the video. Each section likewise presents discussion questions forthe class to debate following the video as well as suggestionsfor further research, reports, and essays. At the back of theguide, teachers are provided with a convenient list of teaching resourcesrelated to the Bill of Rights. (JD) U 5 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Impi,,ement EDUCa,TIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or o.ganization originating it Cr Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinionsstated in tnisdoCu went Jo not necessarily represent official OE RI position or policy PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY 41/4JL-s-r_. Me./(mneo TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Oti,'.46'1`9 , t. ' /IA American Bar Association Special Committee on YouthEducation for Citizenship BEST COPYAVAILABLE 9 CREDITS John Paul Ryan, Director Editor Mary Louise Williams, Educational C' ilege & University Programs Howard Kaplan Consultant American Bar Association Assistant Director Project Crossroads Chicago, Illinois American Bar Association Santa Fe, New Mexico Special Committee on Youth Stephen Wasby, Professor of Political Education for Citizenship Reviewers Science Chicago, Illinois Diane Geraghty, Professor Loyola University School of Law State University of New York at Albany Coraributors Chicago, Illinois Bill of Rights Education Margaret Armancas-Fisher, Director Collaborative Liaisons University of Puget Sound Institute for Douglas Kmiec, Professor John Patrick Citizen Education in the Law Notre Dame Law School Member, BREC Governing Board Tacoma, Washington South Bend, Indiana Director, Social Studies Development Center Frank Kopecky, Professor of Legal Paul Murphy, Professor of History Bloomington, Indiana Studies University of Minnesota Sangamon State University St. Paul, Minnesota Claudia Collier-Seiter Springfield, Illinois Karen O'Connor, Professor ofPolitical Member, BREC Governing Board Teacher, Layton High School Richard Roe, Professor of Law Science Layton, Utah Georgetown University Law Center Emory University Washington, D.C. Atlanta, Georgia American Bar Association Special Committee on Youth Sharon Tucker, Assistant Professor Anita Richardson, Editor, Preview of Education for Citizenship History and Political science United States Supreme Court Margaret Bush Wilson, Chair Albany State College Cases Mabel C. McKinney-Browning, Director <- Albany, Georgia American Bar Association Division for Public Education Seva Johnson, Editorial Director Chuck Williams, Reporter Adjunct Professor, John Marshall Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Law School Chicago, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois Irk *0-74 INSTRUCTOR'S GUIDE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON Yot4Ethiweim, 6.410/72ef4ship AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 4( * Support for the guide has been grant- not be construed as representing the eCI from the Bill of Rights Education policy of the American Bar Collaborative, a joint project of the Association, nor do they represent the c 1994 American Bar Association, American Historical Association and official position or policies of the 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL the American Political Science American Historical Association, the 60611-3314 Association, with funding from The American Political Science Association, Pew Charitable Trusts. or The Pew Charitable Trusts. ISBN 1-57073-023-7 The views expressed in this docu- ment are those of the authors and To order a copy of this guide, contact PC 497-0052 have not been approved by the House the American Bar Association, YEFC, of Delegates or the Board of 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago, IL Governors of the American Bar 60611-3314; 312/988-5735. Association and, accordingly, should $10.00 4 ABOUT THE SERIES Introduction Columbia University Seminars on of downlinking C-Band transmissions. ,eceive a copy of this guide, Media and Society and the American For further information (including contact the American Bar Association, Bar Association present That Delicate licensing), contact PBS Adult Learning YEFC, 541 N. Fairbanks Court, Chicago Balance II: Our Bill of Rights, a Service at 800/257-2578. IL 60611-3314; 312/988-5735. five-part series of hour-long programs That Delicate Balance ll is also Support for the guide has been grant- on critical Bill of Rights issues con- available from PBS Video ed from the Bill of Rights Education fronting Americans. (800/344-3337). The cost is Collaborative, a joint project of the American Historical Association and Produced under the guidance of $350/series or $79.95/program. You the American Political Science former CBS News president Fred may also want to contact your local Association, with funding from The Friendly, the series is in the tradition PBS affiliate to see when it will Pew Charitable Trusts. of The Constitution: That Delicate rebroadcast the seriesor to encour- Balance and other Friendly-produced age the station to do so. For educa- Teaching notes are organized into series. Led by moderators using the tional use, broadcasts may be taped the following sections: Socratic method of inquiry, the series off-air without charge within PBS Before Viewing the 2'ogram offers features panels of experts engaging in guidelines. teaching suggestions to use prior to lively debate about constitutional, eth- using the program. ical, and social issues arising from a Overview of the Program provides number of hypothetical scenarios. valuable background information, a ABOUT THIS INSTRUCTOR'S summary of the program's content, Participants and special terms. This section can be Program moderators include trial GUIDE duplicated for classroom use. attorney /Court TV anchor John Ford This instructor's guide to That Delicate and Harvard Law professors Arthur Balance II: Our Bill of Rights is While Viewing the Program presents Miller, Charles Nesson, Charles designed to help secondary social activities for student investigation of Ogletree, and Kathleen Sullivan. The studies educators make effective use the topic and related concepts. These many eminent panelists include Yale of each of the five programs in their pages are also formatted to duplicate Law School Professor Stephen Carter; classrooms. It has been prepared by for classroom use. the American Bar Association Special former U.S. Appeals Court Judge After Viewing the Program contains Committee on Youth Education for Robert Bork; U.S. Supreme Court responses to questions and alternative Justice An':onin Scalia; Yale University Citizenship (ABA/YEFC). teaching suggestions to develop the President Benno Schmidt; U.S. These programs will enrich and topic further. Solicitor General Kenneth Starr; New extend units in secondary civics and York Times columnists Anthony Lewis government classes examining the and Anna Quindlen; and ACLU Constitution, Bill of Rights, civil rights President Nadine Strossen. and civil liberties, individual rights, "justice and the law," or contemporary Availability issues. Relevant Supreme Court cases Off-satellite taping rights for the cited in this instructor's guide empha- five-part series cost $125 for ALSS size recent judicial decisions. The pro- Associates (includes many universities, grams
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