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Lessons on the Constitution. Supplements to High School Courses in American History, Government and Civics DOCUMENT RESUME ED 258 891 SO 016 633. AUTHOR Patrick, John J.; Remy, Richard C. TITLE Lessons on the Constitution. Supplements to High School Courses in American History, Government and Civics. INSTITUTION American Historical Association, Washington, D.C.; American Political science Association, Washington, D.C.; Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., Boulder, Colo. SPANS AGENCY National Endowment for the Humanities (NFAH), Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ISBN-0-89994-301-2 PUB DATE 85 NOTE 310p.; For related document,see ED 235 096. Produced for Project '87, a joint effort of the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association. AVAILABLE FROM Social Science Education Consortium, Inc., 855 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80302 ($19.50; 20% quantity discount). PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Use Guides (ror Teachers) (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Case Studies; Citizenship Education; *Constitutional History; *History Instruction; Instructional Materials; Learning Activities; Lesson Plans; *Political Science; Secondary Education; Social Studies; United States History; Units of Study IDENTIFIERS Federalism; Law Related Education; Supreme Court ABSTRACT These curriculum materials about various aspects of the United States Constitution are designedas supplements to high school courses in history, civics, and government. They include60 original lessons for students, accompanied bylesson plans for teachers, and are divided into five chapters. Chapter I, "Documents of Freedom" includes the Constitution, amendmentsto th--! Constitution, amendments proposed but not ratified, and selected Federalist papers. Chapter II, "Origins and Purposes ofthe Constitution" covers the concept ofa constitution, state constitutions, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutional Convention, federalists and anti-federalists, the Bill of Rights,and the timetable of main events in the making of the Constitution. Chapter III, "Principles of Government in the Constitution,"deals with the concept and operation of federalism, separationof powers, the judiciary, and civil liberties. Chapter IV, "Amending and Interpreting the Constitution," deals with amendments, constitutional conventions, political parties, and challenges to the Constitution. Chapter V, "Landmark Cases of the Supreme Court," analyzes 20 crucial Supreme Court cases. (IS) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best thatcan be made from the original document. ********************************************1************************** Lesisonon,ste L§Ji Constitution Supplements to High School Courses in American History, Government and Civics by John J. Patrick and Richard C. Remy for Project '87, a joint effort of the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association 11M- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IIIIM11/ - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION fr_en.r EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as J received from MP person or organlsat on originating it. O Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction quality. Points or view or opinions stated in this docu- ment de not necesAmly represent official NIE v s 1 positioi or policy- "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY ..S TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." :- tk- .\\ rltlicu ir0 /, t \'% s . I V V ik I/ /ire .11144. //, 01:47- -? . L." ' 1 19 mil .1 .." --;;; / '#. 44, PS 0 Project 87and the Social Science Education Consortium LESSONS ON THE CONSTITUTION: Supplements to High School Courses in American History, Government, and Civics by John J. Patrick and Richard C. Remy for Project '87 Consulting Historical Editor: Paul Finkelman Development of the Lessons was supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Published by the Social Science Education Consortium, Inc. and Project '87, a joint effort of the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association Ordering Information This publication is available from: Social Science Education Consortium, Inc. 855 Broadway Boulder, Colorado 80302 Order Number: 302 0 Copyright 'c'1985 by the American Historical Association, 400 A Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003, and the American Political Science Association, 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036, under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. All rights reserved. ISBN: 0-89994-301-2 Cover Design by Charles S. Snyder Composition by Graphic Directions, Inc., Boulder, Colorado Printing by the William Byrd Press, Inc., Richmond, Virginia ii 4 FOREWORD Project '87, a joint effort of the American Historical The lessons were written by John J. Patrick, School of Association and the American Political Science Associa- Education, Indiana University, and Richard C. Remy, tion,is proud to sponsor this book, Lessons on the Mershon Center, Ohio State University. John Patrick and Constitution,for students, teachers, and curriculum Richard Remy were invited to serve as coordinators of the deselopers. The Lessons are an integral part of Project project because of their expertise. They have been public '87's program on behalf of the Constitution's Bicenten- school teachers and educators of teachers. Professor Remy nial. They are meant to be supplementary instructional is a political scientist who has written textbooks and other materials that can be easily adapted by teachers for use curriculum materials in civics and government for use in by their students in classes on civics, American history, high school, middle schools, and elementary schools. and American government. Additionally, this book is a Professor Patrick is a scholar of social studies education resource for other organizations and individuals engaged who has also written textbooks and other curriculum in efforts to enhance, teaching about the Constitution. materials in history, civics, and government for use in high I he Lessons were prepared in order to meet the need schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. John for nime instruction on the United States Constitution, Patrick and Richard Remy worked with a team of second- its history and theory. The process used to develop the ary school teachers to develop the lessons. This team Lessons has engaged scholars, specialists in instructional included: design, and teachers. This process involved a planning phase and a lesson design and writing phase, followed by Martha Cornelius, South Vigo High School, Terre a fivld test and evaluation phase. Many people and several Haute, indiana foundations have participated in this process, and it is Vivian Miller, Bloomington High School, North important to acknowledge their assistance. Bloomington, Indiana The idea to develop lessons on the Constitution can be Roland Sloan, Haworth High School, Kokomo, credited to a proposal made at a Project '87 conference, Indiana "Teaching About the Constitution," which was supported Steven Toth, Roosevelt High School, East Chicago, by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Founda- Indiana tion. Howard D. Mehlinger, Dean, School of Education, Indiana University, organized and hosted the conference Charles S. White, a doctoral student in social studies at Indiana University. The conference featured assess- education at Indiana University, also helped in the design ments of the coverage of the Constitution in current and development of the lessons. textbooks and instructional programs and also assess- A panel of scholars and curriculum supervisors ments of shat young people and adults know about the reviewed a plan for the book and the subsequent drafts Constitution. Conference papers were published by of the Lessons. The review panel, which provided over- Project '87 in a monograph, Teaching About the Constitu- sight and formative evaluation of the book, included: tion in American Seconthuy Schools, edited by Howard D. Malinger (1981). The recommendations of the conferees Louis Grigar, Program Director for Social Studies, are included in the monograph. A prominent recommen- Texas Education Agency dation called for Project '87 to: Paul Murphy, Department of History, University of Produce and disseminate a teacher's sourcebook'on Minnesota teaching about the Constitution that is designed to Jack Peltason, Chancellor, University of California, support esisting courses in civics, American history, Irvine and American government. (p. 149) Mary Jane Turner, Associate Director, Law in a Free Society I ollos% mg t his recommendation, Project '87 submitted zt proposal, accepted by the National Endowment for the Sixtylessons were drafted byfall,1982.Twelve lit.manit les, for a project to prepare a collection of lessons teachersincluding the four who helped design the on constit utional history and gmernment for teachers to lessonsfield tested fifteen lessons in the tall term and use in then high school courses on American civics, provideddetailed comments ontheirutility and go\ el nificht. and histor).. effectiveness. iii 1 iv LESSONS ON THE CONFTITUTION The eight other teachers who participated in the field Michael Malbin, American Enterprise Institute tests were: David Mayhew, Department of Political Science, Frederick Drake, Dwight High School, Dwight, Yale University Illinois Gerald D. Nash, Department of History, University Constance Holland, Bloomington High School of New Mexico South, Bloomington, Indiana Mary Cornelia Porter, Department of Political Dennis Horn, Wabash
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