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ERIC Number: EJ536736
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The 26th Amendment and Youth Voting Rights.
Schamel, Wynell
Social Education, v60 n6 p374-76 Oct 1996
Describes learning activities to be used in conjunction with a facsimile of the 92nd Congress's joint resolution passing the 26th Amendment extending the voting franchise to 18-year-olds. These activities include document analysis, time lines, class discussions, and storytelling. Briefly reviews the amendment process. (MJP)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Constitutional Law, Content Analysis, Elections, Government Publications, Instructional Materials, Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Political Issues, Political Power, Politics, Primary Sources, Public Affairs Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Voting, Voting Rights, Youth
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: 26th Amendment; United States Constitution