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ERIC Number: EJ386378
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Abington v. Schempp: A Study in the Establishment Clause.
Schamel, Wynell Burroughs; Mueller, Jean West
Social Education, v53 n1 p61-66 Jan 1989
Reviews a series of First Amendment court cases related to school prayer and Bible reading, including the 1963 decision (Abington v. Schempp) against a Pennsylvania law requiring Bible reading and prayer recitation. Provides suggestions for teaching this case using a portion of Justice Tom C. Clark's opinion of the Supreme Court. Reproducible copies of the document are included. (LS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Law Related Education, Learning Activities, Primary Sources, School Prayer, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Abington v Schempp; First Amendment; Religious Freedom; Supreme Court