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ERIC Number: EJ357410
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Teaching about Constitutional Issues and Values.
Merriman, Dick
Social Education, v51 n5 p344-48 Sep 1987
Argues that teaching about the United States Constitution can stimulate thinking about key political issues and citizenship values. Offers a list of constitutional issues and questions which students and teachers should address. Concludes that continued study and discussion are essential to the preservation of the ideals contained in the Constitution. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democratic Values, Government Role, History Instruction, Public Affairs Education, Secondary Education, Social Studies, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bicentennial; United States Constitution