ERIC Number: ED095089
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1974-Jun-15
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Constitutional Law--Elective.
Gallagher, Joan; Wood, Robert J.
The elective unit on Constitutional Law is intended for 11th and 12th grade students. The unit is designed around major course goals which are to develop those concepts whereby students recognize and understand the following three topic areas: 1) Role of the Federal Judicial Branch of Government, 2) Supreme Court Cases Involving the Three Branches of Government, and 3) Supreme Court Cases that Relate to Civil Liberties. Teaching strategies used are questioning techniques to stimulate classroom discussion. Under each topic are statements of which the student is to gain an understanding, suggested questions related to the understanding, and answers to the questions. To successfully use this unit, the students and teachers must have access to resource materials mentioned in the course. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Federal Courts, Government (Administrative Body), Grade 11, Grade 12, Laws, Legal Education, Questioning Techniques, Social Discrimination, Social Studies, Supreme Courts, Teacher Developed Materials, United States Government (Course)
Publication Type: Guides - General
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Note: Guide for a 1-semester course taught at Pearl River High School, N.Y.