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You Decide! Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

Publisher: The Critical Thinking Co.
Author: George Bundy Smith and Alene L. Smith
Review last updated: 2009		 Instant KeyPublishers InfoPricing

You Decide! Applying the
Bill of Rights to Real Cases

Students in grades seven and up will learn more about the meaning and application of the first eight amendments to the Constitution through these interactive activities. The reproducible student book includes readings for background understanding on the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and court decisions. There are brief comprehension questions and vocabulary exercises. Each lesson includes a number of activities—discussion topics and debate topics are often specified, but many questions might also be used for written assignments.

This study works best with a group of students; obviously a debate with one student is not feasible. The teacher's manual is essential; it explains how to use the activities and offers suggested answers to questions. The authors take a fairly even-handed approach by advancing arguments for more than one interpretation or position, but there are so many controversies surrounding the Bill of Rights, that you might easily find still more arguments to consider in other sources. This is not as challenging or comprehensive in its presentation of court decisions as Michael Farris' Constitutional Law for Christian Students, but it is easier to teach and understand.

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    • You Decide! Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

    You Decide! Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

    George Bundy Smith & Alene Smith

    You Decide! Student Book : Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

    You Decide! Student Book : Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases

    Bundy-Smith, George

    You Decide!: Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases (Teacher Guide)

    You Decide!: Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases (Teacher Guide)

    George Bundy Smith

    You Decide!: Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases (Teacher Guide)

    You Decide!: Applying the Bill of Rights to Real Cases (Teacher Guide)

    George Bundy Smith

      Instant Key

      • Learning Styles: All
        Suitable for: supplement for government course for group of two or more
        Audience:         grades 7-12
        Need for parent/teacher instruction:         moderate
        Prep time needed:         moderate 
        Need for Teacher's Manual:  essential
        Religious perspective:         secular

      Publisher's Info

      • The Critical Thinking Co.

        PO Box 1610
        Seaside, CA 93955
        (800) 458-4849
        www.criticalthinking.com