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Constitutional Rights Foundation’s publications and materials provide classroom teachers and students with high-quality content and thought-provoking questioning strategies to promote critical-thinking development, open discussion of issues, and interactive activities to heighten learning. When addressing controversial contemporary or historical issues, we strive to provide a balanced presentation and multiple perspectives. Most of our lessons directly address national and state standards.
Bill of Rights in Action | America's Economic Crisis | Presidents Day | School Violence | Terrorism | Iraq | Brown v. Board | Immigration | Election | Constitution | Impeachment | Service Learning | Free Sample Lessons | Browse CRF's Catalog
Bill of Rights in Action Archive Hundreds of lessons on U.S. history, world history, and government.
America's Economic Crisis Lessons to examine how America has confronted previous economic issues and crisis.
Presidents Day Lessons the offers educators and students an opportunity to reflect on previous presidents—both their contributions to the country and on the challenges and controversies faced by their administrations
School Violence Lessons and resources.
America Responds to Terrorism More than 20 lessons and hundreds of research links.
War in Iraq Lessons and many research links.
Brown v. Board 50th Anniversary 15 lessons and many research links.
Current Issues of Immigration Six lesson modules on immigration issues.
Election Central Resources for exploring the electoral process, past and present.
Impeachment Current and historic issues surrounding impeachment.
Constitution:
Foundations of Our Constitution Readings, lessons, and texts of American documents.
Constitution Day Lessons, resources, and links.
Service Learning:
A Guide to Effective Citizenship Through AmeriCorps (PDF)Ten two-hour modules.
Giving Back Manual for youth courts and other juvenile-justice agencies.
School-Based Service Learning (PDF) Lessons on community, problems, and action planning.
Service-Learning Network Articles, book reviews, program profiles, and links.
Free Sample Lessons from CRF's Publications:
Capital Punishment from Criminal Justice in America, 4th Ed.
Setting the Public from The Challenge of Governance
Draw Your Community (Teacher's Handbook) from Active Citizenship Today
The River from CityYouth: Today's Communities
Fighting Crime in the Old West from CityYouth: U.S. History
Promise and Problems of the Nile from CityYouth: Ancient History
Police and the Use of Force from Youth and Police
Hammurabi's Treasures: The Empire Builders from Of Codes & Crown: The Development of Law, 3rd Ed.
The Rise of Common Law from Of Democrats & Dictators
Texas v. Johnson (Flag Burning) from Landmarks: Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
The Civil Rights Movement from The Challenge of Diversity
Declaration of Independence from Project History
John Marshall and the Bank Case (McCulloch v. Maryland) (7,2:90) from Landmarks: Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
Gibbons v. Odgen from Landmarks: Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
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