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Aldosari, Bader Nasser (2022). Investigating the Legal Discourse of Bill Clinton’s Impeachment Trial. Arab World English Journal, v13 n2 p140-157 Jun This paper presents a legal discourse analysis of Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial held in 1998. The paper’s main objective is to explore the different meanings communicated by the dexterous use of some lexical and pragmatic strategies used by discourse interlocutors involved in the trial. More specifically, the article offers a linguistic study of the testimony and statements of President Bill Clinton relating to his impeachment trial. The paper focuses on three main analytical dimensions: word selection, power relations, and questioning and answering, and the way these strategies influence the discourse participants’ conversational performance in the selected trial. To this end, this study draws on a legal discourse analysis approach as discussed by Coulthard (2013) and Mey (2016), focusing on lexicalization, the notion of power, and the use of questions and answers in courtroom settings. The overarching research question is: What are the different ideological and pragmatic… [PDF]

de Azevedo, Mario Luiz Neves; Robertson, Susan Lee (2022). Authoritarian Populism in Brazil: Bolsonaro’s Caesarism, ‘Counter-Trasformismo’ and Reactionary Education Politics. Globalisation, Societies and Education, v20 n2 p151-162 In this paper, we examine the rise of authoritarian populism in Brazil following the election in 2018 of Jair Messias Bolsonaro to the Presidency and reflect on the consequences of his far-right-wing politics for education. Our focus is broadly on three historical blocs (with five different presidents of the Republic) which make up the policy trajectory of Brazil over the period 1995-2019. We explore the complex cultural political economy surrounding more than a decade of left-wing government by Lula da Silva (2003-2010) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) of the Workers Party (PT). In what has been described as simultaneously a tragedy, a farce, and a soap opera, Bolsonaro’s rise involves the impeachment of Dilma, accusations of corruption, the imprisonment of Lula and the resignation of multiple ministers of the government. The intersections of right-wing conservative discourse, evangelical proselytising and populist discourse in Brazil, coupled with resentment from those whose fortunes… [Direct]

Levitsky, Steven; Ziblatt, Daniel (2020). The Crisis of American Democracy. American Educator, v44 n3 p6-13, 50 Fall Nearly all living Americans grew up taking democracy for granted. Until recently, many believed–and acted as if–the constitutional system was unbreakable, no matter how recklessly politicians behaved. No longer. Americans watch with growing unease as the political system threatens to go off the rails: costly government shutdowns, stolen Supreme Court seats, impeachments, mounting concerns about the fairness of elections, and, of course, the election of a presidential candidate who had condoned violence at rallies and threatened to lock up his rival, and who, as president, has begun to subvert the rule of law by defying congressional oversight and corrupting law enforcement agencies to protect his political allies and investigate his opponents. In a 2019 survey by Public Agenda, 39 percent of Americans said they believed democracy is “in crisis,” while another 42 percent said it faces “serious challenges.” Only 15 percent said American democracy is “doing… [PDF]

AlBzour, Baseel A. (2022). From Incitement to Indictment: Speech Acts of Donald Trump’s Tweets in 2020 Presidential Elections. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, v13 n1 p1-6 In order to reveal how Donald Trump is crucially involved in inciting riot and instigating insurgency, this pragmatic study strictly investigates and analyzes Donald Trump’s tweets over the past months that preceded the unprecedented mob attack on the Capitol in January the 6th to impede the Congress endorsement of the US presidential elections that resulted in Biden’s victory. The analyses in this study mainly draw on Austin’s (1962) Speech Act Theory and it’s sub-versions of Searle’s (1969) and the Subsequent taxonomy of Searle (1976). Although Twitter has been created to be a social media platform, Trump used it to run the US foreign and local affairs and policies during his four-year term in office. Due to the thematic limitations and diversity of those tweets, the researcher does not by any means intend to explore Trump’s tweets during the first three years; rather, she primarily focuses on examining the last year because it has abundantly and crucially witnessed what Trump… [PDF]

Venticinque, Danilo; Whitworth, Andrew (2018). How Brazil’s Unified University Entrance Exam (ENEM) Impacts Media Literacy Education. Journal of Media Literacy Education, v10 n3 p95-112 This article discusses the outcomes of research into the media literacy aspects of ENEM (“Exame Nacional do Ensino M√©dio”), Brazil’s unified university entrance exam, which contains a significant number of exam questions based on excerpts from newspaper articles, online news and other media sources. Through content analysis, these questions are classified according to the platform (digital or print) and source (traditional media, niche media and government agencies). The results show a strong prevalence of traditional media, either in print or digital platforms, and a tendency to present the government in a positive light, avoiding issues such as the series of protests that took place in Brazil in 2013 and 2014, as well as the impeachment of the president in 2016. The content analysis is followed by the qualitative study of eleven interviews with high school teachers who prepare students for the exam. Their answers suggest that the exam has a profound influence on their… [PDF]

Lopach, James J.; Luckowski, Jean A. (1999). Teaching Presidential Impeachment. Social Education, v63 n2 p106-09 Mar Believes that by teaching presidential impeachment through an issues-centered approach, students will discover key political values, the ambiguities in legal documents, the clash of power sources, and an appreciation of legal norms. Offers a lesson on teaching presidential impeachment through the use of a student debate. (CMK)…

(1999). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. January 1999. CNN Newsroom is a daily 15-minute commercial-free news program specifically produced for classroom use and provided free to participating schools. These Daily Classroom Guides support broadcasts of CNN Newsroom for January 1999. Each guide contains program rundowns for that day’s broadcast, discussion activities, and links to external Web sites. Top stories include: introduction of the Euro; Senate prepares for the President’s impeachment trial; the Clinton Administration announces a policy change towards Cuba; Senate convenes for the trial of the President; the trial of President Clinton formally begins (January 4-8); House managers and White House lawyers prepare for the trial of President Clinton in the Senate; the prosecution and defense submit their summaries in the impeachment case against President Clinton; the war of words between the White House and the prosecution; the Senate becomes the setting for the second impeachment trial in history; and the House managers begin…

(1998). Impeachment: What Should Congress Do? Web Lesson. This lesson is a scenario of an editorial assistant who has to write a memo to a metropolitan newspaper editor advising which of three possible positions to take regarding the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. The editor provides a guide for writing the memo and the guide mandates researching the memo using the Impeachment Links. The guide states the following format must be followed: (1) “Introduction”; (2) “Impeachment Overview”; (3) “Historical Precedents”; (4) “Opinion”; (5) “Refutation”; (6) “Proofs”; (7) “Conclusion”; and (8) “Sources.” Web links, print media, online magazines, encyclopedias, and legal sources are given as informative references. (BT)…

Finkelman, Paul (1999). The Trials of Presidential Impeachment. Update on Law-Related Education, v23 n1 p18-20 Win Compares the impeachment proceedings in the trials of Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. Categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery. Asserts that President Clinton did not violate the Constitution and therefore should not have been impeached. (CMK)…

(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. December 1-18, 1998. These guides, designed to accompany the daily Cable News Network (CNN) Newsroom broadcasts for December 1-18, 1998, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, links to relevant World Wide Web sites, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: World AIDS Day/AIDS history, Exxon and Mobile announce a merger, Project Space Station, the Wye Accord and the Middle East peace process (December 1-4); constitutional wrangling over the impeachment of President Clinton, President Clinton’s lawyers have their chance to testify, the President’s defense appears to have had little impact on House Judiciary Republicans, Republicans draft Articles of Impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee wraps up hearings and argues Articles of Impeachment (December 7-11); and the impeachment issue follows President Clinton on his journey to the Middle East, the Palestinian National Council votes to remove anti-Israel language from its charter, behind-the-scenes…

LeRoy, David (1975). Looking Back: The Audience for Impeachment. Public Telecommunications Review, 3, 2, 23-26, Mar/Apr 75 An analysis of the House Judiciery Committee’s impeachment hearings research conducted in Florida. (Author/HB)…

Corgan, James X.; Stearns, Richard G. (2010). Six Syllabi from the Early Years of American Geological Education, 1817-1838. Journal of Geoscience Education, v58 n1 p21-31 Jan Between 1817 and 1838 professors at the University of Pennsylvania, South Carolina College, Yale College, and Columbia College published six syllabi for earth science courses. All stressed geology. These syllabi give unique insight into classrooms of almost 200 years ago. The greatest difference between the six syllabi involved historical geology. Some pioneer professors viewed observation as the only basis for interpreting geological history. Others viewed Biblical revelation as the dominant, or at least an important, guide to deciphering the history of Planet Earth. Eventually differing approaches to historical interpretation led to a well-documented religion-geology confrontation. It culminated in a much-publicized attempt to impeach a college president who taught an observation-based geology course. After 1832, the year of this failed impeachment, known syllabi continued to emphasize observation. By 1834 the once exonerated college president and his entire faculty were fired. By… [PDF]

(1998). The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Web Lesson. This lesson presents the historical background of Abraham Lincoln’s selection of Andrew Johnson as his running mate in the election of 1864. The lesson considers the climate in the U.S. Congress after President Lincoln’s assassination. The details of the impeachment and trial of President Andrew Johnson are given. The lesson presents three questions for student discussion and writing, a longer activity for whole-class participation, two sources for further reading, and four web site links. (BT)… [PDF]

(1999). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. February 1999. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of February, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, links to related World Wide Web sites, and lists of related news terms. Topics include: Monica Lewinsky scheduled to be deposed for the Senate, Monica Lewinsky testifies, Vernon Jordan testifies for House managers, White House Aide Sidney Blumenthal offers testimony in the impeachment trial, Senators vote to allow excerpts of taped witness testimony to be played before closing arguments (February 1-5); the death of Jordan’s King Hussein, House prosecutors and White House lawyers wrap-up impeachment arguments, efforts to open Senate’s deliberations fall short by eight votes, politicians consider how the impeachment will impact elections in the year 2000, Senate enters the final phase of impeachment deliberations (February 8-12); the President is acquitted on both Articles of…

Haas, Mary E.; Laughlin, Margaret Ann (2000). Teaching about the Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton: A Sampling of U.S. Middle and High School Teachers. Journal of Social Studies Research, v24 n2 p31-38 Win Presents the results from a survey of middle and high school social studies teachers that asked if and how the impeachment of President Bill Clinton was being taught. Discusses implications for social studies curriculum, current issues, the media, and teaching middle school students. (CMK)…

Claman, Lawrence (1979). Adolescent Issues in the Impeachment of a Student Council President. Psychology in the Schools, v16 n1 p72-76 The impeachment of a high school student council president highlights issues involved in an adolescent confrontation with adult authority. The school administration representing the adult majority tended to stereotype the council president as representing the rebellious, irresponsible adolescent minority. Adults in authority need to learn to play a \mentor\ role. (Author)…

(1998). High Crimes and Misdemeanors. Web Lesson. This lesson presents an overview of the U. S. Constitution’s provision of impeachment as the method for removing the president, vice president, federal judges, and other federal officials from office. The lesson outlines and discusses the impeachment process. It also offers historical background on the framing of the Constitution and on Presidents Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. The lesson presents three questions for students to discuss and write about and an activity in which students role play members of the House Judiciary Committee deciding whether hypothetical cases constitute “high crimes and misdemeanors.” The lesson provides world wide web links to broadcast media, print media, E-zines, encyclopedias, legal sources, government agencies, and other sources. (BT)… [PDF]

Brovero, Adrienne F. (2000). \13 Angry Men\: Dale Bumper’s \Ad Hominem\ Impeachment Trial of President Clinton. Argumentation and Advocacy, v36 n4 p218-26 Spr Analyzes Senator Bumpers’ argument in the Clinton impeachment proceedings as a bias type of \ad hominem\ argument. Notes specifically Bumpers’ argument that the House Managers were not fulfilling their proper roles in the proceedings. Claims Bumpers’ bias position was reasonable in the argumentative context in which it took place. (NH)…

Haas, Mary; Laughlin, Margaret; Sunal, Cynthia; Wilson, Elizabeth (1999). Teachers’ Perspectives on Incorporating Current Controversial Issues into the Curriculum. Does a current controversial issue become part of the social studies curriculum in a context where the media focus largely on the issue? A study explored this question through surveys and in-depth interviews that investigated K-12 social studies teachers’ perspectives on the incorporation of current controversial issues into the curriculum. A total of 468 surveys were mailed to middle and secondary social studies teachers in 48 states. The survey asked if respondents had taught about the Clinton impeachment proceedings during at least two class periods. Teachers who had done so were asked to respond to six open-ended, short answer questions; teachers who responded in the negative were asked to explain why they had not addressed this topic in their classes. Additionally, respondents were asked to check one or more of 11 statements that applied to their views of teaching controversial issues and current events. Over half of the teachers responded that they had taught about the Clinton… [PDF]

Walton, Douglas (2000). Use of “Ad Hominem” Argument in Political Discourse: The Battalino Case from the Impeachment Trial of President Clinton. Argumentation and Advocacy, v36 n4 p179-95 Spr Examines argument from the televised impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton concerning the similarity of the Clinton case to the Linda Battalino case and asks if the argument does or does not represents an “ad hominem” argument. Provides an introduction to the viewpoint of informal logic and a summary of the various forms of argument at issue. (NH)…

Schaeffer, Lys A. (1989). Reconstruction: From the Students’ Perspective. OAH Magazine of History, v4 n1 p74-77 Win Presents two lesson plans for learning strategies employing the skills of empathy and reciprocity. The lessons cover the Black Codes developed during Reconstruction and the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Lists objectives, instructional procedures, and makes suggestions for essay questions to be used in summative evaluation procedures. (KO)…

(1973). Reporter Lead-In. Race Relations Reporter, 4, 21, 1-10, Nov 73 News briefs relating to misinformation on racial conflict in Boston; a drive for impeachment of an Indianapolis judge who ordered the implementation of a new desegregation for the city; slavery in Florida; protection for Arizona Indians from the floods; the coming into the limelight of Miles College, Birmingham, Ala.; and other. (RJ)…

Campbell, Karlyn Kohrs (1976). The Judicial Context: The House Judiciary Committee Debates over Articles of Impeachment. The House Judiciary Committee debates over the Articles of Impeachment during the Watergate hearings provided the unique opportunity for citizens to observe the process of congressional decision making. Emphasizing diversity, compromise, and reasoned argument, members defined their role as a combination of judge, juror, and average common-sense citizen. Reflecting the varied interests of their constituencies, committee participants became the voice of logic in a morass of deception. Rhetorically and politically, the debates sought to educate the public about evidence and issues, express all possible points of view, and encourage national unity. Media coverage of the discussion reflected a minimum of adaptation to the mass audience, sometimes presenting evidence more quickly than it could be absorbed. High approval ratings given Congress by the public after the debates may indicate the desire for evidence to be presented in all its complexity, however, as well as reflect an… [PDF]

Hostrop, Richard W. (1996). Watergate: The Waterloo of a President. ETC Simulation Number 1. This booklet provides instructions for simulating the causes and events that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon as President of the United States. Students role-play activities related to the Watergate break-in, the cover-up attempts, the Congressional hearings relating to impeachment considerations, and the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon on August 8, 1974. (EH)…

(1976). A More Perfect Union: The American Government. Materials for Using American Issues Forum in the American History Classroom, Topic IV, Part II. This booklet presents a set of secondary-level classroom strategies for examining American history in light of the issues identified by the American Issues Forum. Emphasis is on examination of the role and actions of the President of the United States. These materials, called modules, form Part II of the topic, “A More Perfect Union: The American Government.” Data and descriptive analyses on a broad range of topics are contained in the report, as are questions and topics for discussion on each subject. Among topics included are the following: a description of the president’s actions during a typical two-week period; the text of a proclamation by the president on United Nations Day; a column by Art Buchwald on Richard Nixon; a presentation and examination of the Articles of Impeachment in the Constitution; a section of the Congressional Record dealing with impeachment; the text of President Ford’s pardon of Nixon; information on presidential decision making; a definition…

(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. November, 1998. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily Cable News Network (CNN) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of November, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: Iraq refuses to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors, expansion of a Jewish settlement threatens to delay implementation of the Wye Accord, voting for House, Senate, and governors’ seats in this year’s midterm elections, assistance in the wake of Hurricane Mitch, and devastation in Honduras and Nicaragua caused by Hurricane Mitch (November 2-6); House Speaker Newt Gingrich announces his intention to resign, relief workers scramble to get basic necessities to stranded victims of Hurricane Mitch, standoff over weapons inspections in Iraq, the United States sends more military hardware and troops towards Iraq as diplomats evacuate, and Iraq continues to defy United Nations (UN) inspection demands (November…

Fink, Herbert C.; Wilkins, William E. (1976). Belief in a Just World, Interpersonal Trust, and Attitudes. Factor analysis of Rubin and Peplau’s belief in a Just World scale yielded three factors. The factors were named Deservingness, Denial of injustice, and Evaluate and act justly. Just World scores were generally unrelated to demographic data (such as socio-economic class, age, sex, family size, grade point average) among the undergraduate subjects. Belief in a just world was significantly related to greater interpersonal trust and internal locus of control. Greater belief in a just world was significantly related to less endorsement of New Left ideology, and less favorability toward the Attica uprising and President Nixon’s impeachment. (Author)… [PDF]

Hostrop, Richard W. (1988). United States History Simulations: 1787-1868: Constitution Convention, Missouri Compromise, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, The Compromise of 1850, The Kansas/Nebraska Act, Southern Secession from the Union, and the Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. ETC Simulations Number Two. This book presents simulation activities for significant events in U.S. history from 1787-1868. Intended for student involvement, the simulations require student research and practice in order to carry out the designated roles. The simulation and role play serve to involve the students actively in their learning, using both the affective and cognitive domains. The simulations presented focus on the: (1) Constitution Convention; (2) Missouri Compromise; (3) Treaty of Gudadalupe Hidalgo; (4) Compromise of 1850; (5) Kansas-Nebraska Act; (6) Southern Secession from the Union; and (7) Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson. Each event featured provides an introduction, offers objectives, describes the teaching strategy, introduces the simulation, and presents the student materials. (EH)…

LeRoy, David J. (1975). Public Television and the Judiciary Committee Telecasts. Report No. 10. A study was made by the Communication Research Center, Florida State University, of Florida’s public television audience during the 1974 impeachment proceedings against President Nixon. The results of the study showed that the public television audience of the Judiciary Committee’s hearings was small. Other questions studied–attitudes toward telecasts; attitudes toward rebroadcast of the Judiciary Committee meetings on public television; attitudes toward who should pay for congressional telecasts; audience-perceived bias of newspapers, magazines, and television; television’s effect on confidence in government–turned up mostly inconclusive evidence due to a large percentage of nonrespondents and a large percentage of “no opinions.” The study concluded that the public affairs audience is little studied and little understood. (KKC)… [PDF]

Haberman, Martin (1998). What Do Urban Middle School Youth Think Should Happen to President Clinton?. The opinions of young urban teenagers about the possible impeachment of President Clinton were studied through assigned compositions. Among the 228 students, all in grades 7 through 9 in Milwaukee (Wisconsin), were 9 European Americans, 15 Hispanic Americans, 6 Hmong, and 198 African Americans. Student compositions showed little knowledge of the facts of the President’s situation. They knew that the President had a sexual affair, but knew little else about it. They were strongly empathetic toward the President, although they did express a moral code that was very similar to common beliefs among the U.S. public. Students expressed a belief that the President should be treated as other people are treated. (SLD)… [PDF]

Genova, B.K.L. (1976). Differential Patterns of Information Acquisition from the Mass Media: The Effects of Interest. The purpose of this study was to compare subjects’ degree of interest with educational level to determine the better predictor of knowledge acquired from the mass media. Interest in and knowledge about two topics (impeachment and the National Football League strike) were determined from a 1974 survey of 253 adults. Knowledge was measured in terms of two components (factual and structural) and interest was studied in terms of salience to self and salience to social milieu. Social interest, especially when combined with anticipated interpersonal communication, proved to be a better predictor of knowledge overall. Further, greater interest was found to correlate with use of more than one mass medium and a resulting higher level of knowledge. Some sex differences are noted. (Author/KS)… [PDF]

Newton, Richard F.; Sprague, Peter F. (1974). The Newspaper in the American History Classroom. This teacher guide contains 14 sample lesson plans based on issues faced throughout American history and still being headlined in today’s newspaper. The lesson plans include exploration and National Pride, Jefferson and Hamilton, Checks and Balances, Supply and Demand, Presidential Impeachment, Voting Rights, Historical Analogies, Predictions and History, The Industrial Revolution, The Growth of Government, The Panama Canal, The United States and Isolationism, Theodore Roosevelt and Trust-Busting, and Locating Assumptions Underlying Arguments. Each lesson plan offers the rationale, educational objective, and teaching strategy for using material from a newspaper to illustrate or amplify the specific topic of American history. Using these as a starting point, the social studies teacher is encouraged to develop additional lesson plans. The three appendixes include information on the objectives of newspaper programs, reading comprehension, and classroom dialogues. (Author/TS)… [PDF]

(1980). High School Law Awareness Curriculum Guide, 1980. Instructional materials, activities, and lesson plans used to teach high school students about the law, the legal process, and the legal system are presented. The materials are intended to be incorporated into the U.S. history curriculum. The following topics are covered: procedure for trial simulation; the Boston Massacre; the debate over ratification of the Constitution; power of the Presidency; the right of the individual vs. national security, alien, and sedition acts; treatment of Native Americans; Civil War–questions of constitutionality; Presidential impeachment; the 1894 Pullman Strike; the issue of presumed innocence; the Homestead Strike–a legal approach; war powers; Roosevelt’s court packing case; rules of war–World Wars I and II; internment of Japanese-Americans during World Wars II; the Nuremberg trials; freedom of speech and the Nazis; the McCarthy era; draft laws; the United Nations; and freedom of religion. (DB)… [PDF]

Bernier, Bernard A., Comp.; And Others (1976). Popular Names of U.S. Government Reports. A Catalog. Although many government publications become known by popular names, they are usually indexed under institutional names. This catalog lists government reports alphabetically by popular names. Most entries have the Library of Congress record as a bibliographic description. This third edition of the catalog is the first to include citations to the Checklist of United States Public Documents, the Document Catalog, and the Monthly Catalog, where applicable, to assist in further searching. Superintendent of Documents classification numbers have also been cited in response to requests from librarians. A section on the impeachment inquiry lists all reports, hearings, and miscellaneous documents printed by the Government Printing Office pertaining to the Watergate Affair; an additional section lists unidentified reports for which the editors have only minimal bibliographic information. A subject and corporate entry index to publications and series is included. (Author/KP)…

(2002). Constitutional Issues–Watergate and the Constitution. Teaching with Documents. When U.S. President Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal, it was only the second time that impeachment of a president had been considered. Although the U.S. Constitution has provisions for a person removed from office to be indicted, there are no guidelines in the Constitution about a President who has resigned. The document used in this lesson plan deals with a specific question: should the Watergate special prosecutor seek an indictment of the former President? The lesson plan presents a historical overview of Richard Nixon and Watergate; reproduces three documents, including the Watergate special prosecution force memorandum and a chronology of events; cites correlation to the National History Standards and the National Civics and Government Standards; and suggests two activities for classroom implementation. Also contains a written document analysis worksheet. (BT)… [PDF]

Kratoville, Betty Lou (1990). Great Trials in History. Designed as a supplementary resource for any classroom that incorporates global education, this workbook describes the issues and outcomes of 12 famous historical court cases. The court cases familiarize students with recurring controversial social issues. Each reading section begins with a brief outline of the time period and background of each trial, setting the stage for introductory classroom discussions of the geographic region and other relevant historical events. Following the description of the court case, the workbook provides reading comprehension worksheets. Other suggested activities involving writing, listening, oral reading, and critical thinking also are included. Six of the cases occurred in Europe and six in the United States. The twelve trials are: Socrates (399 B.C.); Joan of Arc (1431); Galileo (1633); Salem Witchcraft (1692); Peter Zenger (1735); Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson (1868); Lizzie Borden (1893); Alfred Dreyfus (1894, 1899); Edith Cavell (1915);…

(2001). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides, June 2001. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of June 2001, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Top stories include: Indonesian President Wahid faces impeachment (June 1); suicide bombing attack at a Tel Aviv disco, AIDS 20th anniversary, Democrats gain control of the Senate, British elections, and global warming (June 4-8); Gulf Coast floods, Timothy McVeigh execution, President Bush in Europe, and President Bush announces an end to military activities on Vieques (June 11-15); Russian President Vladimir Putin proposes a Balkan peace initiative, U.S.-Russia relations, a congressional hearing begins on the problems surrounding the Ford Explorer and Firestone tires, a Patients’ Bill of Rights is considered in the Senate, and California’s energy crisis (June 18-22); extradition of Slobodan Milosevic, U.N. AIDS conference,…

(1978). Speech Communication and Communication Processes: Abstracts of Doctoral Dissertations Published in “Dissertation Abstracts International,” October through December 1977 (Vol. 38 Nos. 4 through 6). This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 18 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: a comparison of mother/child and father/child interactions; state anxiety responses in high and low speech anxious subjects; variables that predict listening performance; tactics used in the controversy over the impeachment of President Nixon; persuasive communication elements in the 1974 re-election campaign of Congressman Marvin Lionel Esch; learning strategies used in Toastmasters International; communication skills of socially isolated elementary school pupils; effects of an intercultural communication workshop on cross-cultural attitudes and interaction; functional verbal communication performance of adult aphasics; implications of Susanne Langer’s philosophy of mind for speech communication theory; the effect of socioeconomic group composition on small group interactions; organizational… [PDF]

Armancas-Fisher, Margaret; And Others (1990). Linking Law and Social Studies, Grades 9-12: An Interdisciplinary Approach with Social Studies, Science and Language Arts. This curriculum guide offers an interdisciplinary approach to law-related education (LRE) intended to assist teachers with introducing LRE into a variety of social studies courses. The guide begins with a definition of LRE, its objectives and methods, and its place in the general school curriculum. The introductory section includes a description of the University of Puget Sound School of Law’s Institute for Citizen Education in the Law (UPSICEL) and a history of this curriculum project. The lessons cover a broad range of legal issues including the environment, juvenile justice, property rights, rights of Native Americans, international relations, presidential impeachment, voting rights, immigration, crime, and even the future of law in outer space. The lessons encourage interactive and cooperative learning through the methods of brainstorming, hypotheticals and case studies, role playing and simulation, political cartoons, group activities, games, and opinion polls. Each lesson plan… [PDF]

Hostrop, Richard W. (1975). Watergate: The Waterloo of a President. ETC Simulation Number 1. This simulation involves secondary school students in a reenactment of the political period of 1971-1974 and the Watergate scandal. By taking on the roles of the various persons and committees involved with Watergate and by representing their views, students (1) learn about the pre-Watergate political atmosphere of divisiveness in the United States brought on by the Vietnam War; (2) examine the significance of the Watergate scandal, discussing how the break-in has affected U.S. election laws; and (3) become involved in the impeachment process. Students are assigned roles two days to a week prior to classroom enactment of the simulation so that they can research the personalities that they are to play. From 19 to 50 students can complete the simulation in three hours. A classroom discussion follows the simulation. This publication lists the simulation objectives, provides step-by-step instructions for the teacher to follow, contains questions for review, supplies summarization and…

Morehead, Joe (1999). Introduction to United States Government Information Sources. Sixth Edition. Library and Information Science Text Series. This book provides an account of the general and specialized sources, in print and non-print formats, that make up the bibliographic and textual structure of federal government information. This edition has been revised to reflect the many changes that have occurred in the production and dissemination of government products within the last five years of the final decade of the twentieth century. Chapters are: (1) “The Transformation of Government Information”; (2) “Government Printing Office Programs and Services”; (3) “The Federal Depository Library Program”; (4) “General Finding Aids and Selected Reference Sources”; (5) “Legislative Branch Information Sources”; (6) “The Presidency”; (7) “Administrative Law: Regulations and Decisions”; (8) “Legal Information Sources”; (9)”Statistical Sources”; (10) “Intellectual Property”; (11) “Selected Departments and Agencies by…

Malament, Elizabeth E. (1977). Watergate: A Teaching Unit. Curriculum Project Report No. 4040. Experimental Edition. Because Watergate tested the strength of the U.S. constitutional system and proved that it worked, this unit could serve as a focal point for study of the U.S. Constitution. The three objectives of the document are: (1) to expand knowledge of the governance process through study of the separation of powers, the impeachment process, the right to privacy, and the electoral process; (2) to develop skills that promote critical thinking and analysis of issues by using reference sources; and (3) to develop attitudes congruent with citizen participation in a democratic society by affirming belief in the ideals of U.S. democracy and in the democratic process as a way of achieving those ideals. The first theme, “Presidential Power in the United States,” presents events that culminated in the “imperial presidency,” and the resulting corrupt practices in trying to gain and hold that position. The second theme, “Curbing the Powers of the President,” discusses the…

(1982). Watergate. Documents from the National Archives. The documents in this package focus on the three basic questions raised by Watergate: (1) Should President Nixon have been impeached?; (2) Should he have been prosecuted?; and (3) Should he have been pardoned? These documents do not begin to tell the whole story of Watergate, but they do suggest some of the issues involved. “Suggestions for Further Reading” will help readers sharpen their understanding of Watergate. The documents in this series include: (1) Richard M. Nixon’s letter of resignation, August 9, 1974; (2) House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Report on Impeachment of Richard M. Nixon, August 20, 1974; (3) Transcript excerpts from Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, June 23, 1972; (4) Memorandum by Vernon Walters, Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, June 28, 1972; (5) Memorandum from Carl B. Feldbaum and Peter M. Kreindler to Leon Jaworski about factors to consider in… [PDF]

Genova, B. K. L.; Greenberg, Bradley S. (1977). Self and Social Interest in News Events and the Knowledge Gap Hypothesis. This study attempted to clarify the interplay of self/social interest and education level as factors in the “knowledge gap” hypothesis, which states that knowledge of heavily publicized topics is accrued faster over time by better educated persons. In each of two telephone surveys in the Lansing, Michigan, area, the same 253 adults were measured for their knowledge of two news events of varying interest (the National Football League strike and the Nixon impeachment developments). The respondents also provided data about their self-interest in each news event (how it influenced their lives), their social interest in the news event (whether they talked about it with anyone), and their level of education. When respondents’ interest and education levels were correlated to knowledge about the news events, social interest in the events emerged as the best single predictor of knowledge, and the multiple correlation of education/interest to knowledge was only slightly better than…

(1987). Separation of Powers. Bill of Rights in Action, v3 n3 Win The dimensions of the separation of powers principle are explored through three lessons in the subject areas of U.S. history, U.S. government, and world history. In 1748, a French nobleman, Baron de Montesquieu, wrote a book called “The Spirit of the Laws,” in which he argued that there could be no liberty when all government power was held by one person or even one group of rulers. Montesquieu described a political system that separated power into three branches of government. He believed that a government based on the “separation of powers” plan would ensure liberty by preventing the establishment of an absolute ruler like Louis XIV. The impact of absolute rule is illuminated through a short discussion of the French Huguenots’ oppression during the reign of Louis XIV. The principle of separation of powers is depicted through a discussion of the Radical Republicans in Congress and the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson. The last lesson… [PDF]

Smith, Melinda R., Ed.; And Others (1983). Law in U.S. History: A Teacher Resource Manual. Revised. Designed for integration into secondary U.S. history courses, the activities provide a format for the examination of law-related themes and issues. Themes explored include the conflict between individual and societal needs, the relationship of the individual to state and federal authority, individual rights, the shifting balance of power among the three branches of government, the influence of social and economic conditions on judicial decision making, and the U.S. constitution as an instrument of governance. The document is organized into four sections roughly corresponding to the chronological periods in most U.S. history courses: Colonial Period through Revolution, Growth of a New Nation, Civil War through Industrialization, and The Modern Era. Activities, which require critical thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and inquiry skills, include opinion polls/surveys, role plays, simulations, case studies, mock trials, appellate court simulations, adversary models, and learning… [PDF]

Hill, James F. (1993). A Rationale for Native American Studies in a Secondary School Curriculum. This paper offers reasons why Native American culture and history should be included in the secondary school curriculum based on the fact that many ideas and products that are taken for granted today have Native American roots, and on the definition of social studies as the study of individual and group behaviors of a people, and of how those behaviors correspond with the environment. Using multiculturalism, Native American studies can be incorporated into an overall social studies curriculum. Cultural awareness and sensitivity toward the Native American can lead to a better understanding and respect for one’s own culture as well as the Native American culture. This paper discusses the contributions to U.S. democratic society by Native American political structure, especially the Iroquois League. The Iroquois model of combining sovereign units into one government is now known as the federal system in which each state has power over internal affairs and the national government… [PDF]

(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. September 1998. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of September, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: the reaction of world markets to Russia’s Duma rejection of Viktor Chernomyrdin as prime minister, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounds after the previous day’s huge sell-off, and investigators look for clues behind the crash of Swissair Flight 111 (September 1-4); investigators locate black box from Swissair Flight 111 and Mark McGwire ties record with 61st homerun, political and economic crises create a sense of panic in Russia, the Independent Council delivers its report on the investigation of President Clinton to the House of Representatives, Ken Starr’s report hits the Internet (September 8-11); Former Alabama governor George Wallace dies at age 79 and the White House conducts Starr Report-related damage…

(1998). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. October, 1998. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of October, 1998, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: scientists find trace fossil evidence of billion-year old worms, the impact of financial troubles on Russia’s hospitals has devastating consequences, and U.S. fishermen struggle to make a profit in the face of a global tuna glut (October 1-2); diplomats debate the merits of air strikes as NATO prepares for punitive action against the Serbs, Brazil elections, the House Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to pursue an impeachment probe, Lilith Fair shared the wealth with local charities in 57 North American cities, the average American youth is getting heavier, and Indonesia’s economic crisis is taking its toll on children in the form of malnutrition (October 5-9); budget deadline looms, Nobel Prize for…