Constitutional Law for Kids is a new book release from the ABA. This middle-grade textbook is a fun, interactive exploration of the rights and privileges guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. Each chapter includes an analysis of a constitutional law topic, along with the facts of actual Supreme Court cases, vocabulary words, and questions that can be used for response essays or discussion. Chapter topics include
• fundamental rights such as voting and due process
• freedoms such as religion and expression
• a review of the three branches of government
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June 28, 2013 - 2:55pm
May 6, 2013 - 2:07pm
National Law-Related Education Conference
Citizenship in the Global Era
October 3-5, 2013
Atlanta, GA
March 13, 2013 - 2:04pm
TVW has won a 2013 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism, according to The Norman Lear Center at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
TVW was the sole public or PBS television station selected to receive the Cronkite Award in the Local Public Station category. According to the Lear Center, TVW was chosen for “compelling, fair and very visual treatment of issues affecting the state.”
February 5, 2013 - 2:11pm
Margaret E. Fisher, court program analyst with the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Seattle University School of Law, has been named the 2012-2013 recipient of the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC). The award honors an organization, court, or individual who has promoted, inspired, improved, or led an innovation or accomplishment in the field of civics education related to the justice system.
January 18, 2013 - 4:37pm
Citizens of Washington State are encouraged to nominate an outstanding volunteer for the 2013 Washington State Jefferson Awards. The Jefferson Awards is considered the “Nobel Prize” for public service. We are looking for people who make a difference: individuals who have made their community, the nation and the world a better place either through their jobs or volunteer service.
July 31, 2012 - 1:58pm
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor called the heated criticism of the Court over the recent decisions involving the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "unfortunate," telling a Senate committee today that it shows a need for more civics education.
O'Connor testified that comments labeling Chief Justice John Roberts a "traitor" or that he betrayed former president George W. Bush "demonstrate only too well the lack of understanding some of our citizens have about the role of the judicial branch."
June 18, 2012 - 11:37am
With a goal of making legal help more accessible to the public, the Washington Supreme Court
has adopted APR 28, entitled “Limited Practice Rule for Limited License Technicians”. The rule
will allow non-lawyers with certain levels of training to provide technical help on simple legal
matters effective September 1, 2012.
June 12, 2012 - 3:33pm
In the fall 2012, iCivics, the online civics education program, is adding a new curricular unit on juries that will include an online game. In addition, it will add the Drafting Board, a unit on persuasive writing.
May 24, 2012 - 2:57pm
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Young people with weak knowledge about civics are more distrustful of government, less likely to vote, and less apt to volunteer, according to a new study by the Educational Testing Service.
“Fault Lines in Our Democracy: Civic Knowledge, Voting Behavior and Civic Engagement in the United States” provides an in-depth look at civic knowledge, voting and civic engagement. It also examines civic awareness among Americans based on age, level of education and skills, and race and ethnicity.
April 23, 2012 - 1:47pm
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington in collaboration with the Seattle University School of Law is offering high school teachers a unique opportunity to learn about the U.S. Constitution, federal judiciary, and federal issues such as immigration, federal sentencing law, and civil rights. Judges who hear the cases you read about in the news will be faculty along with long-term law related education expert Margaret Fisher to help translate this content into lessons immediately usable in the classroom
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