CONGRESS> ***COMMUNICATOR UPDATE: November 2003***
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From: "Cindy Koeppel" <ckoeppel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: ***COMMUNICATOR UPDATE: November 2003***
COMMUNICATOR UPDATE: November 2003
Welcome to The Dirksen Congressional Center's "Communicator" - a
web-based e-newsletter providing educators with news and ideas to
enhance civic education and improve the understanding of Congress --
http://www.webcommunicator.org
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NEWS FROM THE DIRKSEN CENTER
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<<< More Visitors Than Ever >>>
CongressLink -- http://www.congresslink.org -- The Dirksen Center's
flagship site for teachers, recorded 1,554,073 hits, representing 19,480
unique visitors in the month of October alone!
<<< Stats -- The NEW Congress for Kids Site >>>
The reinvigorated Congress for Kids site --
http://www.congressforkids.net -- was posted for public use in October.
The site numbers 1,321 pages full of 626 interactive games and quizzes
primarily for 4th through 12th graders. In the month before the site
expansion, 4,543 visitors accounted for 92,847 hits. After the debut of
the new site, nearly 16,000 visitors generated 491,013 hits!
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<<<Civil Liberties: The First Amendment (Freedom of Religion) >>>
The First Amendment enumerates what many Americans consider to be their
basic civil liberties: freedom of religion, speech, press, and the
freedom to petition the government by written word, marching, and
picketing. Learn more about this Amendment at:
http://www.congresslink.org/rights.html
Give your students a broad overview of First Amendment principles,
making the Amendment personal to help students understand that America's
first freedoms belong to them. Introduce our CongressLink related
lesson plan -- "The First Amendment" -- at:
http://www.congresslink.org/RelatedLessons.htm
CongressLink's reference sources on the Civil Rights Act of 1964
includes a letter from Bruce Butterfield to Everett Dirksen, dated
February 24, 1964, written on behalf of the Committee of 100 Businessmen
-- http://www.congresslink.org/civil/cr9.gif. This letter discusses how
freedom of religion must also include freedom from religion and is an
example of how outside interests attempt to influence legislation. Find
a transcript of this document at:
http://www.congresslink.org/civil/cr9.html
Thomas Jefferson believed a "wall of separation" should exist between
government and religion. Read the original draft of Jefferson's letter
to the Danbury Baptist Association in 1802 at:
http://www.aboutgovernment.org/historicaldocuments.htm#billofrights
In an excerpt from the "Congressional Record", February 17, 1960 -- In
debate on civil rights bill (S2526)] -- Dirksen expresses his devotion
to freedom. Find "On Being A Republican" at:
http://www.dirksencenter.org/emdquotes.htm#republican
<<< Featured Grant-funded Project >>>
Suppose you would like to develop lesson plans or students activities
that focus on the First Amendment that will help students become aware
of the basics liberties of speech, press, religion, assembly, and
petition through the study of Supreme Court cases. Sounds interesting,
but you probably need funds to cover expenses. Then consider applying
for a Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grant. Find information about
the program, including a sample grant proposal and a list of previously
awarded grants at: http://www.dirksencenter.org/grantmichelciviced.htm
Prayer in school, prayer before high school football games, and religion
on the campaign trail -- what happened to the separation of church and
state? Take the freedom of religion quiz and find out. Find "Freedom of
Religion" at:
http://www.congressforkids.net/games/billofrights/2_billofrights.htm
** Freedom Frenzy **
1. True or False: Criminal laws that make it difficult to engage in
conduct sacred to your religion violate the free exercise clause of the
First Amendment.
2. True or False: Searching for a middle ground, the Supreme Court
devised the "Lemon Test" based on the 1971 ruling to determine whether a
law constitutes an establishment of religion.
Answers to the October issue of "Fun, Facts, and Trivia" link here:
http://www.webcommunicator.org/funfactstrivia1003ans.htm
Happy Thanksgiving! Encourage your colleagues to subscribe to the
Communicator. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, contact
Cindy Koeppel at mailto:ckoeppel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your feedback makes a
difference!
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