Unless you are a lawyer, you might not understand just how unrealistic Law and Order and other legal dramas actually are. Here's a great resource to help scholars of criminology gain a more realistic perspective. The lesson outlines the...

Overview of the history and structure of the U.S. Constitution as the "supreme law" of the land of which state and federal laws may not conflict and can only be changed by the American people.

This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Learn about the struggle for approval by the states of the U.S. Constitution, continuous disagreements after the Constitutional Convention between the Federalists and the...

Essay covers from the Articles of Confederation and the problems of disunity of the new states after the Revolutionary War, internally as well as externally, to the Constitutional Convention, an attempt to address the Articles' problems....

Outline of the history and processes required for changing or amending the Constitution.

This site from the University of Groningen provides a synopsis chronologically written on the ratification of the U.S. Constitution beginning with the first states who accepted the document to pressures exerted by the Federalists to...

Overview of the U.S. Constitution as the supreme law of the land enduring through changing times and ever increasing diversity over the last two centuries.

Outline of the man principles of U.S. government under the constitution.

Article outlines the issues of debate over slavery and the compromises made while writing the Constitution.

Explanation of the constitutional amendments and process of amending as intentionally organized to increase protection of the civil liberties of U.S. citizens.

Outline of the principles embedded in a Federal System of government attempting to balance states' rights with the need for a central government.

Text of the first ten amendments of the Constitution found in the Bill of Rights.

Informative discussion of the ideas behind the Constitutional principle of Separation of Powers.

Overview of the principle of checks and balances proposed in the Federalist Papers.

Discussion about the measure of government effectiveness as a reflection of the electorate involvement, participation and demand.

Article on the history and purpose of the Bill of Rights which spelled out specific protections in the first 10 amendments of the Constitution.

Discussion of the structure, purpose, powers and Constitutional safeguards of the Federal Court System.

Discussion overview illustrating the structure and powers of the Supreme Court as written in the U.S. Constitution.

Outline explaining the ideals and intentions for a newly formed nation as spelled out in the of the Declaration of Independence.

Outline discusses the responsibilities and duties of citizenship that go along with the rights and freedoms expressed in the U.S. Constitution.

An outline sheet that covers the history of the Weimar Republic in Germany from 1919 to 1933. The problems facing the republic are discussed along with reasons why the Weimar Republic eventually failed and was replaced by Hitler's...

Franklin, as the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention, recognized the arguments against the proposed new government and the strength of the Federalists. The essay gives insight into Franklin's views on the drafted...

Article on the Sudan region history and the Mahdi's holy war against British imperialism and Egypt. Includes questions for writing and discussion, short research project outline relating this historical event with modern conflict, and...

Overview discussion of the views held by Madison and Hamilton that people, in general, need to have written into the law certain checks and balances to guard against abuse of power, protect individual rights and encompass a pluralistic...