Involving Students in Simulated (and Real)
Democratic Processes and Procedures:

Data Base: Lessons Developed by and for Colorado Teachers:

• What Should Be Done to Prevent Dangerous Driving by Teens? Students grapple with an unresolved policy question currently under debate in the Colorado General Assembly. They take a stand on the issue after analyzing multiple perspectives on this issue.

• A City Council Member Holds a Public Hearing. A newly elected council member holds a public hearing on the issue of banning smoking in restaurants and bars. Developed by Laurel Singleton.

• Does the Establishment Clause Permit the Words "Under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance? A moot court lesson on the Newdow case heard by the Supreme Court in 2004. Developed by Barbara Miller.

• An online moot court lesson on the 1943 U.S. Supreme Court case, West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnett, is available on the "Pledge of Allegiance: A Teachable Moment" CELD webpage.