Using the Records of Congress in the Classroom.

Y

4

Cartoons; Civics; Government (Administrative Body); History Instruction; Instructional Materials; Primary Sources; Records (Forms); Secondary Education; Social Studies; United States Government (Course); United States History

0882-228X

Argues that the documentary history of the Congress offers a compelling source of primary materials for the classroom. Discusses two types of frequently overlooked documents, petitions to Congress from ordinary citizens and political cartoons by Clifford Berryman, and aspects of United States' history illustrated by them. (DSK)

1999

EJ572681