Bill of Rights in Action is a quarterly standards-based curricular newsletter sent free-of-charge to more than 30,000 educators across the nation.

Each edition is based on a theme and has one lesson each for U.S. history, world history, and U.S. government. Each lesson consists of a balanced reading (all sides of controversial issues are presented fairly), discussion questions, and an interactive activity that fosters critical thinking. An archive of back is issues is online at www.crf-usa.org.

A recent issue was on the theme of Religion and Society and featured these lessons:

U.S. History: Jonathan Edwards and the Great Awakening. This lesson looked at the great religious movement in colonial America.

World History: Islam Divided: The Shiites and Sunnis. This lesson explored the historical origins of the split between Muslim Sunnis and Shiites, which still divides Muslims today.

U.S. Government: Should We Take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance? This lesson examined the recent U.S. Supreme Court case over whether the phrase "under God" in the pledge violated the establishment clause of the First Amendment.

This regularly updated library of lessons is great for teachers who want to make the Bill of Rights current.
-CMS Review