Book Review / The Establishment Clause
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A 5 page comprehensive analysis of Leonard Levy's (1986) "The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment." It is pointed out that only in the middle decades of the 20th century have the religious clauses of the U.S. Constitution been so extensively interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court as the basis for a religiously pluralistic society. The writer then goes into a thorough explication of issues explored by Levy and posits that Congress often acts beyond its inherent Constitutional boundaries.
Filename: Estabcla.wps
Essay Title: Book Review / The Establishment Clause

Book Review / The Establishment Clause
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Similar to Estabcla.wps (above)- this 5 page report discusses Leonard Levy's book, "The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment" which traces the sources of disestablishment since the colonial experience. Levy concludes that, Congress in writing the religious freedom clause, took the broad view, flatly prohibiting government support to religion in general - i.e. to all denominations, without discrimination. Full citation for book provided in bibliography.
Filename: Estabcl2.wps
Essay Title: Book Review / The Establishment Clause

Boy Scouts v. The Government/ACLU, etc.
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A 17 page research paper that examines the litigation that is ongoing between the ACLU and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The ACLU is continuously suing the BSA due to the fact that its policies discriminate against atheists and homosexuals. The writer offers a synopsis of relevant case law, discusses the parameters of current litigation and offers suppositions as to possible outcomes based on case law and application of the Lemon Test for compliance with the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: khbsa.rtf
Essay Title: Boy Scouts v. The Government/ACLU, etc.

Boys Scouts and Legal Issues
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A 4 page paper which examines legal decisions concerning the organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The paper examines the implications for this organization. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAboysct.rtf
Essay Title: Boys Scouts and Legal Issues

Brown v. Board Of Ed As Viewed By Kluger
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A 5 page look at the sociopolitical climate under which much of the country operated in during the time following the Brown v Board of Education decision. When the Supreme Court drew the line on allowing more time for states to come into compliance, it sounded the end of leniency on many issues for which there should be none. Brown v Board of Education carried implications far beyond that of equal public school instruction. No bibliography.
Filename: Brownklu.wps
Essay Title: Brown v. Board Of Ed As Viewed By Kluger

Brown v. Board of Education
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This 5 page report discusses one of the most important Supreme Court decisions ever made regarding racial equality. When the Supreme Court determined that racially separate educational facilities were unequal and stressed equal educational opportunity, Americans had to rethink virtually every aspect of the assumptions they had made about where and with whom children would be educated instead of just how they were to be taught. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWbrown.rtf
Essay Title: Brown v. Board of Education

Brown Verses Board of Education: One Domino in a Long Chain of Societal Change
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A 12 page discussion of the many societal changes which resulted directly and indirectly from the premises surrounding the landmark civil rights case involving segregation in our nation’s schools. Delineates the chain of societal events leading up to and following this decision. Outline a few key Supreme Court cases which were based on the same premises. Emphasizes that while equal treatment is now the law in the United States, it is not always our laws that shape social action. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPedSegr.wps
Essay Title: Brown Verses Board of Education: One Domino in a Long Chain of Societal Change