U.S. Politics & Government

• Thomas Legislation Info on the Internet (a daily account of the proceedings in the House and Senate - searchable)
• Central Intelligence Home Page
• Welcome to GPO Access: Official Federal Government Information at Your Fingertips
• State and Local Government on the Net (listing of government Internet sites arranged alphabetically by state)
• U.S. Census Bureau Home Page (official statistics, this site has a number of valuable links including the U.S. Gazetteer)
• Ben Franklin's Guide to the US Government for Kids

United States Presidents

• The American Presidency (Grolier Online has created this resource from articles in the Encyclopedia Americana)
• The American President (go to Presidents in History or Presidents in Action from the Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia)
• From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents
• American Presidents: Life Portraits
• The Internet Public Library: POTUS: Presidents of the United States
• National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents
• The White House: Presidents' Hall
• The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
• The American Experience: The Presidents (from PBS).
• Elections Central: A History of Presidental Elections (from History Central.com)
• The Papers of George Washington

Election

• U.S. Presidential Election Maps (gives voting of each state in the presidential elections)
• Elections Central - A History of Presidential Elections (learn about presidential elections and issues by date)
• OnPolitics Elections
• Republican Web Site
• Democratic Web Site http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
• Stately Knowledge
• League of Women Voters - New York State
• Election Tools for Teachers from Google for Educators

Crime, Justice, and the Law

• Street Law (this site coordinates with the Street Law text used in our eighth grade Students and the Law course)
• FindLaw: United States Case Law: Supreme Court Opinions
• Law.com Homepage
• Know Your Rights
• Legal Information Institute: Constitutional Law: An Overview

Contact Your Government

National

• The President
• Find Your Senator
• Find Your Congressperson

New York State

• The Governor
• Find Your Senator
• Find Your Assemlyperson

To go to the Seventh Grade Social Studies Web site click on the town crier

To go to the Eighth Grade Social Studies Web site click on the politician

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Questions? E-mail your librarians Mrs. Minikel and/or Mrs. Kearon.