Mr. Wright
HS
12/8/05
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/ga.html
Information on Maryland’s General Assembly
www.house.gov
Information on the House of Representatives
http://clerkkids.house.gov/
Good kid friendly website on the legislative branch
www.senate.gov
Information on the Senate
http://mlis.state.md.us/
Information on the legislative branch in Maryland
Enlightenment Salon
Remember to use the resources on this site under Online Encyclopedias and Reference Databases.
Modern History Source Book
Political Behavior
General Info. on Government Terms
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
The website will allow you to click to your political party you selected. You will need to click on political parties.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacfaq.asp
This provides info. on Political Action Committees (PAC) and special interrest groups (lobbyists).
Social Security Reform
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/security/keystories.htm
The Washington Post provided an overview of the problems facing SS. This is a GREAT site, because it addresses ALL of the questions.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate05.html
It provides background on the different plans dealing with Social Security Reform.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/06/retirement/social_security/
This is an easy read on the SS issue.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_security/reform/
This is an EXCELLENT site. It provides background on the development of Social Security, and BOTH sides of the issue.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/socialsecdebate.html
Another website that provides BOTH sides of the debate. EXCELLENT.
http://www.socsec.org/
This website provides information on the debate. It also provides a good understanding of the various reform packages offered by the two-party system.
http://www.sscommonsense.org/
This website provides questions that are important for the debate. You will need to just click on the link and it will provide you with the answer.
http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/socsec.htm
This website outlines the DIFFERERNT proposals for Social Security, meaning Third Party Candidates.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial/
It gives reasons why we need to reform SS.
http://www.socialsecuritychoice.org/
It looks at the issues from a variety of viewpoints. It has EXCELLENT multi-media presentations on the two-party system.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec01/security_12-11.html
Expert opinions on the different proposals presented by the two-party system.
U.S. Patriot Act
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate05.html
This website gives you info. on the US Patriot Act. It focuses on the conflict around civil liberties (4th Ammendment).
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/
It provides an overview of the US Patriot Act. This is a good starting point for understanding the debate on this governmental policy.
http://www.lifeondliberty.gov/
This website stresses the positive side of the US Patriot Act.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story.php?storyID=4759727&sourceCode=gaw
It provides BOTH sides of the argument. THIS IS A MUST website.
http://www.unc.edu/courses/2003spring/law/357c/001/projects/hunterb/Patriotact/background.htm#Scope%20of%20the%20PATRIOT%20Act
It gives the historical development of the US Patriot Act. You need this website for understanding what allowed the US Patriot to be passed in Congress.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june03/patriot.html
This is a good website to understand the debate. It gives a story of how the act has impacted American lives. It will also provide government websites, so you click on these links to get first hand accounts of their points of view.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/26/patriot.act.ap/
Court case dealing with the US Patriot Act.
Iraq War
http://www.washington
Gives an overview of the war in Iraq. This is a good starting point.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial/
Another viewpoint on the Iraq War.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/iraq.transition/
It provides a detailed account of the war in Iraq, especially why the US entered the conflict and the current Republican policy in this country.
Definition of Terrorism
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/after911/
It provides a definition of terrorism.
idates have used during their campaigns.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/ad.archive/
This site requires quicktime to view the ads. This site includes famous commerical ads from elections in 1952 to 1988.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/index.htm
Political Speeches.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.politics1.com
Political Spectrum: What are your political ideas?
http://www.district94.dupage.k12.il.us/social_studies/political_spectrum/spectrum_test.htm
Practice Selected Response Questions & BCR
http://www.mdk12.org
Constitutional Convention
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ratification
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/3/82.03.03.x.html
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-fifths_compromise
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h375.html
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/federalist/fedxx.htm
Declaration of Independence
Founding.com: A User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence
12/8/05
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/mdmanual/07leg/html/ga.html
Information on Maryland’s General Assembly
www.house.gov
Information on the House of Representatives
http://clerkkids.house.gov/
Good kid friendly website on the legislative branch
www.senate.gov
Information on the Senate
http://mlis.state.md.us/
Information on the legislative branch in Maryland
Enlightenment Salon
Remember to use the resources on this site under Online Encyclopedias and Reference Databases.
Modern History Source Book
Political Behavior
General Info. on Government Terms
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
The website will allow you to click to your political party you selected. You will need to click on political parties.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/pacfaq.asp
This provides info. on Political Action Committees (PAC) and special interrest groups (lobbyists).
Social Security Reform
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/security/keystories.htm
The Washington Post provided an overview of the problems facing SS. This is a GREAT site, because it addresses ALL of the questions.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate05.html
It provides background on the different plans dealing with Social Security Reform.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/06/retirement/social_security/
This is an easy read on the SS issue.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_security/reform/
This is an EXCELLENT site. It provides background on the development of Social Security, and BOTH sides of the issue.
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/socialsecdebate.html
Another website that provides BOTH sides of the debate. EXCELLENT.
http://www.socsec.org/
This website provides information on the debate. It also provides a good understanding of the various reform packages offered by the two-party system.
http://www.sscommonsense.org/
This website provides questions that are important for the debate. You will need to just click on the link and it will provide you with the answer.
http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/socsec.htm
This website outlines the DIFFERERNT proposals for Social Security, meaning Third Party Candidates.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial/
It gives reasons why we need to reform SS.
http://www.socialsecuritychoice.org/
It looks at the issues from a variety of viewpoints. It has EXCELLENT multi-media presentations on the two-party system.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec01/security_12-11.html
Expert opinions on the different proposals presented by the two-party system.
U.S. Patriot Act
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/debate05.html
This website gives you info. on the US Patriot Act. It focuses on the conflict around civil liberties (4th Ammendment).
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/
It provides an overview of the US Patriot Act. This is a good starting point for understanding the debate on this governmental policy.
http://www.lifeondliberty.gov/
This website stresses the positive side of the US Patriot Act.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story.php?storyID=4759727&sourceCode=gaw
It provides BOTH sides of the argument. THIS IS A MUST website.
http://www.unc.edu/courses/2003spring/law/357c/001/projects/hunterb/Patriotact/background.htm#Scope%20of%20the%20PATRIOT%20Act
It gives the historical development of the US Patriot Act. You need this website for understanding what allowed the US Patriot to be passed in Congress.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june03/patriot.html
This is a good website to understand the debate. It gives a story of how the act has impacted American lives. It will also provide government websites, so you click on these links to get first hand accounts of their points of view.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/01/26/patriot.act.ap/
Court case dealing with the US Patriot Act.
Iraq War
http://www.washington
Gives an overview of the war in Iraq. This is a good starting point.
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/worldspecial/
Another viewpoint on the Iraq War.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/iraq.transition/
It provides a detailed account of the war in Iraq, especially why the US entered the conflict and the current Republican policy in this country.
Definition of Terrorism
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/after911/
It provides a definition of terrorism.
idates have used during their campaigns.
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/candidates/ad.archive/
This site requires quicktime to view the ads. This site includes famous commerical ads from elections in 1952 to 1988.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/index.htm
Political Speeches.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
www.politics1.com
Political Spectrum: What are your political ideas?
http://www.district94.dupage.k12.il.us/social_studies/political_spectrum/spectrum_test.htm
Practice Selected Response Questions & BCR
http://www.mdk12.org
Constitutional Convention
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ratification
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1982/3/82.03.03.x.html
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch8s9.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Electoral_College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-fifths_compromise
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h375.html
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1776-1800/federalist/fedxx.htm
Declaration of Independence
Founding.com: A User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence
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