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Chapter 1
http://www.tocqueville.org/
This Web Site documents C-SPAN's 9 month journey retracing de Tocqueville's journey
Democracy in the 21st Century:
Teaching with Tocqueville
http://www.c-span.org/classroom/lessonplans/module1.htm
C-SPAN's teaching module based on the C-SPAN de
Tocqueville journey.
C-SPAN Booknotes
Books
http://www.tocqueville.org/book.htm
C-SPAN list of
books, all of which quote or mention Alexis de
Tocqueville.
Navigating the
Crossroads Website
http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/navigate.html
"A
collection of resources serving the professional needs of
the international American Studies community."
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
AND MAJORITARIANISM: THE SUPREME COURT IN TRANSITION
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa051es.html
Article
from the Policy Analysis journal written by
Harry Kalven, Jr. Professor of Law at the University of
Chicago.
PLURALISM AND
PROCEDURALISM
http://web.mit.edu/polisci/www/projects/drafts/josh/pluralismandproc.html
Paper presented by Joshua Cohen, MIT at a Notre
Dame Symposium on Rawls's Political Liberalism.
Review of The
Power Elite by C. Wright Mills
http://www.tamucc.edu/~whatley/PADM5302/theo10b.htm
An Article Review by Rachael Thomas.
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
Timeline -- America during the
Age of Revolution, 1764-1789
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/timeline.html
This time line, found on the Library of Congress Web
Site, is drawn largely from the work of Richard B.
Morris, in particular his Encyclopedia of American
History.
Declaration of
Independence
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decmain.html National Archive's Declaration of
Independence: Includes a high resolution graphic of the
original document.
The American
Constitution - A Documentary Record
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/constpap.htm
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School houses this
incredible collection of documents tracing the origins of
the American Constitution. This collection begins with
the Magna Carta and is organized in four sections, The
Roots of the Constitution, Revolution and Independence,
The Constitutional Convention, and Ratification and
Formation of the Government.
The Federalist
Papers Online
http://www.mcs.net/~knautzr/fed/fedpaper.html
Title and author
index of Federalists papers with links to related sites.
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
Archived in the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School, this is a searchable collection of The Federalist Papers.
McCulloch v.
Maryland
http://oyez.nwu.edu/cases/cases.cgi?case_id=236&command=show
An Abstract of the Supreme Court case archived at
Northwestern University's The Oyez Project.
Opinion by Chief Justice Marshall http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1801-1825/marshallcases/mar02.htm
Dred Scott v. Sandford
http://oyez.nwu.edu/cases/cases.cgi?command=show&case_id=101&page=docket
An Abstract of the Supreme Court case archived at
Northwestern University's The Oyez Project.
Opinion delivered
by Chief Justice Taney
http://civnet.org/resoures/teach/basic/part4/21.htm
A Century of Lawmaking
For a New Nation
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
A Library of Congress American Memory Exhibit of U.S.
Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873.
The Federalism
Site
http://www.min.net/~kala/fed/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/rights1.htm
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School hosts this online version of The Bill of Rights.
American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org/
Web Site for the ACLU featuring statements on various
issues from the Death Penalty to Student Rights. Read
highlights of the ACLU's actions, learn what Congress is
doing about each issue, and find links to resources the
Web. A special section for students includes information
about participating in special programs.
Yahoo Guide to
Civil Liberties Organizations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Law/Organizations/Civil_Liberties/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
African American Odyssey
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/
A Library of Congress exhibition, The African American
Odyssey: A Quest for Full Citizenship, showcases the
Library's incomparable African American collections.
Includes a wide array of important and rare books,
government documents, manuscripts, maps, musical scores,
plays, films, and recordings.
African American
Perspectives
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html
This Library of Congress exhibition features The Daniel
A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection: material published
between 1875 and 1900. Among the authors represented are
Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B.
Wells-Barnett, Benjamin W. Arnett, Alexander Crummel, and
Emanuel Love. Viewing images in this collection requires
a special browser add-on. For more information please
visit http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/imagehelp.html
Votes for Women
(pictorial exhibit)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
A Library of Congress exhibition, Votes for Women:
Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920, includes photographs of
suffrage parades, picketing suffragists, and an
anti-suffrage display, as well as cartoons.
Votes for Women
(textual exhibit)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html
167 books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the
suffrage campaign. The collection includes works from the
libraries of other members and officers of the
organization including: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.
Anthony, Lucy Stone, Alice Stone Blackwell, Julia Ward
Howe, Elizabeth Smith Miller, Mary A. Livermore.
History Channel's
History of Suffrage in America
http://www.historychannel.com/perl/print_book.pl?ID=35724
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/
This site features over a quarter-million questions from 1935 to the present. Search by keyword, subject, date and survey firm to find what poll data. Subscription Required.
American
Association for Public Opinion Research
http://www.aapor.org/
An association of people interested in the methods,
applications and analysis of public opinion and survey
research. They publish the Public Opinion Quarterly
Online Survey Research/Public Opinion
Centers
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/po/index.html
Related Internet resources organized by
University of Kansas
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Project Vote Smart is a non-profit organization devoted to increasing voter awareness. Enter in your zip code to find your local representatives. Research voting records and review how your representatives stand on various issues. Each listing includes contact information.
Project Vote Smart: Candidates
& Elected Officials
http://www.vote-smart.org/ce/
Information on over 13,000 candidates and elected
officials, including President, Congress, Governors, and
State Legislators.
Project Vote Smart:
Congress Track
http://www.vote-smart.org/congresstrack/
A complete analysis of the current Congress. "Find
out how candidates stood on issues before they were
elected. Track the status of legislation as it works its
way through Congress. Read the text or digest of a bill.
Find out if a bill has had committee action; if it's
scheduled for a hearing or a vote; and if your
Congressperson is a cosponsor. Find out how your
Congressperson voted on a bill, and more on the
institution and workings of Congress."
Project Vote Smart:
Government & Politics
http://www.vote-smart.org/other/
Data such as the text of state ballot measures, voter
registration information, federal and state government
information, and educational resources as well as links
to thousands of political internet sites.
Project Vote
Smart: State by State Guide to Politcs
http://www.vote-smart.org/state/sindex.phtml?checking=
Information rich source or state politics.
Votes for Women
(textual exhibit)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html
167 books, pamphlets and other artifacts documenting the
suffrage campaign. The collection includes works from the
libraries of other members and officers of the
organization including: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B.
Anthony, Lucy Stone, Alice Stone Blackwell, Julia Ward
Howe, Elizabeth Smith Miller, Mary A. Livermore.
Yahoo Guide to Political Organizations
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
Other Subject Headings Related to Voting
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/ec-hmpge.html
The National Archives and Records Administration's Electoral College Home Page. Includes a procedural guide to the Electoral College.
The Center for Voting and
Democracy
http://www.igc.apc.org/cvd/
The Center for
Voting and Democracy "researches and disseminates
information on how voting systems affect voter
participation, accountable governance and fair
representation." The Center promotes the concept of
proportional representation.
Yahoo Guide to
U.S. Elections
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Elections/
Guide to
Internet resources for federal, state and local elections
and politics.
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.democrats.org/
The Republican National
Committee
http://www.rnc.org
Yahoo's List of
Political Party Web Sites
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/Politics/Parties/By_Country/United_States/
Yahoo guide to
Campaign Finance Reform
http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/US/Campaign_Finance/
Rich source of links to news articles and web
sites related to Campain Finance Reform.
Vote for Me --
Politics In America
http://www.pbs.org/weta/voteforme/
Based on the PBS documentary with the same name, this
site takes a candid look at "what it really takes to
run for office" in America. Includes, teacher's
guides, quiz, related links and a variety of other
resources.
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.commoncause.org/
Christian Coalition
http://www.cc.org/
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
Protest.Net
http://www.protest.net/
Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org/
Yahoo Guide to
Political Organizations
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Organizations/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
The Washington Post: Politics
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/front.htm
C-SPAN
http://www.c-span.org/
PBS: Washington Week
in Review
http://www.pbs.org/weta/wwir/
National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org/
The National Review
http://www.nationalreview.com/
Yahoo Media Guide
to U.S. Politics
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/News_and_Media
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.house.gov
This is the official Web Site for the US House of Representatives.
United
States Senate
http://www.senate.gov
This is the official Web Site for the US Senate.
Congressional
Directory
http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span/congdir.html
C-SPAN's online Congressional Directory.
League of Women
Voters Internet Resouce List of Election Related Sites
http://www.lwv.org/electioncentral/elecsites.htm
C-SPAN.org
http://www.c-span.org/
Web site for cable network known for its
coverage of the U.S. Congress.
The Hill
http://www.hillnews.com/
Online version of newsletter which features news and
commentary about Congresss.
Campaigns and
Elections
http://www.campaignline.com/
Online magazine published by Congressional Quarterly, Inc. , contains articles on
congressional and other American political campaigns.
Yahoo Guide the
the U.S. Congress
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Legislative_Branch/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/legproc.html#general
This Library of Congress Internet Resource Page provides links to general descriptions of the legislative process as well as a glossary and specific descriptions of the legislative processes of the House and the Senate.
The U.S. Constitution: Article
1
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art1.htm
The text of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution archived
in the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.
CQ.com on Congress
http://www.oncongress.cq.com/PSUser/en/acl/psuser_t.htm
Subscription service for tracking congressional
legislation and activity. Free trial available.
THOMAS
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas2.html
Search the Library of Congress site for legislative
information.
The
Virtual Congress
http://ibert.org/VC/
"The project is Internet-based dialog, among high
school government classes throughout the United States,
about the priorities of government as expressed in the
federal budget. Each class, representing its own
congressional district, decides on a legislative agenda.
Students iron out details of federal budget proposals.
They post these budget proposals on the Virtual Congress
floor. The proposals consist of what is to be
accomplished by the proposal, how it will be implemented,
detailed cost analyses and changes to dollar amounts of
specific budget line items from actual agency budget
requests. Students then vote and answer concerns voiced
by real constituents. As a resource for the students, the
project provides a comprehensive detailed listing of the
thousands of budget lines items, taken from actual agency
budget submissions."
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
Law--United States Interpretation And Construction
Other LC Subject Headings Related to Legislation
http://www.whitehouse.gov
The official Web Site for the White House.
POTUS
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/index.html
"In this resource you will find background
information, election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of the
presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents,
audio and video files, and other presidential sites are
also included to enrich this site."
Winning the Vote: How
Americans Elect Their President
http://educate.si.edu/resources/lessons/art-to-zoo/elections/cover.html
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History put
together this online set of activities that include
objects from the museum and encourage students to
consider the powers of the presidency as well how
candidates are selected.
Yahoo Guide the
U.S. Presidential Elections
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Elections/Presidential_Elections/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art2.htm
The text of Article 2 of the U.S. Constitution archived in the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.
President Clinton's
Accomplishments
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Accomplishments/html/Accomplishments.html
Read about President Clinton's accomplishments
POTUS: Presidents of
the United States
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/index.html
"In this resource you will find background
information, election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of the
presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents,
audio and video files, and other presidential sites are
also included to enrich this site."
Yahoo Guide to
the U.S. Presidency and the Executive Branch
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Executive_Branch/
Suggested Library of Congress Heading
http://www.npr.gov/accompli/
Read a hyperlinked summary of accomplishments for Gore's Reinventing Government initiative.
The Council for Excellence
in Government
http://www.excelgov.org/
"The Council works to improve the
performance of American government and government’s
place in the lives and esteem of American citizens."
The site includes online articles on government
administration issues.
Yahoo Guide to
the Executive Branch
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Executive_Branch/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/art3.htm
The text of Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution archived in the Avalon Project at the Yale Law School.
FedLaw
http://www.legal.gsa.gov/
FedLaw lets users search through legal resources on the
Internet, including Federal Law and Regulations, Federal
Judiciary, Legislative Branch, State and Territorial
Laws, and more.
The Oyez Project,
Northwestern University
http://oyez.nwu.edu/
This U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database contains
hundreds of hours of audio materials delivered. Requires
a free player available from Progressive Networks (http://www.real.com). The Oyez Project also maintains
a current list of the Supreme Court Justices with
background information and bios.
Federal Judiciary
Homepage
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Official web site of the U.S. Court System
Yahoo Guide to U.S. Federal
Judicial System
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Judicial_Branch/Federal_Courts/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/budget/index.html
The official site of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) contains links to Federal Budget Publications and Economic Reports.
National Budget Simulation
http://garnet.berkeley.edu:3333/budget/budget.html
This simulation asks you to cut the 1995 fiscal
deficit in order to achieve a balanced budget.
Federal Reserve Board
http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/
The Federal Reserve Board Web Site includes recent
testimony and speeches, statistics, and reports to
Congress.
Yahoo Guide to
Federal Reserve and U.S. Economic Policy
http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Business/Federal_Reserve/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.ssa.gov/
The Official Web Site of the Social Security Administration provides information about Social Security benefits, recent announcements, and a history of the Social Security Administration.
Welfare-to-Work Coalition
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OVP/Work/
American Public Human
Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org/
Educational background for members of Congress, the
media, and the broader public on what is happening in the
states around welfare, child welfare, health care reform,
and other issues involving families and the elderly.
ARNet President's
Welfare to Work Program
http://www.arnet.gov/welfare.html
This page contains links to Welfare to Work and Welfare
Reform Information.
The Center on Urban
Poverty and Social Change
http://povertycenter.cwru.edu/
Located in the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences,
Case Western Reserve University, the Center seeks to
address the problems of persistent and concentrated urban
poverty and is dedicated to understanding how social and
economic changes affect low-income communities, and how
living in these communities affects the well-being of
their residents.
Institue for Research
on Poverty
http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/irp/
Located at the Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, this site
hosts research articles and publications, poverty
statistics, and listings of national and multistate
studies.
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/
Up to date briefs that explore various areas of current U.S. foreign policy.
The Council on Foreign
Relations
http://www.foreignrelations.org/
This Web Site features full text and often videos of
recent speeches regarding U.S. Foreign Policy.
DefenseLINK
http://www.defenselink.mil/
This is the official site of the U.S. Department of
Defense.
NATO
http://www.nato.int/
The NATO Web Site has current news as well as information
about the organization.
Yahoo Guide to
U.S. Foreign Policy
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Politics/Foreign_Policy/
Suggested Library of Congress Headings
United States--Foreign Relations
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