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Unit Links
Unit
One: Constitutional Underpinnings
http://usconstitution.net/constquick.html
(Line by
line explanation of the Constitution in
easy-to-understand language)
www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/federal/fed.htm
(All of
the Federalist Papers)
www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/federalist
(Excellent summaries of Federalist Papers that are
fairly easy to understand)
Unit
Two: Political Beliefs/Political Behaviors
http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/
(Analysis of campaign contributions by zip code, county,
state. Type in a zip code, get a list of contributors
from that area, who they contributed to, and how much)
http://www.270towin.com/
(Great electoral
college maps)
www.politicalcompass.org
(Includes a survey to
determine if you are to the left/right,
authoritarian/libertarian
www.opensecrets.org
(Just about anything you want on campaign finance.)
www.ammi.org/livingroomcandidate
(Television political commercials in presidential
elections since 1952.)
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html
(Electoral college calculator)
www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/
(Lots on the Electoral College)
www.uselectionatlas.org
(Unbelievably extensive
analysis of elections in US history)
Unit
Three: Political Parties/Interest Groups/Media
http://www.twyman-whitney.com/americancitizen/links/lobbies.htm
(Links to numerous interest group sites)
http://www.politics1.com/parties.htm
(Links
to political party sites)
Unit
Four: Institutions
www.congress.org/congressorg/home/
(Lots on
Congress)
www.redistrictinggame.com
(Learn how to
gerrymander!)
www.cagw.org
(Citizens Against Govt. Waste. Great examples of pork
barrel. Check out “Pork Per Capita by State,“ Pig Book
Oinkers,” and Pork Trends, 1991-2006)
http://thomas.loc.gov/
(Current legislative information on Congress)
Unit
Six: Civil Liberties/Civil Rights
www.oyez.org
(Supreme
Court cases arranged by topic. Great short summaries).
www.law.cornell.edu/focus/bulletins.html
(Free
subscription to email bulletins on Supreme Court
decisions. You will receive Supreme Court decisions
before they are reported in the press)
www.landmarkcases.com
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