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RHHS Information Center
The Information Center pays a user fee to different sites
that students can use when doing research on the Internet. These are excellent
sources of information. Follow the directions below:
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Bibliographic Gale Student Resource Center:
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/clar33415 get the user ID and
password in the Information Center (on the front desk)
(For newspapers, magazines, literary criticisms, full text articles and
criticisms available)
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SIRS Student Access:
http://sks.sirs.com - get the user
ID and password in the Information Center (on the front desk) (Three
categories available: RESEARCHER, for
general information; GOVERNMENT REPORTER, for
social studies information; and RENAISSANCE for
English, arts and humanities information - newspapers and magazines
available, files go back as far as 1986)
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The World Almanac Encyclopedia:
http://www.2facts.com get the user ID
and password in the Information Center (on the front desk)
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World Book:
http://www.worldbookonline.com: get the user ID and password in
the Information Center (on the front desk)
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Howard County Public Library:
www.hclibrary.org
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Bibliographic Information -
MLA Format - this free site will actually create your
bibliography/works cited page:
http://www.noodletools.com/tools.html
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Bibliography/Works Cited Information: MLA format - this website
will assist you in citing books, articles, websites etc.:
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/mla/mla.htm
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Bibliography: http://www.noodlebib.com/
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www.historyplace.com
www.historycentral.com
www.history1900s.about.com
In
depth articles about most countries in the world -
history, human
rights, government...
Everything you want to know about the Industrial Revolution U.S. and
England (not all links work on this site, but there are many very
good ones you can use)
Everything you want to know about
the Industrial Revolution in England
Everything
you want to know about Ancient Civilizations and the Middle Ages
Native
Americans
Biographies
of the Founding Fathers
Industrial
Revolution Victorian Web
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How to write a
research paper - EXCELLENT cite that goes into great detail on how to
write a research paper.
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Government Glossary - A
glossary of every government term you ever wanted to know about
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Congressional Votes on-line - How did your representatives and senators
vote on specific issues? Go here to find out
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Select the Presidential
Candidates for 2008 - Who do you think will be the next president?
Try your hand at selecting the candidate
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On-line law quiz
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Landmark Supreme Court
Cases
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Recent (and old)
Supreme Court Decisions - Cornell Law School
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Supreme Court Cases Summaries - even MORE Supreme Court cases
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http://www.opensecrets.org/ - your
guide to where your money goes in politics, committee races in Congress,
national elections...
- Library
of Congress Country Studies - Covers almost every country in the
world. Details on history, government, social classes, human rights etc.
- Presidential
Succession
- Statistical
Resources on the web
- Bartleby's
Reference Collection - multiple links to reference sources
- The
Gallup Poll
- Yahoo
directory of social issues with links to background information
- NOTE: Search engines and directories other than Yahoo may have similar
lists of issues, so if you have a favorite, try it out.
- Links
to general reference sites
- General
Social Studies Sites This site is divided
into four categories:
- Documents: among other things, you will be able to
locate primary source documents and Time Magazine
archives.
- Museums: links to fine arts resources, including
pictures
- General Reference: a wealth of links to sites that
include
The CIA World Factbook, census
information, and
- "How to Write a Term Paper."
- Quotes
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www.policy.com
Want to learn more about policy decisions and issues? Check out this
site.
www.speakout.com This is an excellent site if you are
interested in learning more about
candidates and issues. Located within this site are two separate interactive quizzes that align your views with the different candidates
- you may be
surprised where you fall! This site also covers numerous issues, giving succinct
background information on both sides of each issue.
List
of all US Independent Agencies and Commissions
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With links to the Web site of each. Some examples include the Bureau of the Census, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Central Intelligence Agency.
C-Span
Web - An excellent resource for video and audio coverage of Capitol Hill. Teachers and students may watch events live or they may search C-Span's video archives for an event or topic of their choice.
Included in the archives are committee hearings, floor debates, press briefings, and more. The link to "C-Span I" provides
coverage of the House of Representatives
Congressional
Quarterly -
American
Enterprise Institute -
American
Civil Liberties Union -
contains a wealth of information on acts and legislation that the organization considers to be violations against individual rights and liberties. The site is useful to students of American government because it presents and discusses issues that have been and are currently being investigated by the ACLU.
ACLU
Covers Supreme Court Cases
- This is not just another Web site that carries Supreme Court decisions. The ACLU's court site presents dialogue on the issues associated with certain decisions. Although this site may not boast of endless numbers of decisions, it does aid students in understanding the issues behind the decisions by offering relevant articles to read.
US
Elections Atlas
- This Web site contains general election results from 1788 through 2000, as well as the 2000 presidential primary results. Information is presented on individual pages for each election; each page contains a list of candidates, party affiliations, popular and electoral vote totals, maps, and charts. State results -- such as voter turnout -- are reported from 1932 to 2000, and county results from 19...
Interest
Groups - This Web site has links to over 50 major interest groups listed in alphabetical order. Since most textbooks provide an overview of interest group activities but do not go into much detail on specific interest groups, this site could be used to supplement the textbook and give students concrete examples of the missions of a wide range of interest groups.
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I'd like to acknowledge Ned Hostetler
for allowing me to copy parts of his incredible website (http://members.aol.com/hoseyht/index.html).
Information for some of the links listed under "Government Agencies and
Policies" comes from the AP College Board website (http://www.collegeboard.com/)
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