CIVICS:
STATE OF MAINE:
Maine Government
Legislative
Process (brief)
Legislative
Process (in depth)
The Maine Encyclopedia
AMERICAN HISTORY
Primary Sources: (Original
works,
papers, statements---not edited, interpreted, or with comments)
Major Sites and
Gateways
The following links connect with some of the best repositories of
primary source materials on the Web. They are to the American Memory
and the National Archives, which also include a large number of
teaching materials and finding aids for use by librarians and others.
American Memory from
the Library of Congress
National Archives and Records
Administration
AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT SITES
The
White House, The U.S. Senate, The U.S. House of Representatives,
plus lots of other information related to these and similar
organizations.
General:
Ben's Guide to
Government
One of my favorites! Topics covered: Our Nation | Historical Documents
| Branches of Government | How Laws Are Made
National versus State Government | Election Process | Citizenship | The
National High School Debate Topic
Games and Activities | Glossary | U.S. Government Web Sites for
Kids (great sites for all subject areas).
Congressional
Glossary (C-SPAN)
Are you wondering about the meaning of some of the terminology
associated with the U.S. Congress? This glossary allows you to click on
any term used in Congress to see its definition.
FirstGov
The only official U.S. Government portal to 30 million pages of
government information, services, and online transactions; it offers "a
powerful search engine that searches every word of every U.S.
government document in a quarter of a second or less." Browse according
the subject of information you desire.
GovSpot Links to state and
national government information
Information USA
Provided by the U.S. Department of State, this site offers a wide
variety of information about American government and our people, both
current and historic. Created for other countries of the world to get
to know Americans better, it is also very useful for those who live
here as well.
Project
Vote Smart Government 101 (US Government Basics)
ThinkTanks
A list of think tanks and their mission statements from Project Vote
Smart Political Resources section
The Presidency
The
Presidents of the United States of America Biographies
From the White House, a series of articles on the Presidents of the
U.S., including inaugural addresses and quotations. Also has links to
additional resources on each president. Also, see The White House, the
official Web Page of the Office of the President of the United States.
American Presidents: Life
Portraits
In addition to pictures of U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents, you
will find videos of various experts and reporters reflecting and
reporting on the various presidents.
The American President
This Web site for the ten-part series was the first documentary series
ever to profile all 41 of America's chief executives. It includes video
clips from the TV show, and tells the story of the nation from the
perspective of the highest office in the land, and features exclusive
interviews with President Clinton and all the living former presidents
except Ronald Reagan. There is a separate section for each episode.
American
President Web Resources
Links to web information about US presidents beginning with George
Washington plus rWhat Makes A Good President (American
Psychological Association) ...
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
In addition to general presidential information, you will find a
timeline of presidents and candidates for the office, the First Ladies,
assassinations, and many illustrations that enrich one's understanding
of the office of the president.
Presidents of the United States
The Internet Public Library has an excellent collection of links to
information about all U.S. Presidents. Just click on a presidential
link, and his special page will be brought up. Then click on: Election
Results, Cabinet Members, Presidency Highlights, Internet Biographies,
Historical Documents, Media Resources, Fast Facts, or Other Internet
Resources for information in those areas.
The Presidential Record
This collection of information about U.S. Presidents is provided by the
Public Broadcasting service, to accompany their PBS Television series:
The Presidents. See sections:" Snap Shot, The Era, Domestic Policy,
Foreign policy, and Presidential Politics-- in order to get a feel for
their work, life and times.
The Judiciary: The nation's courts
and the law
The
Supreme Court Historical Society
At this site you can find comprehensive biographical information about
the justices, a thorough history of the Court, samples of great oral
arguments, and a convenient "Timeline of the Justices", plus an
extensive section on "how the Court Works", and a number of special
documentary features on various historical issues related to the
Supreme Court. The site also includes a section describing how the
Supreme Court operates.
Milestone Cases in
Supreme Court History
Briefly explains the key points of some of the most important Supreme
Court cases.
About the
Supreme Court
Offers background articles about the various functions of the U.S.
Supreme Court, including: A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court, The
Court as an Institution, The Court and Constitutional Interpretation,
The Court and Its Procedures, and others.
Anatomy of a Murder: A
Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice System
"YOU will be able to follow the story of a defendant as he faces one of
the most serious charges that the legal justice system of the United
States of America can levy against an individual. This is more than an
exciting fictional story, however."
United
States History
From the Discovery
Through the 1790s
From Columbus to the American Revolution, plus The U.S. Constitution,
the documents, the ideas, and the people that affected The Rise of
Democratic Ideas.
1800 Through 1860
After the Revolution and the adoption of the U.S. Constitution we
fought another war with England (1812), and one with Mexico (1846-48).
Lewis & Clark and others explored the West, Gold was discovered in
California, and the population moved westward.
1860 Through the 1890s
The Civil War dominates the middle of the Nineteenth Century. The
remainder of the century is concerned with major events such as:
Reconstruction, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism, Immigration,
Westward Expansion and other great challenges.
20th Century History By
the Decades
Information resources of many different types on the history of the
20th Century, with information organized according to the each of the
decades.
