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Minnesota State Government Online
(and
other Minnesota political links)
Minnesota Index
http://www.state.mn.us/dir/index.html#telex
This site should help you find what you want in Minnesota governemnt.
Minnesota Election Maps
http://www.sos.state.mn.us/election/result.html
Maps showing the past election results in Minnesota
Finding your polling place in Minnesota
http://northstar1.state.mn.us/sos/search.cfm
Minnesota Voting Statistics
http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/index.html
Great information about voting results, redistricting and GIS implications--from
the Minnesota Legislature.
Minnesota Reapportionment and Redistricting Sites
http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/demography/index.html
Minnesota Planning State Demographic Center At the Minnesota Planning
State Demographic Center you will find an article about the redistricting
process in Minnesota. The article is in Adobe Acrobat reader format, one
page long, and gives a brief, but informative overview of the subject.
The Minnesota Legislature's Office on GIS provides information about the redistricting and reapportionment of political power in Minnesota. This site is located at http://www.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/gis/index.html
Note: see also the list of Minnesota political parties under Political Parties from the index table.
Elections
Kids Voting USA
http://www.kidsvotingusa.org/
Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov
Soft Money Laundramat
http://www.commoncause.org/laundromat
Voter
http://www.voter.com
Voting Records
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/misc.html
A site maintained by the same person as Congress Quick enhances any
lessons which are aimed at learning about member's activities including
their voting records.
Freedom Channel
http://www.freedomchannel.com
State's Dammned Spot
http://www.state.msn.com/spot/00-09-01/spot.asp
SelectSmart.com
http://www.selectsmart.com
PollingReport.com
www.pollingreport.com
Voter Poll Center
http://www.voter.com/home/pollcenter
More Pol/Civics Links
http://204.72.226.26/ties99/#Civics/Political
Science
More links to political/civic sites may be found at the address above.
The site has a table and annotated links.
Demn Nat. Comm
http://www.democrats.org
Politics1.com
http://www.politics1.com/p2000htm
Political Insider
http://www.politicalinsider.com
Web White & Blue
http://www.webwhiteblue.org
Politics
http://www.politics.com
PurePolitics.com
http://www.purepolitics.com
iPolitics.com
http://www.ipolitics.com
CNN/AllPolitics
http://www.cnn.com/allpolitics
Political Ad Critic
http://www.political.adcritic.com
Constitution Party
http://www.epmn.org
Fouinded in Minnesota in 1992
Republican Party of Minnesota
http://www.mngop.com
Founded in Minnesota in 1855
Independence Party of Minnesota
http://www.eindependence.org
Founded in Minnesota in 1992
Libertarian Party of Minnesota
http://www.lpmn.org
Founded in Minnesota in 1972
Green Party of Minnesota
http://www.jlmn.org/gpm
Founded in Minnesota in 1994
Socialist Workers Party of Minnesota
http://www.themilitant.com
Founded in Minnesota in 1938
Electoral College (some
of the sites here and under redistricting are the courtesy of Craig Hattam)
Electoral College Homepage
http://www.vanishingvoter.org
This is an official government page from the National Archives and
Records Administration. Extremely useful information including past electroral
voting data by state, scroll down for more links.
Presidential Election History: 1789-1992
http://www.sddt.com/features/convention/elections/
Electoral College Calculator
http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/index.html
A great page on the Electoral College from the National Archives and
Records Adminstration. This site includes an electoral college calculator.
Electoral College
http://elections.sos.state.mn.us/ENR2000
General/ElectoralCollege.htm
A site from the Minnesota Secretary of State
The Electoral College (the Basics)
http://www.usis-israel.org.il/publish/elections/colindex.htm
Controversial Issues
DNet Issue Grid
http://www.dnet.org
Politics.com
Excellent President/Issues Match site
http://www.presidentmatch.com
Issues 2000
http://www.issues2000.org/
Every candidate on every issue! An extremely nice page--shows all candidates
and then a long list of issues to the right. Scroll down for national issues
in general and a ton of other information.
PBS Democracy Project
http://www.pbs.org/democracy/readbetweenthelines
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart-org
VoteMatch
http://www.speakout.com/votematch
Opensecrets
http://www.opensecrets.org
Note: see also the links to redistricting/reapportionment issues.
U.S. Congress
Ben’s Guide to Government
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Join Ben Franklin to learn about government in the United States.
Explore topics such as branches and levels of government, history, law-making,
citizenship, symbols, and more. There are also fun games and activities.
There are separate areas for children in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.
From the Government Printing Office.
School House Rock
http://genxtvland.simplenet.com/SchoolHouseRock/america.hts?hi
Learn how a bill becomes a law in the social studies section. Other
disciplines are covered also. Not just for little kids.
ClerkWeb
http://clerkweb.house.gov/
Civics/Government teachers may want to include the virtual tour of
the house chambers in their lesson plan. Here is a paragraph from a reviewer
of this site: "Clerkweb is an online resource representing the activities
and concerns of the chief record keeper of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Some features already offered by the clerk of the House are: lists of committees
and mailing labels for House members, roll call votes since 1990, guidelines
for tracking and keeping records during the legislative process, a visual
tour of the chambers, a checklist of historical archives for past lawmakers
(especially Speakers of the House), and electronic interfaces for House
members who need to file certain reports (such as financial disclosures).
The site will be most useful for students of the American political system,
especially those already familiar with the workings of the House."
Contact Congress quickly and send email http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
Federal Election Commission: statistics
http://www.fec.gov/elections.html
A site about Elections and Voting from the Federal Election Commission.
Plenty of stats from different elections just waiting to be a map.
States and Reapportionment: National Conference of State Legislatures
This organization has two sites worth noting about redistricting and
apportionment:
State Sites about Legislative Districts and Redistricting
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/statesites.htm
Elections and Redistricting
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/elredist.htm
Census 2000 Redistricting Data Plan
http://www.census.gov/clo/www/redistricting.html
Information about redistricting at the Census Bureau.
Census 2000 and Congressional Apportionment
http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/apportionment.html
At this Census 2000 site you will find answers to questions that you
or your students might have about the reapportionment of political power
in the US House of Representatives.
The National Conference of State Legislatures Web Site on Elections
and Redistricting
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/elredist.htm
The Number of Constituents per legislator by state
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/cnstprst.htm
Recent Supreme Court Cases That Have Affected The Apportionment of Power
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legman/elect/rdlinks.htm
At this site you will find information on the following cases that
have affected apportionment of power.
Judicial System
Lessons (provided by C. Skemp; Minnesota State Social Studies Coordinator)
http://www.uscourts.gov
A 46 page booklet "Understanding the Federal Courts" and four supporting
lesson plans can be found a the federal courts' web site, www.uscourts.gov,
Educational Outreach, Courts to Classes. The lesson plans can be
used immediately by teachers, volunteer lawyers or federal judges in the
classroom or courtroom. The materials, which include
prototypes for handouts, are aimed at ninth thru twelfth graders, but
also can be modified for middle school students. The materials include
a guide
to links to popular textbooks and information on how to arrange a tour
of a federal courthouse.
All the lesson plans identify and are compatible with national social studies standards, and incorporate news media and other web site references. They are teacher and classroom tested and can be accomplished in one class period. Topics range from the structure and function of the federal courts to such fundamental concepts as judicial independence. The series also includes a moot court exercise.
The American Jury: Bulwark of Democracy
http://www.crfc.org/americanjury/index.html
This site is an on-line resource guide for teachers, students, and
citizens devoted to explaining the American jury system and its role in
American legal, social, and political life. It features lessons, information,
and resources developed by the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
with high school teachers from California, Colorado, North Carolina, Washington,
Wisconsin, and Illinois in cooperation with national experts and scholars
on the jury system.
Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice
System.
url: http://library.thinkquest.org/2760/
Inside/Straight: The Third Branch of Government. Every school in Minnesota
received this 20 minute video. A companion curriculum has been created
and is now online,waiting for you to download at:
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/video/inside/inside_straight.htm
Presidential Candidates
Presidential Online Debates and More
http://www.webwhiteblue.org
Ask Questions: http://www.webwhiteblue.org/question
Participate: http://www.webwhiteblue.org/participate
Accompanying curriculum is available online:
http://www.publicus.net/wwb/wwbcurriculumv1.doc
Al Gore
http://www.algore.com
Bush
http://www.georgebush.com
Hagelin
http://www.hagelin.org
Harry Browne
http://www.harrybrowne2000.com
Nader/LaDuke
http://www.votenader.com
Buchanan
http://www.gopatgo2000.org
U.S. Presidency
Great Grolier site with lots of links with great info.
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/
Some for much younger kids. 8 topics, some for older (Eledtion results,
quizzes, etc.)
Smithsonian Site on Presidency: Objects from the Presidency
http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
Foundattion, Campaign, Life and Death in the White House. Activities
and resoujreces for teachers.
The Presidents: brief facts and links
http://www.best.com/~dijon/americana/
Important documents and links to Presidents. This is where you will
find pictures and 8 categories of
information! Fast tooloading too!
Internet Public Lib on POTUS
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
This contains a list with pictures next to each name. An excellent
site with lots of related information such
as election results, cabinet and much more.
The US President's Home Page
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~slras/uspres1.html
Another well organized page with many links.
Presidential Links Page
http://we.got.net/docent/soquel/prez.htm
Nicely organized and lots of information.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC)
http://inaugural.senate.gov/
This site provides information about the 54th Presidential inauguration
and previous inaugurations, frequently asked questions about inaugural
events, inauguration trivia, an inauguration quiz, & a scrapbook of
photos, prints, & images from past events.
Geneaology of Presidents
http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/presidents
Trace the families of the presidents.
Bellingham Schools Presidents Site
http://www.bham.wednet.edu/prezzz.htm
This is an excellent school site. You will find many interesting links
for other topics there as well.
30 Second Candidate
http://pbs.bilkent.edu.tr/30secondcandidate/timeline/
Excellent site which has a clickable timeline of presidential canditates;
instructive processes for how campaign
ads are developed and 30 second movie clips from many past election
campaigns!
Grolier's free page on Presidents
http://www.grolier.com/presidents/ea/ea_toc.html
Lots of info. with links and a quiz. 12 categories of information plus
cabinet. Very nice site!
Presidential Crosswords on line
http://AmericanPresident.com/xword.html
A variety of crossword puzzles you can do on line regarding the office
of the president. Apparently, inspired
by the movie, "The American President".
Sound Samples of U.S. Presidents
http://www.lib.msu.edu/digital/vincent/index.htm
Download a portion of a President's speech to give reality to the multimedia
report!
Presidents
http://equity.stern.nyu.edu/~smalik/nonmatchbox/uspres1.html
An excellent, engaging Presidents site, with an table for each president
. Six categories of information for
each president.
Super Fantastic Presidents site!
http://www.fujisan.demon.co.uk/USPresidents/plist5.htm
That is the title claim, and it probably is just that. Notice that
is has a United Kingdom URL.
PBS President's Site
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/presidents/indexjs.htm
The Public Broadcasting System always seems to do a good job with content.
Conspiracy Articles (including Presidents)
http://www.alternatives.com/libs/polconsp.htm
White House Biographies of the Presidents
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/presidents.html
Library of Congress' Portraits of Presidents
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html
White House Site
http://www1.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/presidents.html
Tour the White House and get access to other information. Often photos
of recent trips will appear here.
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Fred Kunze