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I hope that you find this site useful. This page in particular will be used more extensively as time goes by. Although I have certain uses in mind, I am very interested in your suggestions. What would you like to see on this page? send me your ideas!!!!
April 15, 2003.
A Primer on Exploratory Committees Winter is here, the time when the thoughts of politicians turn to the White House...This December 31, 1998 CNN piece answers basic questions about Presidential Exploratory Committees, a device used by candidates who wish to test the waters.
Gallup polling organization web site. This is a comprehensive and informative site. It gives data on various candidates for public office and historical figures. Recently Gallup has moved some of its content to a pay-as-you-go setup.
East Meadow H.S. Library This site contains many links which are quite useful. Highlights include links to the resources of the East Meadow Public Library, links tailored to specific academic areas, and resources for teachers. They even took the time to link to this site!
Rock The Vote Now you can register to vote online!! In addition, this site provides information about our political system, and the various music artists involved in this project.
We are required to cover economics during the term, and we will complete a stock market project after the AP Exam. There are many web sites that provide financial information. Below is a small sampling
Yahoo! Finance Like the others listed below, Yahoo provides a variety and depth of charts and analysis.
Quicken.com Provides solid information, but beware the many pitches for their financial software.
NASDAQ The official site of the "tech-heavy" market.
CBS Marketwatch The financial corner of the Tifanny Network's news division.
The Motley Fool The hosts of this site claim to take an irreverent approach to the provision of financial advice. This is subject to debate, but there is no question that they offer many of the same services as the other sites listed above, as well as more generalized financial advice on a variety of matters.
Click here for the review assignment to be completed over the April vacation
The Web has a wealth of primary source material for many subjects, and the Supreme Court is no exception. Those of you who wish to look up cases that came before the bench prior to 1937 will find fewer sources on the web, but they're out there!!! These and other sites have searchable databases of court cases.
Rominger's Legal Services--This is a site with a very long list of links to sites that will help you find information on many Supreme Court decisions.
Cornell Law School-Legal Information Institute
Cornell Law School's web site contains a wealth of resources, including the an option to search lower court decisions.
Findlaw's Internet Legal Resource
An excellent searchable database that dates back to 1893, and also highlights certain cases on the first page.
Citing Electronic Information In History Papers Although this guide is intended specifically for students of History, the social sciences tend to share stylistic approaches to citations. Absent authoritative word from the Turabian guide, this is by far the best guidance available to students of Political Science using internet for serious research.
The following documents are in PDF format, meaning that they can be viewed by both Mac and PC users with the aid of Adobe's free Acrobat Reader You may already have the software, but if not, the preceding link takes you directly to the download page. Mac users may also use the free software bundled with OS X called Preview.
Advanced Placement Government and Politics syllabus for the '02-'03 class.
Participation in Government Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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