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Return to Social Studies Home Page General Links U.S. Government
     
U.S. History   World history Economics

  • Social Studies Library Subscription Databases useful for Social Studies
 

 2008 Presidential Election Interactive Map and History of Electoral College:  270 to Win The interactive map is fairly simple, but can be adapted to show the peculiar way that "all or nothing" Electoral College voting state by state can affect the outcome of an election. We need look no further than the most recent 2004 election to see its impact in real terms. Users can highlight a particular state and get a historical view of electoral votes for the republican or democratic candidate in past presidential elections.

PBS:  News Hour Vote 2008   PBS' NewsHour provides this comprehensive coverage of the primaries and the election with frequently-updated articles on the latest developments and issues.

   
 
   
 

 Legislative information, members, and educational links about the United States House of Representatives

 
 

Legislative information, members, and educational links about the United States House of Representatives

 
 

  •  News about the Executive Office, history of the White House, links to the Cabinet officals, appointments and speeches by the President and photos of events 

This site provides the history of the Court including biographies of former Justices, information about recent decisions, and the ability to search Court Files and Docket Files.

Lengthy portal to Executive, Judicial, Legislative, and  Federal agency sites

A Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents from the University of Oklahoma that is organized from pre-colonial era through the present.

 FirstGov.gov TM is the U.S. government's official web portal

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