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Historic Documents

Most of the following are from the National Archives and Records Administration

• The U.S. Constitution
• The History of the U.S. Constitution
• U.S. Constitution Q&A
• The Declaration of Independence
• The History of the Declaration of Independence
• The Bill of Rights
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• The Articles of Confederation
• An additional site on the U.S. Revolution at Mississippi State University

The Presidency

• The White House
• The Bill Clinton Presidential Library
• The George Bush Presidential Library
• The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
• The Richard Nixon Presidential Library
• The Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
• The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library

Congress

• The U.S. Legislative Branch Page (Thomas at the Library of Congress)
• Senators
• U.S. House Members
• Congressional Organizations (Democrat, Republican, other)

Courts

• The Judicial Branch Collection at the Library of Congress
• U.S. Federal Courts Homepage
• Supreme Court Decisions from Cornell Law
• Supreme Court Justices

Elections

• Candidates in our District
• Democratic Presidential Candidates
• Republican Presidential Candidates
• Independent Presidential Candidates
• Congressional Candidates
• Election Issues
• Center for Voting and Democracy -- information on Proportional Representation Systems
• Humor
• More Humor

Political Participation

• League of Women Voters Homepage
• Register to Vote
• The Federal Election Commission

Public Opinion

• The Gallup Organization
• Poll Trak
• Pew Research Center—excellent non-partisan in-depth opinion studies.

Political Parties

• Republican National Committee Homepage
• Democratic National Committee Homepage
• Reform Party Homepage
• The Green Party Homepage
• We the People -- Jerry Brown's Party
• Libertarian Party Homepage
• Socialist Party Homepage

Interest Groups

• The National Rifle Association Homepage
• The National Education Association Homepage
• The National Right to Life Homepage
• The Christian Coalition Homepage
• People for the American Way Homepage

Media

• Center for Media and Public Affairs

The Budget

• Office of Management and Budget Homepage -- with lots of information on the budget
• FY2006 Budget
• National Budget Simulation -- try to balance the budget yourself!
• Citizens for Budget Reform

State Politics

• State and Local Government on the Net
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• Council of State Governments
• Stateline.org for news about state politics and policy

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