Annotated Links

Landmark Cases
this site provides the reader with analysis of important Supreme Court Cases as well as activities that support and reinforce the information.
http://www.landmarkcases.org/

Oyez
This website is a useful tool to learn about Supreme Court cases and the Supreme Court itself.
http://www.oyez.org/

PBS
This Website is a wealth of information that covers a variety of topics covered in US History, World History, or current global issues.
www.pbs.org

US History.com
This site is a collection of information on a range of issues in United States History.  Users can click on links that will give the reader information on topics throughout American History from Revolutionary war through current day.
http://www.u-s-history.com/

Slave Narratives
This site is a collection of slave narratives collected during the great depression.  These narratives give valuable perspectives on the life of former slaves when they were forced into slavery.
xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

Famous Speeches
This site provides the reader with full text and audio, if possible, of famous speeches throughout history.
http://americanrhetoric.com/

The White House
This is the executive branches official website and has a wealth of information on the current presidents policies and agendas.  Also this site provides access to the many executive agencies.
http://whitehouse.gov/

On The Issues
This site provides information on how political leaders in the United States feel about different issues.  This also allows users to take surveys to find there own political leanings.
http://www.ontheissues.org/

CNN
This site is a news site that provides the reader with breaking news from all over the United States and the world.
http://cnn.com/

Day in the White House
This site through MSNBC gives the viewer a inside look at what it is like during one day in the White House.  There is also access to past Presidents  and NBC's coverage of their Presidency.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30892505/

Frontline
This site gives the viewer access to all episodes of Frontline, a PBS series that covers newsworthy topics in tremendous detail but accessible to viewers of all ages.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/

IdeaLog
This website allows all students to take a political ideology quiz and then as a class we can compare our results.
http://idealog.org/

econgress
This website allows the class to work to creating their own legislation.  The user will work as if a United States Legislator and go through each step of the law making process.
http://www.youthleadership.net/whysignup/econgress.jsp;jsessionid=057FE70D77227CE04E24071C45C34FD4