Cathedral High School Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics Links to Useful Internet Websites

http://www.collegeboard.org - CollegeBoard and Educational Testing Service Online. Offers a variety of resoruces for AP students

http://www.politicalindex.com - Fantasic website which contains an idnex of 32 separate sties of substantive political information. It is a one-stop shop for political information and will like to over 3500 political websites, including 200 political science departments.

www.newpolitics.com - Another great one-stop site has information on state and local government, polling information, interest groups, and elections.

http://www.google.com/unclesam - Searching for online government information just got easier, thanks to the cutting-edge search engine Google. A new "unclesam" area returns U.S. government citations that are likely to be useful.

http://www.freedomchannel.com - Freedom-Channel describes itself as the first video-on-demand service in U.S. politics. The free, nonpartisan site lets you see the candidates you want, on issues you want, whenever you want.

http://www.publicintegrity.org/50States_main.html - 50-state Watchdog where political shenanigans aren't restricted to Washingotn. The Center for Public Integrity examines how state legislators weigh their public duties against their private economic interest.

http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/index.htm - Even as the new Congress convened, a new online resource offered to tell us how a member of Congress got his or her campaign money. The financial profile is extensive, with charts and figures. Search by name or browse around.

http://www.twain2000.com - Help inject a little humor and sarcasm into the 2000 presidential elections by supporting Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a.k.a., Mark Twain. Find out why he's running, along with positions on defense, family values, gun control and of course, politics.

www.vote-smart.org - Site that tracks the performance and views of poltiicians and candidates. Congressional voting records and stands on issues also available, as well as resources that will allow you to directly participate in simulations, quizzes, and opinion polls.

http://www.census.gov - U.S. Census Bureau online. Outstanding demographic information.

http://www.eb.com:180/elections - Information and results on all presidential elections in American history.

http://www.proaxis.com/~cop/ - Congressional Observer online. Good site that has complete information on congressional votes and current congressional information, as well as links to other congressional sites on the Internet.

http://www.allpolitics.com - This CNN and TIME online with up tothe minute news. Also has a great resource site for political information and policy issues.

http://www.congress.org - A very complete and relliable directory of information regarding Congress, including a congressional directory, e-mail addresses, and committee information.

http://voter.cq.com - Congressional Quarterly online. An outstanding resource for political information about the federal government and current policy issues.

http://www.fec.gov - Federal Election Commission online. All the campaign finance data for all federal offices with specific dollar amounts and source. Great site for research.

http://www.capweb.net/classic/index.morph

http://www.fedworld.gov - Access to all government agencies and government information on virtually any topic.

http://capweb.net - Great comprehensive directory to political information online.

http://www.camelect.com - Campaigns and Elections magazine online. Contains professional and scholarly articles in the world of politics.

http://www.c-span.org - C-SPAN's official webstie.

http://www.rnc.org - Republican National Committee official website.

http://www.democrats.org - Democratic National Committee official website.

http://www.uscourts.gov - United States federal judiciary website. Great information on the federal court system and justices of the United States Supreme Court.

http://www.doonesbury.com - Political humor website

http://www.turnleft.com - Largest website for liberalism and politics

http://www.townhall.com - Largest website for conservatism and politics

http://www.aclu.org - Official site for the American Civil Libersites Union.

http://www.ConservativeNet.com - Another great website that will connect you to a host of conservative resources in politics.

http://www.piperinfor.com/state/states.html - Resource guide to state and local government information.

http://www.people-press.org - Independent opinion research group that studies attitudes towards the press, politics, and public policy issues, but buest known for their regular national surveys.

http://www.crp.org/index/html-ssi - Website for the Center for Responsive Politics. Great data on campaign financing, all spending information on interest groups registered with the FEC, and sepcific dollar amounts over election cycles.

http://www.commoncause.org - Website for the public interest lobby Common Cause. Campaign finance data, current reform issues in Congress, votes in Congress.

http://www.gallup.com - The webstie for the Gallup Poll. Contains a good archive on past polls in American Politics.

http://thomas.loc.gov - The official website of the United States Congress. Vast database of House and Senate bills, including summaries and chronologies of pending legislation.

http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu - The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research

http://www.newslink.org/news.html - Offers links to all the major metropolitan newspapers, news magazines, news services, and radio and television.

http://www.pbs.org - Public Broadcasting Service online. Good information on programs, particularly Frontline.

http://www.nasire.org - Clearinghouse for state government information and resources.

http://www.policy.com - Most comprehensive public policy resource. Great research tool.

Chief Justice Richard Barajas
Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics
Cathedral High School, El Paso, Texas
Last updated: December 8, 1998