Social Studies

American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html, 08-07-2007)
 
Site from the Library of Congress.

American Presidency (http://ap.grolier.com/, 08-20-2007)
 
Uses materials from five Grolier Encyclopedias to look at the presidents and their presidential elections.

America's Historical Documents (http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/, 08-20-2007)
 
From the National Archives.

Atlapedia Online (http://www.atlapedia.com/, 08-07-2007)
 
Contains full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Balanced Politics (http://www.balancedpolitics.org/index.htm, 08-07-2007)
 
A website dedicated to balanced, non-partisan discussion of important societal issues.

Country Background Notes (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/, 08-21-2007)
 
These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus and are added to the database of the Department of State website you are now using.

Country Reports (http://www.countryreports.org/, 08-07-2007)
 
Cultural, Historical and Statistical country information.

Country Studies (Library of Congress) (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html, 08-20-2007)
 
Presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Digital History (http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/hyper_titles.cfm, 08-07-2007)
 
"Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research."

Eyewitness History (http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/, 08-20-2007)
 
History through the eyes of those who lived it.

Geographia (http://www.geographia.com/, 08-07-2007)
 
Destinations include: Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Latin America.

HIgh School ACE: U.S. History & Government (http://highschoolace.com/ace/government.cfm, 08-31-2007)
 
The Academic Homepage for High School with an emphasis on U.S. History, Historical Events, American Culture, U.S. Government, U.S. Geography and the three brancches of government.

High School ACE: World History (http://highschoolace.com/ace/history.cfm, 08-31-2007)
 
The Academic Homepage for High School Students with an emphasis on World History, World Geography, Current Events and Historical Periods.

Historical Text Archive (http://historicaltextarchive.com/, 08-07-2007)
 
Publishes high quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links, screened for content, for a broad range of historical subjects. It was founded in 1990 in Mississippi and is one of the oldest history sites on the Internet.

History Central (http://www.historycentral.com/, 08-20-2007)
 
American History as well as World History is what you find at History's home on the web. We have complete time lines of major events in American History as well as World History.We have special sections on diverse subjects ranging from Presidential Elections to Naval History. Whatever aspect of history you wish learn about, you will find it here.

HistoryNet.com (http://www.historynet.com/, 08-20-2007)
 
From the world's largest history magazine publisher.

History Place (http://www.historyplace.com/, 08-20-2007)

Michigan Courts (http://www.courts.michigan.gov/, 08-21-2007)
 
"One court of Justice."

Presidential Elections 1896-1996 (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/specials/elections/, 08-20-2007)
 
Learning Network / The New York Times.

Quick Maps (http://www.immigration-usa.com/maps/, 08-07-2007)

Repositories of Primary Sources (http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html, 08-07-2007)
 
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness.

Search.gov (http://searchgov.com/, 08-07-2007)
 
Search executive agencies, independent agencies and state and local governements.

Statistical Abstracts (http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/, 08-23-2007)
 
The Statistical Abstracts of the United States, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. A convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web.

Supreme Court Collection (http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/search/search.html?GROUP=searches+and+seizures, 08-21-2007)
 
Search the opinions of the US Supreme Court. From the Cornell University Law School.

Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/, 07-14-2007)
 
TopoZone is the Web's center for professional and recreational map users. We've worked with the USGS to create the Web's first interactive topo map of the entire United States.

U. S. Courts (http://www.uscourts.gov/, 08-21-2007)
 
The Federal Judiciary.

World Factbook 2008 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html, 08-07-2007)
 
Information from the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

World War I Document Archive (http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/, 08-07-2007)
 
Collection of primary and secondary sources pertaining to WWI.

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