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UNITED
STATES
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PATHFINDER
Online Resources:
DON'T
FORGET TO USE ISSUES AND
CONTROVERSIES ,
EBSCO's POINTS OF VIEW AND
FACTS ON FILE - American History
Database
TO
LOCATE OVERVIEW OF MANY ISSUES RELATED TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
(User name: rosa Password: raptor
Websites :
Democratic Party Homepage
Barack Obama Homepage
The official sites of the party and the candidate.
Republican Party Homepage
John
McCain's Homepage
The official sites of the party and
the candidate.
PBS Presidential Elections
Great up-dated resources related to the elections
CNN America
Votes: Presidential Election
The latest news is presented in a concise manner on
this site. The basic elements of the election process is explained.
Budget
Hero
How can $3.3 trillion dollars be allocated fairly to help
everyone? Take a budget test-drive on this site.
Daryl Cagle's Professional Cartoonists Index
Explore political cartoons throughout our history here.
The site is updated daily.
eLECTIONS
Created by Cable in the Classroom, this 3-D multimedia game has you making
tough decisions as you run for President.
Living Room Candidate
The Museum of the Moving Images provides a searchable
collection of Presidential TV ads from 1952 to 2004.
Select a Candidate
Match your answers to questions on key issues to
unidentified direct quotes from the candidates. Your answers
will be matched with the candidate that best fits your view.
270 to Win
An interactive map related to the electoral college will
help student predict who will win the election.
C-SPAN Presidential Election
C-Span keeps us current on the issues related to the election.
Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
The U.S. Government Printing Office designed this site which
contains information about many topics related to our government including the
election process.
Presidents
of the United States - POTUS http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
The Internet Public Library sponsors
this well organized site where you can locate information about the 43
presidents, their cabinet members and the "first ladies."
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
This site includes extensive information on the presidential
and vice-presidential families, history of the White House, official news about
the President and The White House for Kids.
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