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.
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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.