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Test-Taking Tips
Improving Your Objective Test-Taking Skills
Strategies for Answering Multiple Choice Questions
Internet Public Library - List of Online Newspapers by country
Nettizen - Online Directory of Newspapers from around the world
Opinion Pages.com - Links to Opinion Pages from around the country organized by state
Cartoons from Roll Call Magazine
C-Span.org - Schedule and Information
Nando Times - Political News (Run by the same people who own the Raleigh News and Observer
New York Times - free registration required
Newsweek Magazine - Entire magazine online plus archives
PBS - links to TV shows with transcripts from shows
Roll Call Magazine - Newspaper of Capitol Hill
Political Cartoon - great index of political cartoons from around the country
New York Times Index of Cartoons (free registration required)
Time Magazine - Entire magazine online plus archives
U.S. News and World Report - Link to entire edition of this week's magazine and archives
Washington Post - entire paper online daily, search archives for past two weeks
Links to Newspapers in North Carolina
The Daily Tarheel (UNC- Chapel Hill)
The Chronicle (Duke University)
More links to North Carolina Newspapers
C-Span - links to all the campaigns and some video of campaign appearances
Political Information.com - links
Real Clear Politics - Links to news stories about politics from around the nation
SpeakOut.com - links to information on policy issues with many links
Politics1.com - Great Source with links organized by ideology
A Guide to Internet Sources on Political Science
Thinking on the Web: What's Right, What's Left
Citizens Against Government Waste
Common Cause Laundromat - Find information on donations to politicians
Quick Facts on the United States Congress
US Conservatives at About.com - Links to sites and issues
American Enterpriese Institute - Think Tank
Lucianne.com - Site where conservatives post articles of the day with their commentary
CNS.com - Conservative News Service with links to stories
ConservativeHQ.com - Site run by Richard Viguerie with links to news stories
Claremont Institute - Conservative Think Tank
GOPUSA - Online news from Republican perspective
John Locke Foundation - North Carolinal Think Tank with information on local NC stories and issues
Media Research Center - Media criticism from the right
National Review - Online Magazine with toppical articles that change daily
News and Views - Conservative Blacks with articles on policy issues
Weekly Standard - Conservative Magazine
Independent Women's Quarterly - Conservative Women's Think Tank
US Liberals at About.com - Links to sites and issues
Turn Left.com - links from a leftist slant
ACLU - Information on issues from a liberal perspective
The American Prospect - Magazine
Americans for Democratic Action - Think Tank
The Brookings Institution - Think Tank
Center for Economic and Policy Research - Think Tank
Counterpunch - Online Newsletter
Daily Howler - Media Criticism from the left
Democrats.com - Organization with commentary
Economic Policy Institute - Think Tank
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting - Media Criticism from the left
Institute for Policy Studies - Think Tank
Liberal International - Organization
The Nation - Oldest Weekly Magazine
People for the American Way - Liberal Think Tank
Policy Action Network - Project from American Prospect Magazine
Progressive Review - Links to stories and issues with leftist slant from around the world
Truth Out - Online Newspaper with links to other liberal organizations
Z Net - Online Magazine with links to stories from the left
The Constitution, Supreme Court and Legal Issues
United States Supreme Court Collection - Biographies of current members
Signers of the American Constitution - National Archives site with biographies of everyone who signed the Constitution
Cornell Supreme Court Site - Searchable Site of Supreme Court Cases: search by topic
Supreme Court Cases - Summaries of the main issues and the decisions involving important Supreme Court Cases
Famous Constitutional Cases - selected links to significant cases
Abortion Law Homepage - History of abortion and the Supreme Court
Oyez Page - Search for Supreme Court Cases
FindLaw Constitutional Law Center - Documents relating to the Constitution and early US history, Supreme Court decisions
FindLaw First Amendment Cases - Index of Supreme Court cases dealing with issues arising from the First Amendment
Religious Freedom Cases - Summary of cases regarding the Establishment Clause and Free Expression Clause
First Amendment Cyber Tribune - Site devoted to issues arising from the First Amendment
American Civil Liberty Union - Page has links to issues such as abortion, racial equality, AIDS, student rights, women's rights, etc. The ACLU has a decidedly liberal slant but the information is good
Students' Rights - American Civil Liberties Union page with information touching on issues relating to students
The Freedom Forum - Information on issues dealing with freedom of the press
Justice Web Site - Devoted to Supreme Court rulings on Capital Punishment
American Civil Liberties Union and the Death Penalty Info - Links to articles and sites about the Death Penalty
Justice Learning - Civics Education site run by NPR and the New York Times
Famous Trials - information about some of the most famous cases in American history; they also have trivia games on famous cases and the Bill of Rights
James Madison: Godfather to the Constitution - article from Early America Review
Web Guide to the Constitution - Links to articles on the Web about the Constitution tied to the specific article or amendment
The US Constituiton.Net - Wonderful site with answers to Frequently Asked Questions (over 90), relation to current events, in depth discussions of selected topics, searchable
The Constitution of the United States: Its Sources and Applications- great site on the history, hyperlinks, explanation of issues connected to the constitution, landmark cases
A More Perfect Union - history of the constitutional convention
Washington Post - Links to articles from the newspaper dealing with Supreme Court issues
Guide to the Supreme Court - Information on history of the court, procedures, current cases and justices
Virtual Supreme Court - University of Pennsylvania Law School page with online discussion of the term limits case
Court TV Online - Information about cases that Court TV is following including many that deal with constitutional issues
The Missing 13th Amendment - Interesting historical find and interpretation of its implications
Constitutional Issues: Suite 101 - Links to sites that deal with constitutional issues
Constitutional Trivia Quiz - Jeopardy style game
Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father? - Answer a series of questions and see which founding father would suit you the best.
Guide to Wacky Cases - Information to weird, humorous cases and they're all real
Dumb Laws - List of the stupid laws states have passed
Dumbest Things Ever Said in Court - Real life stupidity
Outrageous Lawsuits - real lawsuits that people have filed
C-Span - Find out out over 50 historians rated the presidents. Click on "Overall Results" to find out how the presidents rate or pick individual presidents to find how they rated on a list of 10 qualities.
WSJ Ranking of the Presidents - The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the presidents with articles on overrated and underrated presidents
Index of US Presidents - great site with lots of information on the presidents grouped by category
Lists of US Presidents - Information on presidents grouped by subject area.
Which Presidents the Presidents like - article with several interesting quotes of presidents on other presidents
Rating the Presidents is Bunk - article criticizing the trend of finding the greatest of anything
POTUS: Presidents on the Internet - Lots of information on election results, cabinet members, significant events during our 43 presidents' terms
Members of the President's Cabinet - List of President George W. Bush's Cabinet
Presidents on the Net - Links to everything you could ever want to know about the Presidency and specific presidents
EC Online - Everything you need to know about the Electoral College and a defense of the system
Outline of American History - Biographies of all the Presidents
Useless facts about the Presidents
The White House Page - biographies of all the presidents and information about the White House
The American Experience: The Presidents - information on selected 20th century presidents
The American Presidency - Grolier online encyclopedia links about presidents
POTUS: Internet Public Library on Presidents - links to biographies, documents, audio and video files.
Grolier's Encylopedia on the Presidency - Articles about the power of the presidency
United States House of Representatives
Republican Senate Committee Chairmen for the 108th Congress
Democratic Senate Committee Ranking Minority Members for the 108th Congress (scroll down)
Thomas Information from the Library of Congress about legislation and the U.S. Congress, including full text of legislation, bill summaries and status
Index of Bills being considered by House committees sorted by committee.
Roll Call - The newspaper about Congress
The Hill - the other newspaper about Congress
YourCongress.com - information on Congressmen, plus a power rating for each member of Congress.
Ideology Survey - Mrs. Newmark's survey that you can print out
The Political Compass- Find out where you belong on the conservative/liberal and authoritarian/libertarian spectrum
Idealog - Place yourself on the conservative/liberal spectrum and libertarian/communitarian spectrum
Idealog Updated - This is an updated version of the previous link.
Party Matchmaking Quiz - Register what you would do if you were in charge and see which party you match with.
Party Match - find which party you most closely match.
Libertarian Purity Test - Find out how libertarian your views really are. I am a 40, in case you're interested. The husband is a 39. Obviously, all the cool people need to be in that range.
The Political Quiz Show - Find out if your views are more in line with politicians ranging from Jesse Jackson to Ronald Reagan
World's Smallest Political Quiz - Answer10 questions and find out where you are on the spectrum
Political Affiliation Survey - sponsored by Progressive Rockers.com
The War Room - Make decisions in a presidential campaign from The American President Series from PBS
National Budget Similation - See how you would balance the budget
Junior Scholastic: If You Were President - See if you can balance the budget
Center on Policy Attitudes - Links to all major polling organizations
Real Clear Politics - Summary of results from lots of polls
Issues: Campaign Finance Reform
Supreme Court Page on the BCFRA with links to the briefs, etc.
Interview on PBS with Senator McCain on Campaign Finance Reform
Myths and Reality about the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 2002 - article by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Memorandum
on the Constitutional Basis for Campaign Finance Reform - in PDF format
"Not a Danger to Free Speech" - editorial by Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein
Congressman Christopher Shays - press releases and information
The Brookings Institute on Campaign Finance Reform - Several chapters of a forthcoming book are available in Adobe Acrobat format
Straight Talk on Campaign Finance Reform: Separating Fact from Fiction - in PDF format
Campaign Finance Reform Is Right for Conservatives - editorial by Senator McCain
Common Cause McCain-Feingold Update Center - links to articles, information
Common Cause Fact Sheet - in PDF format
Press Releases from Senator McCain
Press Releases from Senator Feingold
Limits for Soft Money - editorial by Senator Russ Feingold
Campaign Finance Reform: The Next Steps - editorial by E. J. Dionne
Why George Will is Wrong about Money in Politics - from Common Cause
Campaign Finance Reform - Pew Charitable Trust information center
Will Campaign Finance Reform harm Political Parties - column by Thomas Mann
Documents in favor of Campaign Finance Reform - from the Brennan Center for Justice
Letter in favor of campaign finance reform by political science professors - in PDF format
Mitch McConnell's myths about the constitutionality of Campaign Finance Reform - (in PDF format - Adobe Acrobat required)
New Law follows Supreme Court Ruling - requires Adobe Acrobat
List of Links on Campaign Finance Reform - from sources in favor of reform
Links from American University
Reasons to pass the Shays-Meehan Bill (in PDF format)
Articles in favor of Campaign Finance Reform - from Common Cause
Campaign Finance Regulation: Faulty Assumptions and Undemocratic Consequences by Bradley A. Smith
Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment - Congressional Testimony by Bradley A. Smith
Interview on PBS with Senator Mitch McConnell about Campaign Finance Reform
A Reform that Endangers Free Speech - editorial by By Nadine Strossen, Ira Glasser and Laura W. Murphy
Healthy Campaigns, Democracy are Compatible - by Mitch McConnell
Press Releases from the ACLU on Campaign Finance Reform
Muzzling 'Soft Money' - editorial by George Will
Why exempt journalists from campaign finance reform? - editorial by George Will
Why Campaign Funders Do It - editorial by George Will
Campaign Finance "Reform" - editorial by George Will
Let the Sun Shine In - editorial by Charles Krauthammer
Campaign Finance Reform Won't Work - editorial by James Glassman
How Not to Reform Campaign Finance by James C. Miller
"Top Ten Myths about Campaign Finance Reform" - article by Todd Gaziano
John McCain, Call Your Office: Why McCain-Feingold won’t work - by Tod Lindberg
Money and Politics by Tod Lindberg
Political Money: The New Prohibition by Annelise Anderson
Trillion Dollar Loophole: Why the media loves campaign finance reform - editorial by Ann Coulter
Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform by Ira Glasser of the ACLU (2000)
Testimony on Campaign Finance Reform by Bradley A. Smith (1997)
The Moneybags Rule - article by Arthur F. Fergenson
Making the World Safer for Incumbents by John Samples
What part of "no law" doesn't Congress get? by David Henderson
ACLU Statement on Campaign Finance Reform
Fatal Flaws in the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act - requires Adobe Acrobat
Against Campaign Finance Reform - Utah Law Review article by Kathleen Sullivan. Requires Adobe Acrobat
Campaign Finance Reform and the First Amendment - in PDF format
James Madison Center Analysis: New McCain-Feingold Bill Contains Multiple Provisions That Violate First Amendment Rights of Average Citizens To Participate in Political Process - press release plus the full report (you need Adobe Acrobat to download the full report)
Testimony before Congress against the Campaign Finance Reform Bill - press release with link to download the full testimony in Adobe Acrobat
Rediscovering our political freedom - speech by House Majority Whip, Tom Delay
The ACLU's list of links against campaign finance reform
Campaign Finance Reform: the Good, the Bad, and the Unconstitutional - article from the Heritage Foundation by James Bopp, Jr.
An explanation of what the lower court's decision said and means from Rick Hasen, a professor of election law.
Links to the briefs and amicus briefs
Campaign Finance Reform on C-Span - the text of the laws and how each representative voted
The First Amendment and the Limits of Campaign Finance Reform - article by Daniel R. Ortiz (requires Adobe Acrobat)
Discussion on PBS between Senators McConnell and Feingold on Campaign Finance Reform
The Washington Post on Campaign Finance Reform - 1998 report: information, links, news stories, and editorials
Stanford Law Center - Lots of material on Campaign Finance Reform and the various lawsuits pending.
Discussion on PBS of the Constitutionality of the Campaign Finance Reform Bill
Debate from Senators Mitch McConnell and Frank Lautenberg
Campaign Finance Reform - definitions and explanations from the Congressional Research Office
Yahoo news stories on Campaign Finance Reform
The History of Campaign Finance Reform - from the Hoover Institution
The Continuing Controversy over Bush v. Gore an article by Peter Berkowitz defending the decision
"In Such Manner as the Legislature Thereof May Direct": The Outcome in Bush v Gore Defended an article by Robert Epstein
The Professors and Bush v. Gore - article by Peter Berkowitz and Benjamin Wittes
The Unbearable Rightness of Bush v. Gore - in PDF format
Bush v. Gore - an article that is generally critical of judges making decisions like this, but comes down in favor of the decision, barely.
Judging the Home Crowd - an article assessing the questions asked from the bench
Reckless Disregard - article criticizing Vincent Bugliosi's book on the case
One Year Later: The continuing controversy over Bush v. Gore
Tribe v. Truth - article criticizing academic interpretations of the decision
Bush v Gore: What Were They Thinking? an article by David A. Schwartz
Failure is Impossible - great list of articles criticizing the decision
"Bandits in Black Robes:" Why you should be angry about Bush v. Gore - article
Decision Casts Doubt on Legitimacy of the Presidency - article
A Layman's Guide to Bush v. Gore
None Dare Call it Treason - article by Vincent Bugliosi
The Recount is in and the Supreme Court Loses - editorial by Jeffrey Rosen
In Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court Conservatives Brought Disgrace on Their Institution by Howard Garcia
Bush v. Gore and the Relationship between Rule of Law and Democracy by Bo LI
Is the Electoral College Worth Saving? - by James Q. Wilson
The Electoral College - by FEC member, William C. Kimberling (in PDF format)
In Defense of the Electoral College by John Samples
Arguments Against Electoral College Reform - brief summary
Math Against Tyranny - article from Discover Magazine
The Electoral College and the Legitimacy of the American System - from the McConnell Center
Electoral College and the American Idea of Democracy - from the Heritage Foundation (in PDF format)
For the Electoral College - from Forbes.com
The Framers' Electoral Wisdom - column by George Will
Keeping the College: Debunking the Myths - article from National Review
The Electoral College and Democracy - arguments in favor from "The Radical Capitalist"
A Dinosaur Worth Saving - article by historian Joseph J. Ellis
Statement by Senator Patrick Moynihan
Yes, the Electoral College is Vital - part of a pro/con argument
The Electoral College: Crisis Averted
A System Based on the popular vote would be less effective - part of a pro/con argument
Concerns with the Electoral College
Citizens for a True Democracy - lots of arguments and counter arguments to pro-Electoral College arguments
Electoral College - good collection of articles from Global Exchange against the E.C.
Electoral College: An Obsolete Concept?
The Electoral College Inhibits Democracy - article
History, Slavery, Sexism, the South, and the Electoral College - article by law professors Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar (Part I of a three part series - here is Part II and Part III)
Reform Options for the Electoral College
Three-fifths of a Floridian - refutation of arguments in favor of the Electoral College
The Electoral College is unconstitutional - part of a pro/con debate from a High School
Repairing the Electoral College - in PDF format
The Electoral College: What Choices for Change - from the League of Women Voters
Our Government's Ineptitudes - in PDF format
Time to Reform the Electoral College
Get Rid of the Electoral College
Against the Electoral College - from Forbes.com
League of Women Voters - links to their work against the Electoral College
How the Electoral College Works Today
House Subcommittee Hearing on Reforming the Electoral College - witness testimony from both sides
List of Resources on the Electoral College
What is the Electoral College and how does it work? - from CNNfyi
The Electoral College: Then, Now and Tomorrow
Flunking the Electoral College - several viewpoints on ending or preserving it
Electoral College - list of links and information
The Electoral College Calculator
The Fortune Power 25: Top 25 Lobbying Groups
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Americans for Democratic Action
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Council on American-Islamic Relations
National Association of Manufacturers
National Organization for Women
National Resources Defense Council
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America
Samplings from briefs filed at the Court
"So you wanna know about Affirmative Action"
Law schools face intense scrutiny
Face, gender, and Affirmative Action: a resource page for teachers
Affirmative Action and College Admissions
University of Michigan Calculator - calculate your own chances of getting into UM
Arguments for Affirmative Action
A speech by an MIT professor from 1998
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research
Why do we need Affirmative Action
Making the case for Affirmative Action in Higher Education
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
The Need for Affirmative Action
Arguments against Affirmative Action
Americans against discrimination and preferences
Don't Do Me Any Favors: The Case against Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action: Playing Favorites
Arguments against Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action: What does it affirm?