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Annotated by:
Beth Ormsby
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The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/index.html
Read the latest news about the president. In the upper right-hand corner, click and read information on the following links: "Your Government" and "History and Tours" |
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Election Issues
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/issues/
What's on the minds of the candidates and the American public? Check out the latest political issues here. |
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The Political Parties
http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_political_resources.php?category=Political%20Parties
Find out what the various political parties stand for. |
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Past Presidential Campaigns
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/
See how past presidential candidates have used posters, buttons, and slogans to get attention. |
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Everything about Every President
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
Background information, cabinet members, key events, speeches, and articles. |
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The Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/
Still confused? Get answers to your questions about the electoral college here. |
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Presidential Speeches
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/
Speeches given by each of the presidents. |
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Presidential Fun Facts
http://pbskids.org/wayback/prez/secrets/index.html
Interesting facts about each of the presidents. |
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Pro Con.org
http://www.procon.org/
Use this website! Read about the opposing views on the major political issues. |
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The History of Past Elections
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/elections.php
View electoral college maps from each election since 1828. How did each candidate do? |
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The Issues
http://www.ontheissues.org/Issues.htm
How did the 2008 presidential candidates vote on various issues? Find out here. |
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Select-A-Candidate
http://americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org/engage08/selectacandidate/
Answer the questions to find which candidate shares your views. |
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