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Track #324880: Resources for Constitutional Studies
Annotated by: Beth Ormsby
1. 100 Milestone Documents
http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone

View the Constitution, the documents that inspired it, and the documents inspired by it.

2. Library of Congress - American Memory Collection
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/continental/

The timeline gives great contextual information for the drafting of the Constitution.  The Essay entitled "To Form a More Perfect Union" is an excellent overview.  Also check out images of the original broadsides of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and the "James Madison Papers" for more information on the Father of the Constitution.

3. Cincinnati City Government
http://rcc.org/departments.html

Find out who serves on our local Legislative and Executive Branches.

4. U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov

Find your representative and what's going on now on the House floor.

5. U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov

Find your senators and the current happenings in the Senate.

6. The Legislative Branch
http://thomas.loc.gov

Get information, current and past, about the Legislative Branch.  Search current legislation in Congress by Representative, Senator, or subject. 

7. All About the Presidents
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident

Everything you would want to know about each of the presidents, from background information and key events, to a list of cabinet members and speeches.

8. The Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/

Still confused?  Get your answers here.

9. Ohio State Supreme Court
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us

Who serves on the Judicial Branch for our state?  Find out here!

10. The National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html

Experience "Charters of Freedom," in-depth information and interactives on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

11. School House Rock
http://www.school-house-rock.com/AmericaRock.html

Sing along to "The Preamble," "Three-Ring Government," and "I'm Just a Bill."

12. Presidential Secrets
http://pbskids.org/wayback/prez/secrets/index.html

Find out some interesting facts on each of the presidents.

13. U.S. Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

Learn about the Justices, court rules, and major decisions, past and present.

14. Ohio State Senate
http://www.senate.state.oh.us/

Find the Senator from your district.

15. Ohio State House of Representatives
http://www.house.state.oh.us/

Find the Representative from your district.

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