Government Election Portfolio
News Articles
NewsBank- INFOhio resource (Select LOCAL titles) *Username and password needed from home.
Newspapers, Magazines and More- Mrs. Cline’s Web page (Try some of the local newspapers or TV stations)
http://genoaschools.net/Staff/pscline/Newspapers,%20Magazines%20and%20More.htm
Party Platforms
Democratic Party
Republican Party
The Green Party (Includes Democrat/Republican Views)
http://www.therealdifference.org/issues2.html
Party Platforms as adopted at 2008 Conventions
These are Adobe Acrobat Reader files/PDF files
Comparison of Issues by Candidate
The following websites identify multiple issues which America faces today, and then proceed
to provide each candidates position on each issue
Eye on the Issues- FOXNews.com
Presidential Election Coverage of the Candidates, Finance, etc.
Scholastic News Online
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
OpenSecrets.org
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.asp
The New York Times Election Guide 2008
http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/finances/index.html
SourceWatch- Elections (U.S.)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Category:Elections_%28U.S.%29
2008 Presidential Election on Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/US/2008_Presidential_Candidates
Election Center 2008- CNN Politics
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/
Project Vote Smart
2008 Presidential Elections Biz
http://2008presidentialelections.biz/
SelectSmart.com- Comparison of Candidates
http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008/comparethem.html
Ron Gunzburger's Politics1.com
Non-Partisan links for more information
Smart Voter: http://www.smartvoter.org/
C-Span Campaign Network: http://www.campaignnetwork.org/
Center for Responsive Politics: http://www.opensecrets.org/
VotingIndustry.com: http://votingindustry.com/
Factcheck.org: http://www.factcheck.org/
Polling Report: http://www.pollingreport.com/
Project Vote Smart: http://www.vote-smart.org/
Public Agenda Online: http://www.publicagenda.org/
Directory of U.S. Political Parties
Ron Gunzburger's Politics1.com
http://politics1.com/parties.htm
Ohio Secretary of State Web Page
Electoral Maps
World Book Online *Username and password needed from home
http://www.infohio.org/ER/secure/worldbook-advanced.asp
Hint: Search Electoral College 2000/ Electoral College 2004
Politics 101- Vote 2004 (Select your year to change the map)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/politics101/politics101_ecmap.html
Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
http://www.uselectionatlas.org/
NARA Federal Register- Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/index.html
270toWin
President Elect
http://www.presidentelect.org/
Vote from Abroad
http://www.electoral-vote.com/
University of Virginia
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps/
Electoral College
Online Encyclopedias *Username and password needed from home.
Try one of our online encyclopedias to search for information about the Electoral College.
NARA Federal Register- Electoral College
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
How Stuff Works
http://people.howstuffworks.com/question472.htm
Exploring Constitutional Conflicts- The Electoral College Debate
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/electoralcoll.htm
Vote from Abroad
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2004/info/electoral-college.html
Political Cartoons
Vote from Abroad
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2007/Info/political-humor.html
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2004/info/political-humor.html
Herblock’s History
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/herblock/fire.html
University of Southern Mississippi
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/aaec/
The Learning Page- Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_pcartoon.php
Thomas Nast Cartoon Portfolio- OSU
http://cartoons.osu.edu/nast/portfolio.htm
HarpWeek
http://elections.harpweek.com/
Pritchett Cartoons- Archive
http://www.pritchettcartoons.com/archives.htm
Clay Bennett Archives
Local Candidates
Ottawa County Board of Elections (Look for 2008 Candidates link)
http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us/OCBoardofElections/index2.htm
Lucas County Board of Elections
http://co.lucas.oh.us/default.asp?RequestedAlias=BOE
Ohio Board of Elections Directory (Ohio Secretary of State)
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