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

http://www.democrats.org/

 

Republican Party

http://www.gop.com/

 

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

 

Democratic Party Platform 

 

Republican Party Platform

 

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

 

Campaign Issues 2008

 

BridesDecide- On the Issues

 

Eye on the Issues- FOXNews.com

 

OnTheIssues.org

 

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

http://www.vote-smart.org/

 

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

http://www.politics1.com/p2008.htm

 

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

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/

 

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

http://www.270towin.com/

 

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.

Grolier Online 

 

World Book Online

 

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

http://www.claybennett.com/archives.html

 

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)

http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/boeDirectory.aspx

 

 

 

To see the rubric for the Government Portfolio Project, click here

 

To see the Government links on Mr. Mathews Page, click here.

 

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