Civil War Children's Book

Helpful Websites on the Civil War:

Use these to help you as you write your Civil War Children’s Book.  You are not limited to these. Use others as you research and write. Do your own research. See me for help, if needed!

Great and Quick Summary of the Entire War

http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/battles-civil-war#sect-thelesson

Great Timeline of the Civil War with useful links:

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

Another Great Timeline

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/civilwarpage.htm

Very Useful Interactive Map

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civil_war/interactive.htm

Good Summary of the Causes of the War and the Effects of the War on the U.S.A.

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civil_war/causes.htm

Online Textbook that will give great details—Go to “A House Divided” and “War Behind the Lines”

http://www.ushistory.org/us/

AP Gov Voting Assignment

As you prepare your presentations and essays think of using the following sites: (These are student-submitted, so please keep on adding, if you find another good one!)

http://people-press.org/report/292/who-votes-who-doesnt-and-why (article with GREAT data on voting broken down according to many different demographic factors)

"Hats Off" to the President

www.realclearpolitics.com (good source of news stories and videos)

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4683 (summary of all roles)

www.whitehouse.gov/  (Speeches, documents, schedules, press releases…)

www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html (Executive Office of the Pres.)

www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/  (Links to Presidential Libraries)

www.ipl.org/div/potus  (Background on presidents and their administrations)

www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedprs.html  (Wide range of documents)

www.presidency.ucsb.edu/   (Presidential papers, documents, and data)

www.archives.gov/federal-register/publications/weekly-compilation.html (Official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary.)

http://www.pollingreport.com/obama_ad.htm  (see approval rating for specific issues)

http://c-spann.org (VIDEOS)--click on "the administration"

Tangled Web Assignment

Use this online textbook for extra information
http://www.ushistory.org/us/


Go here for a good summary of many of the causes of the war
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civil_war/causes.htm

Electoral College

Here are some links to help you with the electoral college. Also try doing your own internet search.

www.hippocampus.org -- "American Government" -- "Elections" -- "Electoral College"


http://geekpolitics.com/10-pros-cons-and-ideas-for-the-electoral-college/


http://www.seaford.k12.de.us/it/spark/2005/ec/PROS-CONS.htm



Websites of those who would change the electoral college system:

http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/pages/states.php?s=IL

http://archive.fairvote.org/e_college/reform.htm




Websites of those who would keep it the same:

Video on the issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec9-vGUQkmk

http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=4419

http://www.mackinac.org/article.aspx?ID=3353