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REFERENCES AND SEARCH TOOLS
Ask Asia
This site allows you to explore current events and issues, hunt down educational resources, and play Shockwave games related to Asia. Designed by the Asia Society, who describe themselves as "America's premier Asian cultural and educational institution."
Main page:
www.askasia.org/
News/Current Events:
www.askasia.org/information_news/in_frame.htm
Resources for teachers:
www.askasia.org/for_educators/fe_frame.htm
Gateway to Asia
www.askasia.org/gateway_to_asia/gta_frame.htm
Adult-Free Zone (games, galleries, and more):
www.askasia.org/adult_free_zone/afz_frame.htm
CIA World Fact Book
Check out this source for volumes of information on countries all over the world, maps and more.
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
The Constitution of the United States
View the original or read the transcription. From the National Archives.
www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/conmain.html
The Declaration of Independence
View the original or read the transcription. From the National Archives.
www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decmain.html
Directory: US Government Agencies
By agency, with a keyword search tool to various government resources.
iridium.nttc.edu/gov_res.html
E-Conflict: World Encyclopedia and Simulation
Great source of information on countries. Has almanac-style listings, clickable maps that allow you to explore other regions. Includes MIDI recordings of national anthems.
www.emulateme.com/
GovBot Database of Government Web sites
This database allows you to search over 300,000 web pages from U.S. Government and Military sites around the country. Just enter keywords into the form on this page and it will generate a linked list of citations.
ciir2.cs.umass.edu/Govbot/
The Interactive Citizen's Handbook
Designed by the White House, this site provides access to publicly released documents pertaining to the Clinton administration. It also contains links to other government data bases.
www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/html/handbook.html
StateLaw
Contains clearly organized links to legal information for all 50 states plus Washington, D.C. From Washburn Law School in Topeka, Kansas.
www.washlaw.edu/uslaw/statelaw.html
For another look at state laws, search this index from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute, arranged by topic area (from "agriculture" to "water code").
www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes.html
Supreme Court Historical Society
This private, non-profit group compiles Supreme Court history on its Web site. A great source for primary documents on rulings that affect our daily lives.
www.supremecourthistory.org/
For "Significant Oral Arguments of the Supreme Court," visit:
www.supremecourthistory.org/fp/oral%20arguments.htm
Thomas
Legislative info by the US Congressional Library. You can access the full text of legislation (currently for the 103rd & 104th Congressional sessions), full text of the Congressional Record, current Bills, "hot" legislation, The Constitution, how laws are made, much much more!
thomas.loc.gov/
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