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AMERICAN MEMORY--Collections of primary sources that tell the story of America in text, pictures, sound and mixed media.
ATLAPEDIA ONLINE--Key information on every country of the world: geography, climate, people, religion, language, history, and economy.
BEN'S GUIDE TO US GOVERNMENT FOR KIDS, GR 9-12
CIA WORLD FACTBOOK: Gives the geography, people, government, economy, maps and more for countries of the world.
CONGRESS.ORG--One-stop shop for legislative information; site for identifying your legislator by zip code and sending your legislator e-mail.
COUNTRY REPORTS--Online geographic encyclopedia has maps, national anthem sound clips, economic data, military and political information, links to news and local reports.
CULTURE QUEST--Creative adventures for exploring the cultures of the Hispanic world.
CYBRARY OF THE HOLOCAUST
ELECTRONIC EMBASSY--Links to information from every country's foreign embassy.
FEDSTATS--wealth of U. S. Government statistics on income, unemployment, prices, transportation, education.
FIFTY STATES--Factual information on each state with links to other sites about the state.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ACCESS--Information links to US Government sites.
GOVSPOT--Everything you want to know azbout the US and world governments, all in one spot.
HISTORY AND SOCIAL STUDIES WEB SITES FOR K-12 TEACHERS--Teachers use this site to find links to history and social studies resources on every subject.
HISTORY HOUSE--Off-beat stories to enhance the study of history; searchable by keyword.
THE HISTORY NET--Most extensive history site on the Internet--all times and places: interviews, people profiles, eyewitness accounts, etc.
HYPERHISTORY ONLINE--Presents 3000 years of world history with a combination of colorful graphics, lifelines, timetables, and maps.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS--Links to sites which facilitate citizen participation in government; profiles of candidates.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COUNTRY STUDIES
MR. DOWLING'S ELECTRONIC PASSPORT--Journey through time and space to discover different people and cultures.
MULTICULTURAL CALENDAR--How communities celebrate holidays and festivals all over the world.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ONLINE--Real time chat with photographers and writers; expedition reports and photos. Retrieve maps and thumbnail sketches of countries.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY--Virtual exhibitions of American history.
OUTLINE MAPS
POLITICAL RESOURCES ON THE NET--Sorted by country.
PROJECT VOTE SMART--Source of information for voters and government students; includes information about state and federal office holders with biographies, campaign finances, issue positions, performance evaluations, voting records, etc.
SOVIET ARCHIVES EXHIBIT--Based on the first public display of former Soviet Union's de-classified internal records.
STATELINE--What's happening in the 50 state capitals.
THOMAS--Congressional legislative information link; especially useful to American Government classes.
TODAY IN HISTORY--Entertaining historical facts, including pictures and links to sites with further information. Check American Memory, an incredible collection of documents, pictures, sound and movies from our country's past.

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