Resources+for+Civics+and+Government

As you've come to expect, this is NOT an all-inclusive, set-in-stone smorgasbord of resources to be used in building curriculum and effective classroom instruction. In the Digital Age, resources appear continuously. Isn't it wonderful?

__**WEB**__ __**Census 2010 --**__ [] interactive maps and data source for having students apply math skills to how representation is determined in the Congress.

__ [|Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools] __

__Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)__

Landmark Cases (a joint effort of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society and Street Law)

Nation Master Astounding. I can see why the NY Times and the BBC were enthralled. It's the UN's CyberSchool Bus, the CIA Fact Book, and the World Almanac rolled up into a Digital Age bundle.

Official U.S. Executive Branch Websites (//maintained by the Library of Congress)//

Pennsylvania Educational Alliance for Citizenship

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Pennsylvania Senate

Pennsylvania Supreme Court and Unified Judicial System

[|PennCORD]

United States House of Representatives

United States Senate

United States Supreme Court

Teacher Tube

The American Presidency

Search Engine for the U. S. Government


 * __ Document Resources __**


 * 1) [|National Archives]l
 * 2) [|Our Documents]
 * 3) [|Pennsylvania Charter (1681)]
 * 4) [|Doc Heritage (PHMC)]
 * 5) **Pennsylvania Constitution** (most recent version) ([|www.sites.state.pa.us/PA_Constitution.html])
 * 6) Pennsylvania Constitution(multiple sources and historical analysis from the Duquesne Law School)
 * 7) [|Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges]
 * 8) **The Federalist Papers** - []
 * 9) //**[|The Pennsylvania Manual]**// is published biannually by Bureau of Publications and offers a wealth of information and statistics about the governmental entities of the Commonwealth. It is available at cost from the State Bookstore, or it can be viewed or downloaded.

**__ Classroom Instruction Resources __**
 * 1) [|National Constitution Center]
 * 2) PennCORD Keystone Programs ([])
 * 3) [|Our Courts]
 * 4) [|Pennsylvania Bar Association]
 * 5) Pennsylvania Land Choices The superb resource from Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
 * 6) **The Legislative Process** - []
 * 7) **Dirksen Congressional Center** - []
 * 8) [|The News Literacy Project]--Sorting and processing information in the Information Age is a major 21st Century skill.
 * 9) **Annenberg Classroom** ([|www.annenbergclassroom.org])
 * 10) **The Annenberg Trust at Sunnylands** ([])
 * 11) **Center for Civic Education** ([|www.civiced.org]) the Center for Civic Education, including information about //Project Citizen// and //We The People.//
 * 12) The **Bill of Rights Institute** ( [|www.billofrightsinstitute.org] )
 * 13) **Pennsylvania Student Voices** ([|www.student-voices.org/pennsylvania])
 * 14) The ** Constitutional Rights Foundation ** ( [|www.crf-usa.org] )
 * 15) **Street Law** ([|www.streetlaw.com])

The //Economist// ([|www.economist.com]). Based in the UK and considered one of the most respected and analytical sources of international news.
 * __ News Perspectives __**


 * //TIME//** ([|www.time.com/time]) An older and perhaps even more respected American source of online news. Note the cooperation with CNN (see below).

//**CNN**// ([|www.cnn.com]) A relative newcomer to the news business (but over a quarter century old) and often criticized for venturing away from "news" and creating a new form of entertainment. Note that the CNN site does not credit //TIME// for anything.

//**ABC News**// ([|www.abcnews.go.com]) Do "more Americans get their news from ABC than from any other source?" Contrast this site to those of its historic competitors, //**NBC**// ([]) and **//CBS//** ([]). How are they different? Similar? Now contrast to relative upstart **//Fox//** ([]). Are there different perspectives of the same news event? How is that?

//**Al Jazeera** ([]// ) How is "news" impacted by culture? Contrast media outlets with Al Jazeera, an Arabic news source with a worldwide following, and see for yourself.

//**The BBC**// ([|www.news.bbc.co.uk]) Once again, a widely respected international source of news. How is it different from what you have gained from domestic sources?

//**National Public Radio**// (U.S.) ([|www.npr.org]) How does National Public Radio, an American source of news, differ from its counterparts?


 * The World Press Review** ([]) provides an interesting anthology of press headlines and stories from around the world.


 * Xinhua** ([]) the official news agency of the Chinese government.
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