Links

General Research

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov A plethora of information.
Smithsonian Institution: http://www.si.edu Holdings on virtually every imaginable aspect of American culture.
U.S. Census Bureau: http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet
Internet History Sourcebooks Project: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ Sources for ancient, medieval, and modern history.
Law and Politics Internet Guide: http://www.lpig.org/
A Glossary of Political Economy Terms: http://www.duc.auburn.edu/~johnspm/glossind.html Resource on Economics
Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com. Major Los Angeles newspaper.
CNN: http://www.cnn.com/ Major news source.

U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution: http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
Facts About the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation: http://www.constitutionfacts.com/
Library of Congress/U.S. Constitution: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html)

Executive

U.S. White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ President's Webpage
Commission on Presidential Debates: http://www.debates.org/index.html Extensive coverage of U.S. presidential debates

Legislative

Thomas-U.S. Congress: http://rs9.loc.gov/home/thomas.html Congressional bills, schedules, records, etc.

Judicial

U.S. Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ Official Site of U.S. Supreme Court
MSNBC Supreme Court Page: http://www.msnbc.com/news/330008.asp?cp1=1 MSNBC Supreme Court Information

Historical Organizations

American Historical Association: http://www.historians.org/ Home page of the leading historical association of the United States.
National History Center: http://www.nationalhistorycenter.org/
Organization founded by the American Historical Association to promote research, teaching, and writing of history.

Political Organizations

American Civil Liberties Union: http://www.aclu.org/index.html Resource for issues related to liberties and the Bill of Rights
Democratic National Committee: http://www.democrats.org/ Democratic Party
Republican National Committee: http://republicans.org Republican Party, unofficial site

Elections

Federal Election Commission: http://www.fec.gov/ U.S. election rules and policies

Official Los Angeles Sites