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- Contact Congress Members (Congress.org)
Provides the email address and other information about your legislators. Includes information on legislation and scorecards on politicians by four national associations. 1-00
- Contact Congress Members (VoteNet)
Provides the email address and other information about your legislators. Includes search engines to find your legislators (you provide your zip code), find out who is contributing to political campaigns, learn more about specific political campaigns, and more. 1-00
- Contact Congressional Committee Members (CapWeb)
Provides the email address and other information about your legislators. 1-00
- Contact Your Congressional Representatives (CapWeb)

Provides the email address and other contact information about your federal and state legislators. Assists with writing a letter in the proper format. Assists with finding your legislators, either by zip code or state. 1-00
- Telecollaborative Learning Around the Word
Lists
- House Representatives (USADemocracy.com)
Provides basic biographical information, contact information, and a picture of each U.S. House Representative. 12-99
- Legislation Research (USADemocracy.com)
Provides a comparison between your positions and the positions of politicians. 12-99
- Legislation Tracking Within the Senate or House (USADemocracy.com)
Provides a report on the status of bills before congress according to bill number, category, dates, committee, sponsor, or text within the bill. 12-99
- Legislation Tracking by Topic (USADemocracy.com)
Provides a report on the status of bills before congress according to topics of interest. Also provides a summary of each bill under consideration. 12-99
- Representatives of US Congress - Find (Stardot)
- Senators (USADemocracy.com)
Provides basic biographical information, contact information, and a picture of each U.S. Senator. 12-99
- Senators of US Congress - Find (Stardot)
News
- AllPolitics
- CNN Political News
- Update on Presidential Politics (CNN Time)
- Washington Connection by U.S. News and World Report
Papers
- Address of Your Legislators
- American Presidents - Grades 6 - Adult (Grolier)
- American Presidents Links (Grolier)
- Clinton, Bill - The President's State of the Union Speech, 1999 (Allpolitics)
Provides the complete State of the Union Speech delivered by William Jefferson Clinton to the joint session of the House and Senate on January 19, 1999. Includes written, audio, and video versions of the speech, as well as written versions of Clinton's State of the Union speeches for 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
- College Students Debate About Candidates
- Communicating With Congress (VoteNet)
Provides information on congressional staff roles and tips on contacting legislators.
- E-Mail Addresses for Congress
- Election Terms (Time)
Provides a short glossary of terms used during election campaigns. 2-00
- Impeachable Offense - What is it (New York Times - Glaberson)
Provides a discussion of the Constitutional basis for impeaching the President of the United States.
- Legislative Process (VoteNet)
Outlines the federal legislative process.
- Marketplace of Political Ideas
- News from the U.S. Congress (FedNet)
- Newseum - Interactive Museum of News
Provides information from high visibility journalists and politicians about news-related issues of the day. Designed partly to inform children about the role of news in government.
- Political Leaders (Derksen)
Provides a recent history of political leaders of the world, with an emphasis on parliaments. Also provides dates of elections for parliaments.
- Political Leaders (Zarate)
Provides a recent history of political leaders, heads of state and rulers of countries of the world. Please remember, however, this information is from the point of view of the current rulers. For example, in Burma (Myanmar), the person who won the last election, Suu Kyi, is not mentioned because a military group took control from her.
- Political Positions (GoVote)
Provides information on political candidates, such as their schedules, contributors to their campaigns, their positions on key issues, and more. Allows you to compare your postions to their positions. 1-00
- Presidential Campaigns Memorabilia
- Presidential Candidates
- State Legislatures - Contact Information (VoteNet)
Provides contact information for state legislators and the status of state bills.
- The White House for Kids
- Vote-Smart Information on Candidates
- Voting Information
- Women Political Leaders (Zarate)
Provides a recent history of women political leaders, heads of state and rulers of countries of the world.
- Youth Hall of Fame (VYHF)
Provides stories about kids around the world who have excelled in courage, creativity, enterprise, or service. Also provides an opportunity to communicate with each of them.
Projects
- Congressional Quarterly American Voter 1996
- Elections News (Votelink)
Provides news on elections and politics. 2-00
- Elections Projects for Young People (YEA)
- Funding of Presidential Candidates - and You (Select Smart)
Provides amounts and sources of funds of presidential candidates. 12-99
- Kids Views - I Have a Dream (Walnut Heights Elementary)
Provides reports of Mrs. Wagner's 20 students in second or third grade on what the world should be like, "I have a dream."
- Kids Views - If I Were President (Walnut Heights Elementary)
Provides reports of 20 students in second or third grade on what they would do if they were the President of the United States.
- Political News (Salon.com - Politics2000)
Provides news on elections and politics. 4-00
- Positions of Presidential Candidates - and You (Select Smart)
Provides ratings on the match between your positions on issues compared to the presidential candidates. 12-99
- Presidential Campaign Simulation Game
- Rate Your Representative
- Register to Vote
- Voter Deadlines by State (Vote Smart)
Provides deadlines for voting, organized by state. 2-00
- Voter Registration Forms by State (Federal Election Commission)
Provides forms to register, organized by state. 2-00
- Voting - Kids Participate on Election Day (Kids Voting USA)
Provides an opportunity for kids to participate in the voting process with adults.
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- Last Updated 08/27/00