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All about elections (GOVT 6.) : this nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization provides information about political candidates to voters.
- Detailed information for federal and state elections,
some for local.
- Candidates from all parties and all persuasions ñ
no bias
- Contact info, bio, key votes, issue positions (NPAT
=National Political Awareness Test)
- Interest
groups ratings: groups from every end of the spectrum. (GOVT
9D)
Can look up representatives by various pieces of info
under "Current Elected Officials
Can even look up special interest groups by subject - Issues
and Interest Group Ratings - and then find out which legislators
that group rates most highly (or lowly!)
Also:
- (@ top)under "Issues and Legislation" you
can monitor progress of major federal legislation
- online Voter
Registration
forms for each state,
- Under " Political Resources" are links to
agency, party and issue organizations (GOVT 9D), also web sites with
political science information:
- Vote
Smart Classroom: lesson plans, teacher tips for in-class
activities.
- U.S.
Government Basics : ìGovernment 101î:
- legislative process
- the electoral process (GOVT 6B),
- campaign finance rules (GOVT 6C).
- State government
- Federal budget, and more.
- Other interesting features: archive of public
statements made by presidents, senators, candidates and governors.
NOTE: "(GOVT. ##)" or "(VUS ##)" refers
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