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Student Voices Resources

• How to Use the Student Voices Web site

National Student Resources

• The White House
• Office of the President
• The President's Cabinet
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Federal Judiciary – Homepage for the U.S. justice system.
• The Supreme Court of the U.S.
• Federal Judicial Center – Information on important proceedings in the U.S. justice system.
• Library of Congress

General Research

• FactCheck.org - This site monitors the factual accuracy of major U.S. political candidates' TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
• The Living Room Candidate – This site has more than 250 campaign ads from presidential contests reaching back to Eisenhower vs. Stevenson in 1956, a great resource for Ad Watches.
• USA.gov – Web portal for information on all branches of the U.S. government
• U.S. Congress Votes Database - This site from the Washington Post allows you to see all congressional votes by session, representative, legislation, etc.
• Followthemoney.org  – A Web site of the National Institute on Money in State Politics contains information on state-level campaign contributions in all 50 states, with information on candidates, committees, contributors and industries.
• Opensecrets.org – A site that contains information on the organizations and industries that give money to American politics.

Constitutional Research

• The United States Constitution
• The United States Constitution - Spanish
• The United States Constitution - other languages
• Constitutions and Statutes – Read all the laws that govern the United States, from your state constitution to the U.S. Constitution and uniform codes and statutes.
• Constitutions of the Americas – Read the constitutions and information on the governments of any country in North, South, and Central America.

Voting / Election Information

• Residency Requirement for Voting
• C-SPAN Elections
• Census Bureau Voting Statistics by demographics
• Reports on the Youth Vote
  • CIRCLE Report on Youth Turnout in Election 2006
  • CIRCLE Report on Youth Turnout in Election 2004
  • Census Data Shows Youth Voter Turnout Surged More Than Any Other Age Group in 2004
• OnTheIssues – Nonpartisan voter information.
• Project Vote Smart
• Politics1
• Vote411.org – A site from the League of Women Voters where you can find your polling place and other important election information by entering in your address.

News Media