Unit
One – Intro to Civics
Unit Two – Political Parties / Voting
Unit Four-Articles of Confederation/Constitution
Unit Five-Legislative Branch
Unit Seven-Judicial Branch
Unit Eight- Economics
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Unit One –
Intro to Civics
Ben’s Guide to
Becoming an American Citizen (CE.3d)
Background on citizenship
Ben’s
Guide to the Duties and Responsibilities of a Citizen (CE.3d)
Citizenship and Responsibilities
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (CE.3d)
The above address is
for a multi-link page of resources dealing with immigration. This is an Immigration and Naturalization
Service site.
Grade 8 Internet
Resources
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Unit Two –
Political Parties/Voting
Republican National Committee (CE.5a)
The above address is for the Republican Party’s Homepage
Democratic National Committee
(CE.5a)
The
Homepage of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party issues
from the 2000 election (CE.5a)
The
Democratic Party stands on the issues in the 2000 election.
Republican Party issues
from the 2000 election (CE.5a)
The
Republican Party’s stands on the issues in the 2000 election.
Campaign Finance (CE.5d)
The Hoover Institute page on campaign finance, there are six topics dealing with campaign finance.
Voter
Registration by State (CE.5e)
Information dealing with voter registration in each state can be found on this site.
Henrico County Voter Registration (CE.5e)
This site provides
Information about Henrico County Voter Registration & Elections. There
are many links from this page.
Federal Elections Commission (CE.5e)
The Federal Elections
Commission multi link site dealing with Elections and Voting.
Project Vote Smart (CE.5e)
An
overview of elections from Project Vote Smart
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Unit Three –Early Documents
Magna Carta
(CE.2b-1)
The
above address gives you an overview of the Magna Carta with a link to a view of
the whole manuscript.
English Bill of
Rights (CE.2b-2)
An overview of the English
Bill of Rights of 1689 is provided.
First Charter of
Virginia (CE.2b-2)
The
text of the first charter of Virginia
Mayflower
Compact (CE.2b-2)
The above address is a
link to The Mayflower Compact.
Virginia Declaration of
Rights (CE.2b-2)
The
text of the Virginia Declaration of Rights
Virginia
Stature for Religious Freedom (CE.2b-2)
Back ground and text of the Virginia Stature of Religious Freedom
History of the
Declaration of Independence (CE.2b-2)
An
introduction to the Declaration of Independence
Declaration of
Independence (CE.2b-2)
The
text of the Declaration of Independence is found here.
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Unit Four –
Articles of Confederation/Constitution
Ben’s Guide
to the Articles of Confederation (CE.2b-2)
Overview of the Articles with links to history of the Articles and text.
Articles of Confederation
(CE.2b-2)
Text of
the Articles of Confederation
Ben’s
Guide to the Constitution (CE.2c)
Overview of the
Constitution with three links 1) About the Constitution, 2) History of the
Constitution, and 3) Text of the Constitution.
The Constitution Explained (CE.2b-2)
An overview of the
Constitution with links.
Anti-Federalist Papers
(CE.2b-2)
Anti Federalist writing
The
Creation of the Constitution (CE.2a)
This is an article dealing with the history of the creation of our Constitution. A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S.
Constitution.
Federalism (CE.2a)
Federalism is
explained and the types of powers are discussed.
U.S.
Constitution Quiz (CE.2a)
Take a quiz on the
Constitution that you can score.
Amending the
Constitution (CE.6d)
The
amending processes and links dealing with amendments
Bill
of Rights (CE.2b-2)
The above address is to the text of the first ten Amendments to the Constitution
First
Amendment (CE.3b)
The above address deals with the first amendment. This link states what is in the first amendment and has an outline of the amendment with links to each topic.
Due Process (CE.3b)
An explanation of due process and the 5th and 14th amendments are covered.
Amendments
11 to 27 (CE.3b)
The above address is to the text of Amendments 11-27
U.S. Constitution Online
(CE.2a)
The above address
provides an outline of the Constitution and each part of the outline is a link
to the text of that section of the Constitution.
U.S. Constitution
Explained (CE.2a)
The above address
provides a quick reference for the Constitution.
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Unit Five –Legislative Branch
Ben’s
Guide to the Legislative Branch (CE.7a)
Overview of Congress
with 3 links: The powers of Congress, The House of Representatives, and The
Senate.
U.S. Congress (CE.7b-3)
The above address is
listed as the legislative branch Internet resources.
Your Congress (CE.7b-3)
The above address has
links dealing with Congress under six headings.
Latest, Cast of characters, Inside Congress, Your Congress U, Your
money, and I have power.
C-Span (CE.7a)
The above address has
live radio and TV of the house and senate.
The site also has a video archive section.
Ben’s Guide to How a Bill Becomes a Law (CE.7a)
How laws are made.
Ben’s Guide
to the House of Representatives (CE.7a)
A quick overview of The House
House of Representatives Home Page (CE.7a)
The
home page for the House of Representatives.
A more detailed look at the House.
Ben’s Guide
to the U.S. Senate (CE.7a)
Overview of the Senate is given.
U.S. Senate Home Page (CE.7a)
The homepage of the Senate. A more detailed look at the Senate.
How a Bill Becomes a Law from
the Congressional Quarterly (CE.7a)
The following site deal with how a bill in Congress becomes law.
Legislative Process
Flow Chart (CE.7a)
A graphic version
of how a bill becomes law is provided.
House of
Representatives-Legislative Process (CE.7a)
The following sites deal with how
a bill in Congress becomes law.
Virtual Tour of
the Virginia State Capital (CE.6b-2)
A tour of the state
capital can be found here.
Virginia House of Delegates
Home Page (CE.6b-2)
A list of all delegates and their
district can be found here.
Virginia
State Senate Home Page (CE.6b-2)
An overview of the Senate and its leadership is found
here.
How a Bill Becomes a Law in Virginia (CE.6b-2)
The following site deal with how a bill becomes law in
Virginia.
Catholic Herald-How a Bill Becomes a Law in Virginia (CE.6b-2)
The following site deal with how a bill becomes law in
Virginia.
Governmental Services-How a Bill Becomes a Law in Virginia (CE.6b-2)
The following site deals with how a bill becomes law in Virginia.
Board of
Supervisors Home Page (CE.6b-1)
A multi link page
dealing with government in Henrico County.
Tips on
Lobbying Congress (CE.7d)
Tips on how to lobby Congress.
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Unit Six –Executive Branch
Ben’s
Guide to the Executive Branch (CE.7b)
An overview of the executive branch plus links to pages. 1. The powers of the Presidents, 2. The President’s Cabinet, and 3. Presidential Succession, and, 4, the Presidents budget.
White House Home Page (CE.7b)
The
above address is
the official White House web page. There
are many links from this page to other government sites. This page also has audio and video links (need real player).
Official U.S. Executive
Branch Web Sties (CE.7b)
The above address is for the “Official US Executive Branch Web Sites.”
The American Presidency (CE.7b)
The above address deals with the Presidency in Action and the Presidency in History.
Roles of
the President (CE.7b)
A PowerPoint on the 7 roles of the President. This presentation may be downloaded for classroom use. Please give credit to the author, George Cassutto, North Hagerstown high school, MD
The Cabinet (CE.7b)
The members of
President’s Cabinet.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the Electoral College (CE.7b)
The above address
deals with frequently asked questions about the Electoral College
Official Web Site of the Governor of
Virginia (CE.6b-2)
The official web site
of the Governor of Virginia.
Executive
Branch of the Virginia State Government (CE.6b-2)
The Executive Branch of Virginia
Henrico County Board of
Supervisors (CE.6b-1)
Henrico County Board of Supervisors and County Manager’s Office
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Unit Seven – Judicial Branch
Ben’s
Guide to the Judicial Branch (CE.8a-2)
The above address
provides a judicial branch overview with a link to The Supreme Court. The Supreme Court page has an overview of the
court and links.
U.S. Supreme Court Database (CE.8a-2)
The above address is
for a U S Supreme Court Multimedia Database from Northwestern University. It is a multi link site. The site has links
to the current Supreme Court Justices (lower right hand side of the page).
Virtual Tour of the U. S. Supreme Court (CE.8a-2)
Virtual tour of the
Supreme Court building
American Bar
Association-Criminal Law (CE.8c)
The above address deals with criminal law.
American Bar Association-How Courts Work (CE.8c)
How courts work
American Bar Association-How a Trial Works (CE.8c)
How courts work,
steps in a trial for criminal and civil cases
Marbury v. Madison (CE.8b)
A multi link page
deal with this famous case.
A Federal
Prosecutor’s Job (CE.8c)
The above address is for a site that deals with A Federal Prosecutor’s Job:
The Role of the Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Justice System.
American Bar
Association-Courts and Legal Procedures (CE.8c)
The above address is
a site that deals with how courts work.
Virginia
State Judicial System (CE.8c)
The above address deals with the Judicial Branch of Virginia. There are links to the different courts.
Juvenile Justice
(CE.8c)
The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Virginia
Justice System
(CE.8a-1)
Home Page for Virginia's Judicial System.
Multi link.
Young People and the Courts (CE.8c)
A multi link site dealing with young people and the courts. Real-world connections between the lives of young people and the law, human rights, and democratic values.”
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Unit Eight – Economics
Glossary of Terms
developed by the State Department (CE.9a)
A glossary of economic terms is provided.
Glossary of Economic Terms (CE.9a)
A second glossary of economic terms is provided
Glossary
of Economic Terms (CE.9a)
Another glossary of economic terms is provided.
Supply and
Demand (CE.9a)
A lesson on supply and demand form EconEdLink.
Resources in
Production (CE.9a)
Lesson on
Opportunity Cost of a Lifetime (CE.9a)
Lesson on Opportunity Cost from EconEdLink
Grade 8
Internet Resources
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Unit Nine – American Economy
Outline of the United
States Economy (CE.9c)
The above address is
for an outline of the U.S. Economy. Each
topic of the outline is a link that deals with that topic.
Adam Smith (CE.9a)
Background on Adam Smith
Free
Enterprise (CE.9a)
Free enterprise defined
Federal Reserve Today (CE.10c)
Multi-media site dealing with the Federal Reserve. Click on Fed 101 at a glance
Federal Reserve
System-Interactive Site (CE.10c)
What is the FDIC?
Amendment 16 (CE.9a)
The text of the 16th Amendment is found here.
“Financial Smarts for
Students” (CE.9a)
12 Principles that every young person should know
Role of Government
in the Economy (CE.9c)
What is the role of
government in the economy?