Helpful Pages/Links for Political Science Classes
Possible Careers in Political Science
Various Media and Political Websites
US Foreign Policy Links --includes articles on 9/11
Useful Sites for American Government Students
Important Cases --ACLU Montana Website containing info on numerous cases
USA Patriot Act --Clarence Page discusses the impact of the USA Patriot Act
Shaw v Reno information --Votinglaw.com
Race and incarceration --Human Rights Watch study
Bush v Gore -- ABCnews discussion of the ruling
Ideology Quiz -- Take a quiz to see where you fit in the ideological spectrum
The Federalist Papers -- A discussion of the Federalist Papers & the US government
The Federalist Papers --another site on the Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers --an easier-to-read version (with slight changes in the grammar)
Federalists vs AntiFederalists --a brief but good summary of key differences
Innocent or Guilty? --A Frontline Discussion
Confessed Rapist is set free --NY Times article on Eddie Joe Lloyd
Voucher Ruling --Christian Science Monitor article
Textbook bias --CSM article --textbooks as an 'agent' of political socialization
Remembering Jim Crow --American Radioworks remembers Jim Crow laws
Segregation in US Schools --The Guardian newspaper's discussion of segregation in US Schools
UNC assignment: the Koran --BBC news article on the assignment of a book about the Koran
NASA Budget Cuts --NY Times articles on budget cuts to NASA's safety programs
Capitalism 101 --a silly look at capitalism using cows and stereotypes
Other Interesting Sites
View the world from space --note the areas that have the highest population density
Value of Education --The Census bureau examines the monetary benefits of education
www.census.gov --Census bureau offers demographic information about the US
www.splcenter.org --Southern Poverty Law Center; monitors hate-crimes
www.ssa.gov --Social Security Administration site
www.childrensdefense.org --Children's Defense Fund
www.brillig.com/debt_clock --National Debt Clock; running account of the US debt
