Social studies, civics Web links

Published Monday, September 16, 1996

Social studies, civics Web links

Social studies, civics

African National Congress
http://www.anc.org.za/anc.html

Information about history, constitution and offices of the African National Congress and other political parties in Africa.

African-American Mosaic
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html

This exhibit marks the publication of The African-American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture. The Mosaic is the first library-wide resource guide to the institution's African-American collections. Covering the nearly 500 years of the black experience in the Western hemisphere, the Mosaic surveys the full range size, and variety of the Library's collections, including books, periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound.

American History
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html

American Memory consists of collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. These historical collections are the Library of Congress's key contribution to the National Digital Library. Most of these offerings are from the unparalleled special collections of the Library of Congress.

BosniaLink
http://www.dtic.dla.mil/bosnia/

The Pentagon site provides basic information about U.S. troops in the Balkans. The site links the viewer to dozens of documents on Operation Joint Endeavor. It contains operation maps, fact sheets, news releases, biographies of key commanders and leaders, and transcripts of briefings, speeches and testimony.

Bosnian peace agreement
http://www.state.gov/www/current/bosnia/boshome.html

>From the U.S. Department of State. Summary of the Dayton Agreement for peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Official texts of the Dayton Peace Accords. Fact sheets on U.S. policy on Bosnia.

Bureau of Consular Affairs
http://travel.state.gov/

This site from the Bureau of Consular Affairs is packed with all the information Americans need for safe travel abroad: country travel advisories and information sheets, directions for getting your U.S. passport, emergency contacts and guidelines for foreign adoptions. Plus, you'll find the latest tips on getting your U.S. visa. If you are living or traveling abroad or are planning to visit to the United States you should check out this site.

Canadian government
http://canada.gc.ca

The official Canadian government Web site. It is the main Canadian government site, linking all other federal and provincial sites. Includes general information about Canada and to a wide variety of federal government information and services, including details on the workings of the Canadian government and its parliamentary, judicial and vice-regal institutions. In French and English.

Candidates for the 1996 Election
http://www.ipt.com/vote/

Internet Publishing Technologies links to candidate information (for all parties) and links to government- and party-related sites throughout the Web. Also included is a Virtual Voting Booth where Web visitors can cast votes on whom they think will win the election. You may also add your own candidate to the list.

Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/

Founded in 1977, the Cato Institute is a nonpartisan research foundation that seeks to promote public policy based on limited government, free markets, individual liberty and peace. The site offers public policy reports, events calendars and texts of speeches by senior staff members.

Centers for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/

Information on diseases, health risks, prevention guidelines and strategies; vaccine information for international travel; publications, products, and subscription services; scientific data, surveillance and health statistics; funding (contracts, cooperative agreements and grants, RFPs; training and employment opportunities; information networks and other information sources.

City of Minneapolis
http://www.ci.mpls.mn.us.

Information about city departments, city publications, the mayor's office, including speeches and public statements. General statistics about the city and state.

City of St. Paul
http://www.stpaul.gov

Connection to St. Paul Library; visitors information; links to events in St. Paul; district councils online; job openings; St. Paul government links; St. Paul sports teams links.

Congressional e-mail addresses
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1007/

Links to lists of U.S. Senate and House e-mail addresses and Web pages of congresspersons and senators. A What's New link tells about recent updates to the list.

Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Provides basic personal finance information. CIC is a U.S. government organization that distributes pamphlets on consumer issues, such as cars, children, employment, federal programs, travel and hobbies, health, food and nutrition, housing, money and small business.

Consumer Protection Office
http://www.ag.state.mn.us/consumer/

Information on buying or selling a home, leasing a car, obtaining credit, stopping fraud and classroom materials to educate kids. Information on recently reported scams, legal action taken by our office, current product recalls and nutritional data for popular fast food.

DefenseLink
http://www.dtic.dla.mil/defenselink/index.html

The U.S. Defense Department site has news and information on all branches of the military.

Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov:80/

Profiles of U.S. veterans; lists of benefits for veterans; facilities and annoucements for vets; information about department head and members and services; links to other veteran sites.

Dept. of Children, Families and Learning
http://www.educ.state.mn.us/home.htm

(Formerly the Department of Education) Information about the new department, graduation standards, departments within this department, employee directory. Also search for published reports from each district.

DFL Party
http://www.wavefront.com/~dfl/

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota site has news, calendars, candidate forums, links to other political sites and information on how to get involved in politics.

Discovery Channel Online
http://www.discovery.com/

The Discovery Channel's Web site offers a wide variety of interactive stories with film, music, photography and illustration. Each day of the week has a theme. Tuesday, for example, focuses on nature. Site is updated daily.

Economics index
http://www.mlinet.com/mle/search1.htm

This is a searchable index of data, news, services, and other information that is of interest to investors, researchers and other members of the financial community.

Ellis Island
http://www.i-channel.com/ellis/index.html

From the time 1892 to 1954, New York's Ellis Island served as the portal for the vast majority of new immigrants to the United States. This virtual tour includes photos, historical documents and sound clips of those who passed through the island on their way to new lives.

Embassy of Israel
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ambisra

Includes information on news, culture, economy, holidays and more. Supports English, Dutch and Hebrew language.

FBI
http://www.fbi.gov/

Overview of the FBI; FAQ about FBI; FBI investigations, i.e. information about UNABOMBER, Oklahoma City Bombing and the Ten Most Wanted. Crime statistics.

FDR and his times
http://www.corbis.com/cgi-bin/HaureMe/agree.html?xr=/FDR/ww2/ww2.cgi&1%2b2%2b1%2b0%2b0

Photographs depicting life during the Depression. Also includes historical information about and images of World War II, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and other leaders, campaigns, regions, technology and the aftermath.

Federal Communications Commission
http://www.fcc.gov/

Provides a brief synopsis of commission orders, news releases, speeches, and titles of public notices; agenda; current rulemaking; auctions; and how to get more information on FCC commissioners and the FCC's seven major regulatory bureaus or offices; search through and download the FCC's files with anonymous FTP and gopher.

Federal tax forms
http://www.fedworld.gov/ftp.htm#irs

Order tax forms from the FedWorld's link to the Internal Revenue Service.

FedWorld
http://www.fedworld.gov/

National Technical Information Service operates Fedworld, the biggest government BBS. Offers public a central access point for locating and acquiring government information via the web, ftp, gopher or telnet. Access to 130 government dial-up bulletin boards; list of U.S. government information servers organized by category; recent government reports and studies; order tax forms or peruse listing of federal government job postings; get documents from the White House. This gateway is great starting point for accessing government internet sites.

FinanceNet: Government asset sales
http://www.financenet.gov/sales.htm

Provides a one-stop-shop for information on the sale of all manner of public assets from real property and loans to planes, boats, cars, jewelry, and just about anything that any government, federal, state, local or international, will be offering for sale to the public electronically.

Gov. Carlson, Lt. Gov. Benson
http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/governor/index.html

Includes biographies and official duties of each; text of speeches; news releases; public schedules; appointments; legislative issues; and information on how to contact them.

Hennepin County
http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us/

Information from the County Board of Commissioners, the County Administrator and all County operations, including its 20 departments; the County Attorney's Office, Sheriff's Office, Court Administration and Public Defender. Information on services provided by the County directly to the public can be found here as well. Also listed: scheduled events, such as public hearings; frequently asked questions and phone numbers; and employment or volunteer opportunities.

Historical earthquake data
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/earthqk.html

Earthquake information from the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colo. Data on earthquakes from 2150 BC to the present.

House EEO Committee
http://www.house.gov/eeo/

Press releases, committee schedule and meetings; committee documents about Personal Responsibility Through Welfare Reform; Improving Services to America's Seniors; The Truth About Student Loans; and Making Health Care Affordable. Link to full text of bills under consideration or reported by this Committee; listing of members on each subcommittee and the issues those subcommittees handle; committee history and member biographies.

How did your congressperson vote?
http://pathfinder.com/@@dUwdG*KXCAIAQEWo/CQ/

By entering a zip code or representative's last name, this returns votes on key issues by the Congressperson and Senators representing that locale. This is a part of Time-Warner's Pathfinder and the site is Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch.

Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

Frequently asked questions, downloadable tax forms, recent press releases right from the temple of taxation. A text-only version is available.

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/

Site maintained by the Information Division of the Israel Foreign Ministry. Includes basic information about the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, government of Israel; guide to the Mideast Peace Process, including selected text of documents; facts about Israel and most recent news out of Israel. Send condolences to the Rabin family via e-mail.

League of Women Voters of Minnesota
http://freenet.msp.mn.us/ip/pol/lwvmn/

Provides information about voter registration, elections, the legislature, as well as information about the League, its activities and publications.

Libertarian Party of Minnesota
http://www.lpmn.org

Links to Libertarian events, bylaws and platform; 1996 Libertarian party and state conventions; membership form; links to other libertarian Web sites.

Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/

Offers information about the Library of Congress programs, publications, hours of operation and job opportunities; view major exhibits and read about Library events; search digital library collections; search LOCIS or LCMARVEL or the POW/MIA database; access governmental and congressional information via Thomas and other WWW sites.

Minnesota Health Data Institute
http://www.mhdi.com

The Minnesota Health Data Institute is a public/private partnership created by the Minnesota Legislature in 1993 to design and implement a statewide health care data system for consumers, public and private purchasers, providers, health plans and policymakers. Site contains results of 1995 health plan consumer survey.

Minnesota House of Representatives
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/

House member information and addresses; House bills; bill tracking; House committees; House journals; House departments; Permanent Rules of the House; press releases; temporary joint rulings of the House and Senate; new laws 1993-95 (summaries); daily orders of business.

Minnesota Legislature
http://www.leg.state.mn.us

Links to state House and Senate Web sites, which includes information about members and committes and daily journals; legislative bill and tracking information; Legislative Reference Library; Minnesota statutes and Minnesota session laws; Capitol area information; joint legislative departments and commissions; links to other Minnesota government information services.

Minnesota political Web sites
http://www.startribune.com/cgi-bin/article/slugEval.cgi?currentSlug=mnpollinks

A collection of Minnesota political and election-related Web sites. Includes links to Minnesota's delegation, political campaigns, candidates and voter information.

Minnesota Senate
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/senate/senate.htm

Senate meeting schedules; senator addresses, phone numbers; Senate bills; bill tracking; Senate committees; Senate journals; Senate offices; 1995 Permanent Rules of the State.

NATO
http://www.nato.int

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Web site includes information about the organization's members, its structure, the Alliance and the latest NATO news. Also includes guide to other international organizations.

National Park Service
http://woodstock.rmro.nps.gov/index.html

National parks in the United States listed by name, by state, by region, or by theme; tips to help you plan visits to parks; one park featured each month; National Park Service news, including press releases or current events or park conditions that could affect a visit; an electronic visitor center; National Park Service FAQ; official documents issued from the department.

National political Web sites
http://www.startribune.com/cgi-bin/article/slugEval.cgi?currentSlug=uspollinks

A collection of national political and election-related Web sites.

Negro baseball leagues
http://www.blackbaseball.com/

A site that contains background on the league itself and many of its greatest players.

Nigeria.Com
http://www.nigeria.com/

News and information from Nigeria, updated daily. Also, a SoapBox, where you can share your views on African issues; Library, a list of African resources on the Internet; and Arts, which will highlight the work of Nigerian artists.

Nixon library and birthplace
http://news.chapman.edu/nixon/

Information on the 37th president and his presidency.

North Dakota
http://www.state.nd.us/

Government site includes links to state agencies, information on road conditions and job opportunities, and links to notable Web sites in the Peace Garden State.

North Star
http://www.state.mn.us/mainmenu.html

All about Minnesota; government offices and services; tourism information and related travel links; general public information resources, such as weather and climate information; Minnesota government directories; Tools for Democracy: information on constitutional offices, legislative branch, executive branch; information about elected officials; links to federal government, such as Thomas or the Library of Congress.

Politics USA
http://politicsusa.com/

This growing site has information on scores of presidential candidates, including interviews, speeches, platforms, biographies, e-mail addresses, Web sites and schedules. Also: Political news, interactive forums and links to Web sites run by a variety of advocacy groups.

Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/

Non-partisan database including voting records, campaign finance data, special interests' performance evaluations, issue positions and backgrounds of candidates and elected officials nationwide.

Quebec Referendum links page
http://www.cam.org/~andymon/

Several sites featuring news, views and basic information about the referendum in Quebec. Most of these sites contain info in both French and English. Contains voting results as they come in.

Republican Party of Minnesota
http://www.gop-mn.org/

Calendar of events; press releases about the Republican Party; directory of staff, party units and chairs; list of the Minnesota and federally-elected party officials; party platform and constitution; information about the Minnesota House Republican Caucus and the Minnesot

SEC Edgar Database
http://www.sec.gov

Retrieve any 1994 and 1995 filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission that are available to the public.

Small Business Administration
http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/

Provides information and guidance to small business owners and people interested in starting their own businesses.

Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov

The Social Security Administration's extensive site has news, downloadable forms, research and statistical data, a guide for employers and a list of frequently asked questions about Social Security.

Supreme Court decisions
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/

1990 - 1995 decisions indexed by topic or keyword search; also arrayed by date of decision; a list by topic of important decisions of the Supreme Court's 1994-95 term; text of selected pre 1990 decisions.

The Civil War
http://funnelweb.utcc.utk.edu/~hoemann/cwarhp.html

The American Civil War Homepage gathers together in one place hypertext links to the most useful identified electronic files about the American Civil War (1861-1865). The page opens a gateway to the Internet's multi-formatted resources about what is arguably the seminal event in American history

The Federal Web Locator
http://www.law.vill.edu/fed-agency/fedwebloc.html

One-stop shopping for federal information available on the Web. Numerous links to federal departments and agencies organized by branch and/or topic. Also links to federal independent establishments and government corporations like the CIA or EPA.

The Jefferson Project
http://www.stardot.com/jefferson/

Archive of political resources. Fully searchable index of political sites, including links to politicians and candidates; parties; state resources; political magazines; political humor; issues and activists; links to the left, right and the radical; political watchdogs; interactive and reference material; international sites; government resources; listservs and mailing lists; Campaign '96 sources.

The National Archives
http://www.nara.gov/0/exhall/exhibits.html

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is a nationwide system that preserves the permanently valuable records of the United States government. The online exhibits showcase some of the rich and varied holdings of the National Archives.

Thomas: Legislative information
http://thomas.loc.gov/

Full text of all versions of House and Senate bills searchable by keyword(s) or by bill number; full text of Congressional Record searchable by keyword(s); list of hot bills by topic, popular or short title; bills enacted into law; bills currently under Congressional consideration; full text of the U.S. Constitution; and an outline of how U.S. laws are made. Links to House and Senate and C-SPAN.

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

Statistics and data on population (including projected population for the day), housing, economy and geography; latest news releases/reports; e-mail questions to the Census Bureau staff; information about the Census Bureau's products and services.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/

Links to FDA news, animal drugs, biologics, cosmetics, human drugs, foods, toxicology, medical devices and radiological health, inspections and imports. General information about the history, budget and mission. Report problems about FDA-approved products.

U.S. General Accounting Office
http://www.gao.gov

The Congressional Watchdog agency now has a Web page providing information on how to search and retrieve the full text of GAO reports, subscribe to a mailing list, and access other GAO information.

U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/

Provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources.

U.S. Law Week
http://www.bna.com/supreme.html/

Bureau of National Affairs provides detailed coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, including news, background, arguments calendars, previews and summaries.

U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov/

Provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the Senate and to other U.S. government information resources.

White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

This site contains information on the executive branch, tours, the first family, publications and a welcome from your president and vice-president.

Wisconsin
http://www.state.wi.us/

Government site has links to state agencies and University of Wisconsin branches, as well as information on tourism in the Badger State.

WWW Digital Library for Kids
http://www.infomall.org/kidsweb/

Numerous Web links to arts, drama, literature, music, astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer, environment, geology, math, physics, science, weather, meteorology, geography, government, history fun and games and other digital libraries.

WWW Veterans Directory
http://www.va.gov:80/wwwdir.htm

Numerous links to veterans resources, including Medical Network Directories; Medical Home Pages; Veterans Affairs, Medical Center and Regional Office WWW Servers; Veterans Servers that are NOT affiliated with the VA; Network Search Engines; Network Directories; Government Resources; Mosaic and WWW Software Sources; Commercial and Support Services; Conferences; Cultural Services.