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Statistical Abstract data present here ranges from our most recent edition to the historical abstracts compiled throughout the decades. Some of the data were scanned as an effort to make historical abstract information available to the public.

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"This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases, helping students explore the key issues of each case."

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This society "is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the Supreme Court of the United States." The site provides a history of the Court (including data on past and present justices), a description of the Court process, and a guide to researching the Court.

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Northwestern University's US Supreme Court Multimedia Database: U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries, Oral Arguments & Multimedia. From the site: The Oyez Project is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work.

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Supreme Court collection from Cornell Law; includes decisions by author and by subject.

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The American Presidency Project archives contain thousands of documents related to the study of the Presidency. The archives contain thousands of documents such as party platforms, candidates' remarks, Statements of Administration Policy, documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary, and election debates.

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Click on any element in the chart to find reveal detailed information about that step in the legislative process.

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For geographically relevant information, ThisWeKnow provides one use case for the data sets. Users can enter the name or ZIP code of any community and get details on all kinds of factors, from violent crime to companies releasing pollutants. Use This We Know to explore U.S. Government Data About Your Community.

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Shmoop Civics section offers charts, explanations, and key-point lists about the branches of US Government. The civics section also includes discussion guides and background sheets about civil rights topics

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The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s most broadly supported public policy research institute. Full of Conservative Policy Research and Analysis

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Lists population, government, military, and economic information for nations recognized by the United States.

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Data.gov is a source of raw data sets generated by the various agencies and departments of the US government. Some of the agencies providing data on Data.gov that may be of particular interest to educators are the National Center for Education Statistics, National Science Foundation, and the US Census Bureau.

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Track legislation and votes in the United States Congress with email updates and RSS feeds. Repackages THOMAS (Library of Congress Legislative resource) content in a user-friendly open-source and community project.

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Interactive learning experience as you see thousands of hand-selected and relevant links to pictures, artifacts, manuscripts, documents and other primary sources, In context, within each story. The first eight chapters of every story are available to all.\n\nAwesome Stories offers primary source materials separated by categories such as biographies, disasters, trials, flicks, history, inspiration, religion and sports. Throughout the text there are hyperlinks to additional content.

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The Miller Center's reference, American President, provides personal and political biographical information about every US President. Each profile links to dozens of essays about various aspects of each President's life and work. Each profile also contains images of each President. Some profiles also include audio files and video of the President.

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In the early 1940s, the United States government commissioned some of the best filmmakers to create propaganda in support of the war effort.

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This Web site is sponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University to highlight significant political events in American history. A special interest of the Institute is the interaction of politics and policy, and how public officials, candidates, the media and others have influenced our changing perceptions of the role of government in our society.

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Interactive Constitution lets you search the Constitution and find relevant passages and explanations. Discover how the Constitution relates to more than 300 topics, from civil rights to school prayer, including Supreme Court decisions. (National Constitution Center)

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The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

This directory is a basic source of American statistical data, containing statistics on social and economic conditions.

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The Communicator is a free, online newsletter designed to boost students’ understanding of the U.S. Congress through engaging lesson plans and projects. By providing educators with news and ideas to enhance civic education, the Communicator seeks to improve citizens’ knowledge about our Congress.

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