Did you know there are seven Articles and 27 Amendments to the US Constitution? Explore each and every one of them, including the Bill of Rights and other rights around the world, in a super neat US Constitution interactive. 

Exhaustive web site from Georgetown University that contains a large number of resources for researching U.S. Supreme Court nominations. The nomination and confirmation process, biographies and bibliographical information are...

Read about the Senate hearings on the nomination by President George W. Bush of Samuel Alito in January, 2006. You can find out why the hearings and the nomination were so contentious.

Outstanding and exhaustive site with a number of resources pertaining to the nomination of Samuel Alito. His biography, confirmation process explanation, links to other resources, and educational resources are all included.

Use this calculator to figure out nominal GDP, real GDP, the GDP deflator, population, nominal GDP per capita, and real GDP per capita between any years from 1790 to 2005.

Sonia Sotomayor was nominated to the United States Supreme Court by Barack Obama in June of 2009, and confirmed in August of 2009. Official documents and articles related to Sontomayor can be accessed through the links provided here....

A multimedia resource will aide classroom discussion or groups as they explore the campaigns and conventions of American politics throughout history. Investigate personal finances, platforms and policies, media and debates, and nominations.

An excellent explanation of the primary nomination process of presidential candidates.

Article from October, 2005, discussing Harriet Miers, her nomination, and background.

Detailed article from October, 2005 forecasting the difficult road to nomination that Samuel Alito will face in the Senate.

A lesson that explains the role of checks and balances in U.S. system of government. Students will describe the process of selecting justices for the Supreme Court, will examine past Supreme Court cases, and will discuss how the Supreme...

Just getting candidates for president was a trial for both the Republicans and Democrats in the election of 1880. Read about the factions in each party, and the several hopefuls wishing for the nomination. Find out about the platforms of...

The presidential elections in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were filled with drama from third parties, to a once defeated president running again and being elected, to a former president changing parties and running again. The...

Read this very thorough discussion of the nomination process for the candidates for both the Republican and Democratic Parties in the election of 1876. In addition, the explanation of the eventual outcome of the disputed election is very...

This resource is the homepage of the association, which provides information on new young adult literature such as booklists, book awards, and books nominated by teens for the Top Ten.

Political cartoons add a great deal of context to events. These cartoons from Harper's Weekly, covering the election of 1884, are organized by topic ranging from the Republican and Democratic nominations, to cartoons about the issues, to...

What a great resource this is. The four-page oveview of the campaign of 1908 begins with a review of the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Read about the nomination of William Howard Taft, Roosevelt's acolyte, sure to carry on the...

A three-page look at the campaign and election of 1896 in which William McKinley, the Republican candidate, ran against Wiliam Jennings Bryan, the Democratic candidate. Read about the nominating conventions, the platforms, and the...

Read the full text of the "House Divided" speech that Lincoln delivered on June 16, 1858, as he accepted the Republican nomination for the U.S.Senate seat from Illinois that was held by Stephen A. Douglas. This speech exemplifies...

January, 2006, report covering the confirmation of Samuel Alito's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Includes links to related articles, videos, audio files, a poll, and interactive graphics.

Online News coverage of the 1996 Democratic National Convention.

Online NewsHour coverage of the 2000 Republican National Convention.

This July, 2005, article focuses on the Senate confirmation hearings of John Roberts. Related resources such as articles, an explanation of the confirmation process, audio, and video are linked.

Details the process for electing the President and Vice President of the United States.