Internet Links

 

 

 

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Miscellaneous Links

Westlake High School Library (look under social studies)

AP Central Collegeboard

Out of Many (Textbook website)

Nuclear Blast Mapper (really)

StudentNewsDaily.com (current events)

 

Writing and Citation Links

MLA Style Manual – Westlake High School

Five Paragraph Essay Wizard

Kids on the Web:  Homework Tools

 

Data & Statistics

Lone Star College, Kingwood Library (19th c. - a decade by decade breakdown of American culture)

Lone Star College, Kingwood Library (20th c. - a decade by decade breakdown of American culture)

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

CIA World Factbook

Statistical Resources on the Web - U. of Michigan

World Bank

US National Debt Clock

Inflation Calculator           

Fedstats

Bureau of Labor Statistics

US Securities and Exchange Commission

The Congressional Budget Office

 

Primary Sources Documents

Online Library of Liberty  

Library of Congress

Library of Congress Learning Page (What are Primary Sources)                                                

Hypertext on American History 

American Memory Primary Sources

Accunet/AP Archive

Avalon Project at Yale Law School

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

100 Milestone Documents

 

Maps

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library - University of Georgia

Map Collection – University of Texas

General Maps – Library of Congress

North American Map Archive

Map Collection (Library of Congress)

Google.maps (try the satellite link … it’s so cool)

Westlake Maps (and other links by Mr. Weiss)

 

Economics & Investing   

Library of Economics and Liberty

Institute for Fiscal Studies Virtual Economy 

Economists.com                                       

Worldwide Resources in Economics

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

History of Economic Thought

Classics of Political Economy

The Dismal Scientist (economic indicators and news)

New York Stock Exchange

NASDAQ

CNN/Money.com

MSN Money

 

Political Cartoons

Daryl Cagle’s Professional Cartoonist Index

Harp Week

It’s No Laughing Matter

The Learning Page:  Political Cartoons

 

Political Science & Court Decisions

Thomas (Congress on the Internet)

Elections Central (history of presidential elections)

3rd Party Central (complete listing & description of 3rd parties)

The Political Graveyard (biographies of dead politicians)

FirstGov.gov 

The Oyez Project – Northwestern (Supreme Court cases)

Atlas of US Presidential Elections

Political Parties:  Interest groups and other social movements

Political Party Platforms:  Democratic and Republican, 1840-2008

 

Urban Planning:  Local and State Data Sources

Cleveland City Planning Commission

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office

Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Northern Ohio Data and Information Service

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

Ohio EPA

Ohio Department of Development

Ohio Department of Transportation

Ohio Public Works Commission

US Census Bureau

CSU:  Maxine Goodman College of Urban Affairs

CSU:  Neighborhood Link

CSU:  Center for Economic Development

Planetizen:  The Planning and Development Network

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