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David Hilton

Congressional Timeline: 73rd Congress (March 9, 1933) - 111th Congress (March 10, 2009) - 2 views

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    For each Congress beginning with the 73rd (1933-35), this timeline features session dates, partisan composition, the presidential administration, a list of congressional leaders, and notable legislation passed.
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LII / Legal Information Institute / Cornell University Law School - 2 views

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    Publishes law for free. Also provides materials for helping convey legal concepts and the legislative process.
Rob Jacklin

The ReDistricting Game - 4 views

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    The Redistricting Game is designed to educate, engage, and empower citizens around the issue of political redistricting. Currently, the political system in most states allows the state legislators themselves to draw the lines. This system is subject to a wide range of abuses and manipulations that encourage incumbents to draw districts which protect their seats rather than risk an open contest. By exploring how the system works, as well as how open it is to abuse, The Redistricting Game allows players to experience the realities of one of the most important (yet least understood) aspects of our political system. The game provides a basic introduction to the redistricting system, allows players to explore the ways in which abuses can undermine the system, and provides info about reform initiatives - including a playable version of the Tanner Reform bill to demonstrate the ways that the system might be made more consistent with tenets of good governance. Beyond playing the game, the web site for The Redistricting Game provides a wealth of information about redistricting in every state as well as providing hands-on opportunities for civic engagement and political action.
Lance Mosier

Redistricting the Nation - 8 views

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    Redraw the map on redistricting. Legislators have long used redistricting as an opportunity to select their constituents, rather than empowering voters to elect their representatives. The redistricting following the 2010 Census is an opportunity to change how the process is conducted. Armed with knowledge and the right tools, the public can redraw the map on redistricting.
Deven Black

The Slave Trade - 16 views

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    A thorough examination of slave life, first-person accounts by slaves, the abolitionist groups and abolitionists, legislation, etc from the British POV, plus a section on USA campaigners against slavery.
David Hilton

The Articles of Confederation - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net - 1 views

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    Copies of the Articles of Confederation in the United States Constitution. I don't really know what they are but they seem important.
David Hilton

HANSARD 1803-2005 - 1 views

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    "This site is generated from information from Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. Information presented here is generated from the publicly available XML files. Material on this site remains under Parliamentary Copyright. Within these copyright constraints, you are encouraged to use and to explore the information provided."
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    An incomplete yet fascinatingly detailed record of the Hansard proceedings from Westminster during the period. Easily searchable.
Deven Black

THOMAS (Library of Congress) - 5 views

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    Congress thinks people should know what's going on. I know, I'm skeptical, too. But they asked the Library of Congress to create this site where students can find out how government works or doesn't. Track bills, check up on your Congressman, or visit the LEARN section midway down the homepage for links to sections on how laws are made, how the Supreme Court works and a host of primary source documents sorted by theme: The American Revolution and New Nation; National Expansion and Reform; and Civil War & Reconstruction.
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