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Social Studies Organizations

American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon

Citizens' for Oregon's Future

Classroom Law Project

Global and Multicultural Resource Center

Marion County Historical Society Museum

National Council for the Social Studies

Oregon Civics Education and Civic Participation

Oregon Council on Economic Education

Oregon High School International Relations League

Oregon Historical Society

Oregon International Council

Oregon State Public Interest Research Group

World Affairs Council

Government Organizations

Oregon Attorney General

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Secretary of State

November Elections

Oregon Votes

Democratic Party

Democratic Party of Oregon

John Kerry - John Edwards Official Campaign Website

Republican Party

Oregon Republican Party

George W. Bush Official Campaign Website

Green Party

Ralph Nader and Peter Camejo

Socialist Party

Pacific Green Party

News Sources

Washington Post Candidates Page

By the People: PBS Elections 2004
The Public Broadcasting Service brings you in-depth coverage and analysis from signature programs, as well as tools to research candidates and elections, a roundup of the best election Web sites, and a calendar to keep you current on campaign events. The site brings together the resources of all PBS programs, including Frontline, News Hour, Washington Week, and Tavis Smiley.

A section designed specifically for students and teachers is available at http://www.pbs.org/elections/kids/index.html

NPR: The Candidates on the Issues
National Public Radio maintains an archive of interviews with candidates Bush and Kerry, documenting their positions on such diverse issues as immigration, Iraq, the PATRIOT Act, No Child Left Behind, and same-sex marriage.

New York Times

The American Promise

Oregon Secretary of State

League of Women Voters
Click candidates' pictures

Move-on.org

Suite101 and Suite University
Scroll down to General Politics Sites
This presents quite a comprehensive list of links on political sites. Most of the links present a conservative view, but the selection is wide and varied. News organizations, research institutes and commentators in both print and radio/TV are featured

Democracy & Politics

Liberal Forum

A Guide to the Presidential Debates

Commission on Presidential Debates

League of Women Voters

Citizens' Debate Commission

Open Debates

Public Agenda

The Debate Book

CyberBee
Click on "Election Lessons 2004" at the lower left on the home page. Website provides a few lessons and links to sites that make it one of the most complete sets of information related to the presidents and presidential elections past and present.

Dirksen Congressional Center
The Dirksen Center provides information on the presidential election process.

Federal Election Commission
The FEC also answers frequently asked questions about voter registration and voting at www.fec.gov/pages/faqs.htm

National Archives and Records Administration's Federal Registry Electoral College Calculator
Provides information on number of votes per state and has a calculator programmed to add vote as states are marks for each party.

PBS Kids Democracy Project

Scholastic Teacher Resource for the 2004 Election

Council for Excellence in Government "Take Your Kids to Vote" Program

The Smithsonian Institution
Click on Activities or Resources and download lessons for grades 4-6 that focus on the exhibit "The American Presidency: the Glorious Burden" at the Smithsonian Institution

Lesson Plans and Resources

Stock Market Game sponsored by Oregon Council on Economic Education

Middle East Resource Guide

Academia Middle East Academic Programs

Social Studies Lesson Plans and Resources

Resources and Lessons by Grade Level

Lesson Plans 4 Teacher: Social Science Lesson Directory

General Social Science Links

PBS TeacherSource

Lesson Planet
30,000 and 0332 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

Social Studies Mini-Lessons High School

Professional Development Opportunities

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American Historyannounces nineteen one-week seminars in summer 2005 for high school and middle school teachers. A complete list of topics, dates, locations, and application forms is available online.

Upcoming Events
OCSS Fall Conference
Oct. 12th, 8am-3pm
South Salem High School, Salem, Oregon
View the newsletter for more information on attending, presenting or exhibiting. Click Here.