Civics Resources and Links

Links to Civics resources & sites
Fasttrack Civics

PowerPoint Presentations	Free downloads of PowerPoint presentations on Civics topics including key documents and more. Click here for full list
Civics - Quotes	Famous Quotations on Civics / Government Topics
Current Events	Daily current events articles & questions from izzit.org
Citizenship	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Elections	Political Polls (Real Clear Politics current poll results) All About the Electoral College (lots of information and resources) Electoral College Interactive Map (create a map of Electoral vote patterns for any election year) Virginia Department of Elections
Political Parties	Democratic Party Republican Party (often called the GOP, an abbreviation for Grand Old Party.) Examples of "third parties" currently active: Green Party U.S.A. Libertarian Party
Famous Documents & Related Resources (For PowerPoint presentations on these documents, see above.)	The Magna Carta (image, article about, and more) Charter of the Virginia Company of London (image) Historic Jamestown, Virginia (photos) Virginia Declaration of Rights (image) Virginia Declaration of Rights (text) George Mason - statue at GMU (photos) Historic Williamsburg, Virginia (photos) Declaration of Independence (image) Declaration of Independence (text) Declaration of Independence - Original Draft (image) Declaration of Independence (dramatic reading - don't miss!) Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell (photos) Articles of Confederation (image) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (image) Constitution of the United States (image) Bill of Rights (text) Bill of Rights (image) The Emancipation Proclamation (text) The Emancipation Proclamation (image, article about, and more)
United States Government & Related Photos	U.S. Government - Home Page The President (The official White House web site) The White House (photos) U.S. Congress - House of Representatives Congressional District maps and information U.S. Congress - Senate The Capitol Building, where Congress meets (photos) U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court (photos)
Virginia Government & Related Photos	The Virginia Capitol building (photos) Virginia - state government Virginia General Assembly The Governor of Virginia Virginia's Judicial System
Local Government in Virginia	Example of a city government: Richmond Example of a county government: Fairfax County Fairfax County Government Center (photos) Example of a town government: Town of Herndon
Court System in Virginia	Virginia's Court System
World Issues	The Map of Freedom / Freedom Report (Scroll down to see the map, and click on the "Explore Now" button. Once the full size map loads, you can click on the countries and regions to get reports.)
Classroom Videos Good sources for interesting and engaging Civics / Economics videos	YouTube: The Declaration of Independence (A dramatic reading by famous Hollywood actors, including an inspiring introduction by Morgan Freeman.) izzit.org videos (This organization produces many useful and free / inexpensive DVD videos on Civics and economics topics for classroom use. Many of their videos are posted on their YouTube channel as well - click here.) John Stossel (Stossel in the Classroom) videos (The former ABC News consumer reporter now produces many free DVD videos on Civics and economics topics for classroom use. He is still as provocative as ever in style, but will definitely inspire class discussion and debate. Many of his videos are posted on his YouTube channel as well - click here.)