American Political Systems with Dr. Swanson

Please remember that all class grades are available on Zangle - so stop in the office to get your password and login if you haven't already done so.

Election Resources:
GlassBooth.org is a great online survey site regarding upcoming elections
Click Here for Online Voter Registration
The ABC-CLIO Election Database is a great source of information for those trying to understand the issues, as well as a great place to find information on elections throughout history.

Current Events Resources:
EBSCOhost is a great resource brought to you by the Lancer Library. E-Mail me if you need the username and password.
Newspapers: Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times , and Christian Science Monitor; for state issues check out the Sacramento Bee, for local issues the Ventura County Star
Magazines: U.S. News and World Report , The Economist, Time, and Newsweek
Economic News: CNNfn , Bloomberg, Google Business News, the NASDAQ , or the New York Stock Exchange .

Government Resources:
The U.S. Senate The official site of the senate with links to pages for each of its members.
Click here for Senator Boxer's Page and here for Senator Feinstein's Page
The Supreme Court The official site of the Supreme Court. Click here for a collection of important court decisions.
The U.S. House of Representatives The official site of the house with links to pages for each of its members. Click here for Representative Brownley's Page,
The White House The official site for the President and the rest of the executive branch.

Important government departments, such as:

The Federal Reserve Board	Defense Link from the DoD
The State Department	The Department of Education
The Department of Health and Human Services