Links to Civics resources & sites  Fasttrack Civics

Civics - PowerPoints	PowerPoint Presentations  (free downloads - read directions!)
Civics - Quotes	Famous Quotations on Civics / Government Topics
Current Events & News Media	Newspaper, Internet, and TV news reports Daily current events article & questions from izzit.org
Citizenship	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services  (formerly INS) Ben's Guide to Citizenship for kids
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) Virginia Board 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 downloadable PowerPoint presentations on these documents, see above.)	The Magna Carta  (image, article about, and more) Charter of the Virginia Company of London  (image) Photos of Jamestown, Virginia  Virginia Declaration of Rights  (image) Virginia Declaration of Rights  (text) Photos of George Mason statue  Photos of Williamsburg, Virginia  Declaration of Independence  (image) Declaration of Independence  (text) Declaration of Independence - Original Draft  (image) Photos of Independence Hall 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) Photos of the White House Members of the Cabinet U.S. Congress - House of Representatives Map of Congressional Districts  (select full-size GIF image) U.S. Congress - Senate Photos of the Capitol, where Congress meets U.S. Supreme Court Photos of the U.S. Supreme Court building
Virginia Government & Related Photos	Virginia Government - Home Page Virginia General Assembly Photos of the Virginia Capitol The Governor of Virginia Virginia Court System - Home Page
Local Government in Virginia	Example of a city government: Richmond Example of a county government: Fairfax County Photos of the Fairfax County Government Center Example of a town government: Town of Herndon
Courts & Criminal Justice Information	American Bar Association  (lawyers' association main page) How Courts Work Criminal Law - The Basics The Police and Your Rights Rules on Search and Seizure Juvenile Criminal Cases Victim's Rights
World Issues	The Map of Freedom / Freedom Report  (first click to select a specific year, then when the map appears, click on it to get reports on specific countries and regions) CIA World FactBook Amnesty International U.S.A. iAbolish.org - the anti-slavery movement in today's world
Classroom Videos Good sources for Civics / Economics videos	Library Video company  (search by topic) John Stossel (Stossel in the Classroom) videos  (see free offer) izzit.org videos  (see free offer)