Here are some important links you will need to successfully navigate this course.
The Ohio legislature
www.realclearpolitics.com has lots of stories on politics and issues, and shows how candidataes are doing in a variety of polls.
www.politico.com offers in-depth, sometimes offbeat, political coverage.
www.rollcall.com is a great place to get news on Congress and politics in general.
www.congress.gov. This site is managed by the Library of Congress. Great information on bills, who voted how, what your representative is up to.
www.fec.gov is the address of the Federal Election Commission - all about campaign finance.
There is a wonderful little film titled U.S. Government for Dummies at YouTube. Do watch it! Let me know what you think.
One of the most important and most overlooked documents in the study of the principles of Democracy is Frederic Bastiat's The Law. In this easy-too-read and understand essay written in the mid- 19th Century, Bastiat summarizes natural law and natural rights. He also discusses what happens when the law is bent or broken.
The Ohio legislature
www.realclearpolitics.com has lots of stories on politics and issues, and shows how candidataes are doing in a variety of polls.
www.politico.com offers in-depth, sometimes offbeat, political coverage.
www.rollcall.com is a great place to get news on Congress and politics in general.
www.congress.gov. This site is managed by the Library of Congress. Great information on bills, who voted how, what your representative is up to.
www.fec.gov is the address of the Federal Election Commission - all about campaign finance.
There is a wonderful little film titled U.S. Government for Dummies at YouTube. Do watch it! Let me know what you think.
One of the most important and most overlooked documents in the study of the principles of Democracy is Frederic Bastiat's The Law. In this easy-too-read and understand essay written in the mid- 19th Century, Bastiat summarizes natural law and natural rights. He also discusses what happens when the law is bent or broken.