American Citizenship Links

• The Constitution of the United States - Information from the National Archives. Includes text, amendments, historical background
• Congress Link
• Federal Government - FirstGov gateway site
• Presidential Information - biographies and more
  American Presidents: Life Portraits
• Library of Congress Digital Collections
• C-SPAN Survey of Presidential Leadership
• Supreme Court Justices - biographical information
• U.S. Congress on the Internet - Thomas
• Topic List (social issues) and Website Links - from the Multnomah County Library

 Supreme Court Cases    

• FindLaw
• Supreme Court Cases- Touro         
• U.S. Supreme Court   --  Oyez
• Landmark Cases

• Abortion Facts - a wealth of pro-life information
• Abortion:  Multiple Perspectives - links from the Multnomah County Library

The Death Penalty

• Death Penalty Information Center
• Pro-Death Penalty
• ACLU Death Penalty Campaign

History Links

• American Memory Project  --  photo archives from the Library of Congress
• American Women's History: A Research Guide
• Avalon Project at the Yale Law School -- provides the primary-source texts of documents relevant to the field of history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government arranged in categories by eras
• Best of History Web Sites  --a collection of web sites highly rated for accuracy and usefulness
• Fashion Era -- focuses on fashion history, costume, clothing, and social history 
• Holocaust Encyclopedia -- includes photographs, personal testimonies, and much more
• Internet Modern History Sourcebook
• The Middle East  -- general resources on the countries, including arts and culture
• Historical Hartford Courant -- searchable database of  The Hartford Courant from 1764 through 1922
• The National Archives -- access records that document the rights of Americans, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience
• National Archives Photography Exhibits -- American history through photographs
• Our Documents -- 100 milestone documents of American history
• Connecticut History Online  Contains 14,000 images searchable by town, subject, or date

• Psychology & Mental Health - 5-volume set of encyclopedias available in print in the library and online
• Mindzone: A Website for Adolescents -- a site that is meant to give informal advice for handling stress and other issues
• National Institute of Mental Health-- includes general mental health topics on disorders and conditions; includes treatments and statistics
• Psychiatric Disorders -- link to Merck Manuals: Online Medical Information

World Cultures Links

• Library of Congress Country Studies
• Background Notes
• CIA World Factbook
  
• Country Profiles from the BBC
• Country Profiles – Global Guide to Culture, Customs, and Etiquette
• Nations Online
• Portals to the World
• Human Rights Watch - includes information on human rights in 70 countries
• Imports to the United States by Country - information from the U.S. Census Bureau
• INCORE Country Guides -- information about countries at war
• Latitude/Longitude Calculator
  
• Embassy Links -- access information directly from foreign embassies:  content varies widely
  
  
   
  European Trip Project Links
• Currency Conversion -- change U.S. dollars into foreign currency
• Rough Guide Travel - Travel Guides
• Lonely Planet Destinations - Travel Guides
• Fodors - Travel Guides
• Tips for Traveling Abroad -Information from the U.S. Government regarding passports, visas, more..
• Frommers
• DK Eyewitness 
  

Religions of the World

• Statistics on religion
• Catholicism
• Christianity
• Hinduism #1
• Hinduism #2
• Islam #1
• Islam #2
• Judaism
• Sikhism
• Windows to the World -- World Mythology
• BBC's World Religions

Statistics on Society

• The Urban Institute - information on housing, crime, child care, and more
• U.S. Census Bureau
• Kids Count  --  statistical data on children's well-being; can be sorted by state
• Sperling's BestPlaces  -- information on cities and communities within the US