Unit Two | American Government

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Chapter 5: Constitutional Beginnings

• Anne Bradstreet Poetry—Poetry of Bradstreet with a brief biography
• Scene at the Signing of the Constitution by Howard Christy—Information about the painting with a biography of Christy and his work
• Oxford English Dictionary Online
• John Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government—Full text of the treatise
• The Federalist Papers—Online text of the 85 letters by Madison and Hamilton, collectively known as the Federalist Papers
• Anti-Federalist Papers—Links to text of correspondence between the authors of the Federalist Papers and their opponents
  
• Virginia Declaration of Rights—Used as a basis for the United States Constitution Bill of Rights
• Virginia House of Burgesses (Colonial Williamsburg)—Colonial historic sites and buildings in Williamsburg, VA
• Works of Art in the Capitol Complex—Contains some details with pictures of artworks in the U.S. in the past.
• Mount Vernon—Interactive site of George Washington's estate with pictures, virtual tour, history lessons, and more
• Independence Hall—Site for visiting Independence Hall. Check out history and education links
• National Park Service—Takes care of nearly 400 natural, cultural, and recreational national parks across the nation.
• Annapolis Convention—Official report from the convention
• Constitutional Convention Records (Farrand's Records)—Farrand's Records of the Constitutional Convention published in 1911
  
• Madison’s Notes on the Constitutional Convention—Notes arranged according to calendar, from Avalon Project – Yale University
• The Stamp Act (1765)
• Declaration of Independence
• Thomas Paine—Primary sources to his religious and political writings
• John Locke—Two Treatises of Government

Chapter 6: The Constitutional Cornerstone

Current Congressional Action

• Senate—Official U.S. Senate site
• House of Representatives—Official U.S. House of Representatives site
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• District Court Jurisdictions—Easy-to-use tools to find the U.S. courts nationwide
• State Constitutions—A list of federal and state legislation and constitutions
  
• State County Census—General statistics on people and businesses in each State and the U.S.
• Congressional Record—Official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress
• Billy Sunday (BibleBelievers.com | BillySunday.org (audio) ) — A former professional baseball player from 1883 to 1891 who became one of the most influential American evangelists
  

Treason Cases:

• Cramer v. United States (1945)—Full text of the court opinion
• Haupt v. United States—Full text of the court opinion
• Kawakita v. United States—Full text of the court opinion
• Aaron Burr Treason Trial—Thorough examination and explanation of the Burr treason trial
• Tokyo Rose—Official FBI information on "Tokyo Rose"
• John Brown—PBS article on Brown and his work

Chapter 7: Federalism

• Bundestag—Information about the German parliament; live webcast included
• State Governments—Directory of official state websites for the United States arranged by state and also by topic
• Federal Government—Official U.S. government site that describes the structure and role of the Federal government