Social Studies

ElectionGuide is provided by the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an international nonprofit dedicated to strengthening electoral democracy. Launched in 1998 through a grant from USAID and currently funded by the same, ElectionGuide is the most comprehensive and timely source of verified election information available online. It provides content on:

National elections around the world; Subnational elections of high interest; Political parties and candidates; Referendum provisions; News on election-related laws and developments around the world; Political institutions and electoral systems; Election results and voter turnout.

Hosted by ipl2, a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment, this site includes background information, election results, cabinet members, biographies, historical documents, and more about each of the U.S. presidents.

The American Presidency Project is a non-profit and non-partisan source of presidential documents. Hosted at the University of California, Santa Barbara.The American Presidency Project is the only free online resource with a single searchable database including: The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: 1789-1929; The Public Papers of the Presidents: since 1929; The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents: 1977-2009; and, The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents: post-2009.

Official home page of the U.S. White House. Includes news and policy information as well as information about the historic building itself.

Founded in 1931 as the Institute of Government, the University of North Carolina School of Government through its web site provides information and links to sites of interest to local and state government officials and citizens of North Carolina.