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ACADEMY OF NOTRE DAME RESEARCH PATHFINDER 10th Grade American Government 'AMENDMENTS' PROJECT - MRS. MCMAHON



CALL NUMBERS
 * 305.4, 305.42 Social Groups - Women || 347, 347.73 Civil Procedure & Courts ||
 * 305.8 Social Groups-Racial, Ethnic || 363, 363.3, 363.4 Social Problems/Controversy ||
 * 323, 323.4 Civil & Political Rights || 364 Criminology ||
 * 331, 331.4 Women Workers || 815.5082 American Speeches ||
 * 342, 342.6 342.73, 342.8 Constitutional Law || 909.82 World History after 1900 ||
 * 344, 344.7 Social/Labor/Welfare Laws || 973, 973.92 U.S. History ||

KEYWORDS
 * Constitution(al) || Women's Suffrage || Prohibition || Bill of Rights ||
 * Voting Rights/Age || Temperance Movement || Amendments || Equal Rights ||
 * Church-State || First Amendment etc. || Due Process || Rights ||
 * Patriot Act || Affirmative Action || Civil Rights || Social Justice ||
 * Women's Rights || Discrimination || Liberties (Civil) || Abolition(ists) ||
 * Freedom of ..... || Gun Control || Slavery || Censorship ||
 * Equal Rights Amdt. || Rights of the Accused || Reverse Discrim. || Income Tax ||
 * Reconstruction Amdt. || Supreme Court Cases || Landmark Supreme Court Cases || Presidency ||

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REFERENCE & NON-FICTION These books will be on reserve in the library or you can search the [|LIBRARY CATALOG] using the call numbers and keywords provided above.

ELECTRONIC

DATABASES

[|American Government] - enter constitutional amendment (ex. "13th Amendment") in search box for quick overview or: Topics - Foundations of American Government - The Constitution - Amending the Constitution **__or__** Bill of Rights Topic - Rights and Liberties - Civil Liberties Perspectives - Rights and Liberties - Gun Control

[|FactCite] - enter keyword in search box

[|Issues and Controversies] - suggested keywords:
 * Affirmative Action || Feminism || Privacy || Church-State ||
 * Domestic Surveillance || Public Protest || Civil Liberties || Fourth Amendment ||
 * Racial Disparities || Gun Control || Hate Speech || Right to Public Protest ||
 * Disenfranchisement of Felons || Flag Desecration || Students' Rights || Non-Citizen Voting Rights ||
 * Constitutional Amendments || Electronic Privacy || Press Freedom || USA Patriot Act ||

[|Nettrekker] - enter constitutional amendment in search box

[|SIRS Researcher] - enter amendment (ex. "ninth amendment") or right it protects (ex. "privacy") in search box

[|Student Resources in Context] - enter keywords or follow this path: Browse Topics - "Constitution and Bill of Rights"

[|World Book Encyclopedia Online] - enter "United States Constitution" in search box

[|Milestone Documents in American History]

eBooks

[|Great Events from History - 18th, 19th and 20th centuries]

IMAGES : [|Nettrekker]- select "Images" and enter keyword(s) [|Student Resources in Context] - above search box select "Images" and type in search terms [|Life Magazine] [|PicSearch] [|Google Images - Advanced Image Search] - enter keyword(s) - next to "Usage Rights" at bottom of page click drop-down - select "Free to use and share" [|Britannica ImageQuest]- contains millions of rights-cleared images

[|Exploring Constitutional Law: Images from our Constitutional History]

ONLINE RESOURCES Use [|WebPath Express] in our Library Catalog for quality websites. - select Academy of Notre Dame - Catalog - WebPath Express (in left-hand column)

[|BinPad] - categorizes your search results

[|National Constitution Center] - Constitutional Amendments Amending the Constitution: 100 Days to 200 Years [|Equal Rights Amendment] [|Congress.gov] - legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution (articles and amendments), based primarily on Supreme Court case law [|Bill of Rights Day] - celebrate "Bill of Rights Day" on December 15 [|Library of Congress] - click "Bill of Rights" or "Constitution" at bottom of homepage [|The Bill of Rights Institute] [|The National Archives Experience] [|The Constitutional Amendment Process] [|Exploring Constitutional Law] - scroll down for comprehensive amendment information [|Encarta - Bill of Rights] (Section C - Amendments) [|U.S. Constitution Online - Notes on Amendments] [|Constitutional Amendments Timeline] - (11th - 27th) [|U.S. Constitution Online - Constitutional Amendments] [|The Reconstruction Amendments] [|National Organization for Women: Chronology of the Equal Rights Amendment] [|White House Kids] [|National Constitution Center: Amendments] - scroll down and click "Amendments" [|National Constitution Center - Interactive Constitution] - scroll to your amendment at the top of the page [|Archiving Early America] [|The Avalon Project] - select "18th Century Documents: 1700-1799" Research Wiki: Primary Sources - links to primary sources [|Oyez: Supreme Court Cases] [|Justia: Supreme Court Cases] [|Supreme Court of the United States] [|Cornell University Law School: Supreme Court] - Supreme Court decisions 1990-present [|Primary Documents in American History: The Bill of Rights] - contains numerous primary source documents

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