It's Almost Election Time!

It is almost election time! Here's a place to learn all about past presidents and their families, and about the election process.



http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Presidents of the United States by Internet Public Library. A source for points of interest including election results, notable events, and personal biographies.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
What better source of presidential information than the White House? Find interesting facts, full biographies, and videos. Also has news information about the current president.

http://ap.grolier.com/
Profiles on the past and present presidents as well as on many hopeful candidates in past elections. Also included is information on first ladies, vice presidents, and the electoral process.

http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Presidents.html
A resource for photographs of past presidents and a direct link to the inaugural speeches. Especially interesting is the list of presidential gifts received from foreign dignitaries.

http://pbskids.org/democracy/
For middle-schoolers. Most interesting part of site is to see how government affects your everyday life. Also a section on the voting process that challenges you to understand who has actually been able to vote through history.

http://www.presidentschildren.com/list.htm
Wonder what you would be like if your parent was in the White House? Read about the children of past presidents.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/bio/?id=20004&lvl=F
Would you like to contact your president? Check here for email and snail mail addresses..

http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/POTUSFARQ.html
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the presidents form the Internet Public Library. Which presidents were related, who is believed to be haunting the White House, and more.

http://reference.howstuffworks.com/political-parties-american-encyclopedia-channel.htm
There has not always been just “Democrats” and “Republicans”. Read about past political parties in the U.S.