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GOVT 220 American Government: Course-Relevant Web Sites

Professor Susan Terranova's GOVT 220 section

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Robert Weaver
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Subjects: Government, Politics

What is a Credible Website?

How do you know if a website is credible or not? Click the link below to view a quick tutorial on how to evaluate a website.

What You'll Find Here

These Web Sites are available on the open Web. They have been reviewed by your professor and by librarians for worthwhile content. This page will be updated with new content as we find it. If a site is having trouble, or if you find a site that should be here, contact Mr. Weaver.

Just because it's on the Web doesn't mean it's trustworthy!  Use critical thinking when you're gathering information from the open Web. Learn about evaluating the credibility of a resource to gain insight into how you can determine the value of a website.

Professor Recommended Sites

American Civil Liberties Union Congressional scorecard

https://www.aclu.org/scorecard/

American Conservative Union  ratings of Congress

http://ratings.conservative.org/

Americans for Democratic Action

https://adaction.org/ada-voting-records/

Family Research Council

https://www.frcaction.org/scorecard

Voter's Self Defense System

https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

Ballotpedia

OYEZ

www.oyez.com

US House of Representatives

www.house.gov

US Senate

www.senate.gov

 

Executive Branch Websites

Legislative Branch Websites

Non-Government Websites

News and Current Events