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Lori K. Klein

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Department of History and Social Sciences

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Recent Fun Links:

Looking for the US Constitution? Here are the seven original articles. Here is the Bill of Rights and here are Amendments 11-27. (Note: The text is a transcription of the Constitution in its original form. Items that are hyperlinked have since been amended or superseded. They are hyperlinked to the new language.) Don't forget all of the rest of the helpful hints. Happy Studying!

Here is a NEWS QUIZ from the Pew Polling firm. Are you proud of what you know or do you need work?

For your musical edification: Sammy Hagar's epic, I Can't Drive 55! (Disclaimer - Mrs. Klein is not responsible for the bad hair, bad clothes or the one bad word in this glorious example of bad 80's music and fiscal federalism.)

Other fun links:

A) A rap about Alexander Hamilton? Really? Yes, really. It is good! Check it out here. (Mild language warning. There's strong language too, but it is historically accurate.)

B) Federalist Papers Project

C) OUR Constitution:

Here's the interactive painting of the Constitutional Convention:

The Constitution Explained

D) Who wants to marry a founding father? http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/marry.htm

http://www.nccs.net/constitution/index.html - US IQ quizzes

Presidential Quiz:

http://www.funbrain.com/who/index.html

Ron Clark's Presidential Rap:

http://www.ronclark.info/media/PresidentsRap-clip.mp3

Animaniac's President Song

3) I'm Just a Bill video on YouTube.

Congress Games: http://familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,1-4504,00.html

http://www.congressforkids.net/quiz.htm

http://www.congsoftball.com/default.asp

The Library of Congress' Thomas (Congressional Info) - excellent link

The Supremes:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/about.html

*Possibly the best one yet:

http://baseball.oyez.org/ruready.html (Supreme Court Baseball!)

The Supremes:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/about.html

An interesting article on the size of the SCOTUS docket.

Here's a nice link to sections of Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion in Plessy.

Here's a timely article by Justice Clarence Thomas.

"It so happens that everything that is stupid is not unconstitutional."

Antonin Scalia

Voting:

The Media:

Harding Grad Jerry Mitchell on Colbert (one language warning) (Thanks, Brandon!)

Voting:

One state, two state, red state, blue state: The Map

Thought for today: Does my vote really matter? Story

http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ Dr. Seuss cartoons

RealClearPolitics Polling Data for junkies like me...

Campaign finance - Who's raised what - Money

Pew Center Article

Thought for today: Does my vote really matter? Story

http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/ Dr. Seuss cartoons

RealClearPolitics Polling Data for junkies like me...

Campaign finance - Who's raised what - Money

One state, two state, red state, blue state: The Map

This is an article by my student and friend, Nicki Thompson, who has recently returned from serving with the 39th in Iraq. Please remember her in your prayers. http://www.arkansas.gov/theproviders/headquarters/sports_cafe_making_changes.html

(Real live lobbyists...) http://www.meyersandassociates.com/

http://money.aol.com/tax/where-your-tax-dollars-go

Four Freedoms in the National Archives

Media: Here is the Daisy Girl Ad on Youtube.

You've seen this just after you cross the bridge into Memphis:

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/default.asp

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/newsevents/april4_04_pics.asp

Civil Rights:

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/golf.htm#3w Bill of rights golf

Here's a nice link to sections of Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion in Plessy.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/powers_of_persuasion/four_freedoms/four_freedoms.html

Four Freedoms Speech by Roosevelt and War Bond Posters by Norman Rockwell

Civil Liberties and Rights:

Civil Liberties and Rights:

Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists

Four Freedoms - Four Freedoms Speech by Roosevelt and War Bond Posters by Norman Rockwell

Bill of rights golf. Scroll to top to begin play. http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/golf.htm

Here's a nice link to sections of Justice Harlan's dissenting opinion in Plessy.

Elder rights: This is way too cool. I love Mayor Hazel.

Here is an excellent PowerPoint from the Concord Coalition on the National Debt.

Sam gave me this picture about Congressional Investigations. It made me laugh!

I like this site:

http://usinfo.state.gov/

The Library of Congress' Thomas (Congressional Info) - excellent link

Pew Center Article

Girl's night out

Hey Look, I'm quoted in an article in Roll Call!