It is not the function of our Government to keep the citizen from falling into error; it is the function of the citizen to keep the Government from falling into error.
-- U.S. Supreme Court, in American Communications Association v. Douds, 339 U.S. 382,442
Silence gives consent.
-- Canon Law
As African Americans, we must accept our history and seek to aggressively shape a more productive, abundant, and representative future. The Application of Knowledge, Political Activism, Economic Progressiveness and Social Responsibility are the guardians of that future.
--K. Lawrence
1. How Government Works
1. How government works http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_govt101_01.php
2. The office of president http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
3. The whitehouse http://www.whitehouse.gov/
4. Documents of Freedom http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/charters.html
5. The Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov/
6. The House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/
7. the Us Senate http://www.senate.gov/
2. All About Elections
1. Understanding primaries http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2004/primaries/sr_primary.html
2. The Electoral College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College
3. Understanding the Issues
http://www.publicagenda.org/issues/issuehome.cfm
3. Citizens as Participants in the American Process
1. How to Register for Federal Office
http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_candidate.shtml
2. How to Track Legislation
http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/legislation.html
3. Find Local Voter Registration Information
http://votesmart.org/voter_registration_resources.php
4. Make Informed Political Decisions
http://www.pbs.org/elections/savvyvoter.html
5. The Language of Politics
http://www.pbs.org/elections/glossary/index.html
6. They said it, but was it true….Check the Facts
http://www.factcheck.org/default.aspx or http://www.vote-smart.org/official_five_categories.php?dist=voting_category.php
7. Principles of Democracy
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/principles/citizen.htm
8. Create Your Political Profile
http://political-profile.com/
4. History
1. Constitutional Topic…Slavery/Voting Rights
http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_slav.html
or http://www.usconstitution.net/consttop_slav.html
2. Juneteenth
http://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm
3. Who is African American? (Discussions of Dubois, Malcolm X, King, and others.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_American
4. African American Civil Rights Movement
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Rights_Movement_%281955-1968%29
5. More African American Quotes
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmquotes1.html
6. THE PERPETUATION OF RESIDENTIAL RACIAL SEGREGATION IN AMERICA: HISTORICAL DISCRIMINATION, MODERN FORMS OF EXCLUSION, AND INCLUSIONARY REMEDIES
http://www.law.fsu.edu/Journals/landuse/Vol141/seit.htm
7. Milestones in Black History
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eyesontheprize/milestones/index.html
5. Current Events
Commentary, Analysis and Investigations on issues affecting African Americans.
http://www.blackcommentator.com/46/46_commentary.html
Racially Based Suppression of African American Votes… Could it happen Again?
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/colb/20041029.html
