Hands-On Use of the Internet - Part II

1. Where Are Our Tax Dollars Going?
2. Politics in the News
3. Reform School
4. An Easy Way to Find Hard Data on the World's Countries
5. Free Play!

Where Are Our Tax Dollars Going?

1. Connect to http://www.yahoo.com/
2. Use the search box.
3. Type in the phrase "U.S. Federal Budget"
4. Find out how much the U.S. Government is spending annually on national defense? How much is it spending on the Environmental Protection Agency? What about the National Endowment for the Arts?

Politics in the News

1. Connect to http://www.yahoo.com/
2. Do NOT use the search box.
3. Find current U.S. politics headlines and news stories that you think would most interest your students.

Reform School

1. Connect to http://www.vote-smart.org/issues/
2. Find the latest proposals on:
   1. campaign finance reform
   2. term limits
   3. welfare reform

An Easy Way to Find Hard Data on The World's Countries

1. Connect to http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/nsolo/wfb-all.htm

2. Find the populations and ethnic divisions for
   1. Russia
   2. Canada
   3. Sri Lanka
   4. Japan

Free Play!

1. Use my Master Search Page to find anything in the field of Political Science on the Internet
2. Use SAVVYSEARCH to find anything in the field of Political Science on the Internet
3. Be ready to share what you find!