Rompies+Political+Parties

=Rompies: Political Parties in the United States=

1. **INFOhio** (www.infohio.org)

 * World Book Advanced
 * for an overview of political parties, type //u.s. political parties// in the search box.
 * for specific information on your political party, type the name of the party you are researching in the search box.
 * EBSCOhost
 * choose "Student Research Center, Grades 9-12" for articles about specific candidates running for election in 2012.

2. **Cincinnati Public Library** (www.cincinnatilibrary.org/resources/research.asp)

 * Gale Virtual Reference Library
 * for specific background history on your political party, type the name of the party you are researching in the search box.

Search Engines:
Sweet Search: a search engine for students Infotopia: an academic search engine accessing trusted websites chosen by educators and librarians USA.gov: searches the official U.S. government portal

For example:
 * if you want to limit your search to .gov or .edu websites in order to avoid bias or unreliable information, type the subject in the search box and then type site:gov or site:edu*

Websites:
Directory of U.S. Political Parties GovSpot Political Parties 2012 Presidential Candidates American Political Parties Political Parties Project Vote Smart

Democratic National Committee Republican National Committee Green Party Democratic Socialists of America Libertarian Party Tea Party Communist Party USA

Pirate Party International U.S. Pirate Party Forum United States PIrate Party (Wikipedia) (use your critical thinking skills!) CNN blog about the Pirate Party Wired Magazine article about the Pirate Party Pirate Party Radio