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Wikipedia: Libertarian Party (United States)

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a lengthy overview of the Libertarian Party in the United States. Good definitions, facts, and arguments about whether the Libertarian Party is on the right or left of the political spectrum.
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Wikipedia: Federal Judiciary of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia entry on the Federal government of the United States gives detailed information on each aspect of the judiciary branch.
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Wikipedia: United States Congressional Apportionment

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation and historical overview of congressional apportionments in the United States.
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Wikipedia: United States Presidential Election, 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides information on the 2004 presidential election. It gives a list of the presidential candidates by political party, a month-by-month timeline of events pertaining to the 2004 campaign, electoral college changes since the...
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Wikipedia: United States Presidential Election, 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article offers a thorough summary and analysis of the presidential election of 2000. Electoral maps, charts, photos and links are included. A good starting point for research, but because information may be edited, a...
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Wikipedia: Green Party of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an overview and history of the Green Party of the United States. Gives a definition and a good historical description.
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Wikipedia: Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Wikipedia describes the nuclear accident on Three Mile Island and the aftermath. Article provides links to related material.
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Wikipedia: The Slaughter House Cases

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the historically important 1873 Slaughter-House Cases on civil rights, which became the first Supreme Court interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Wikipedia: Defamation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what defamation is, and explore the legal differences between slander and libel. Other concepts include "false light" and "absolute privilege." Also looks at legal defenses used and defamation laws in other countries.
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Wikipedia: Second Sino Japanese War

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article examining the Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 - September 9, 1945) between China and Japan.
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Wikipedia: Timeline for the Day of the September 11 Attacks

For Students 9th - 10th
On this Wikipedia page, you can read a detailed timeline of the events that unfolded during the terrorist attack on America on September 11, 2001.
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Wikipedia: Declaration of Sentiments

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia page provides the text of the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, a document signed in 1848 by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men, delegates to the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York.
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Wikipedia: Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site provides readers with a list of Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) member countries, reasons it was established, and dates it was implemented and disbanded. Includes links to concepts that may require further...
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Wikipedia: Scarborough, Toronto

For Students 9th - 10th
Scarborough, Ontario is part of the Greater Toronto Area. This article provides information on the community and includes an excellent set of linked references for further research.
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Wikipedia: Colosseum

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Roman Colosseum, an amphitheater built in ancient Rome. Provides information on how it was built, what it was used for, and numerous images.
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Wikipedia: Rogers Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed profile of one of Canada's largest communication corporations. A timeline of events, growth, and expansion are clearly laid out.
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Wikipedia: Robert Wadlow

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a review of the life of Robert Wadlow, the tallest human ever documented. Forty thousand people attended his funeral in Alton, Illinois, in 1940.
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Wikipedia: J. Robert Oppenheimer

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography from the encyclopedia Wikipedia of physicist Robert Oppenheimer discusses his education, his creation of the atomic bomb, and later, his opposition to the use of the bomb.
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Wikipedia: Dick Cheney

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed encyclopedic article on Vice-President Dick Cheney.
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Wikipedia: Molotov Ribbentrop Pact

For Students 9th - 10th
An information-packed encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact presents a good summary of the events that led up to the signing of the pact. There is also a link to the text of the pact.
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Wikipedia: International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
The history, organization, activities and the emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement are presented in this article.
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Wikipedia: Rail Transport

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on railroads is found on this site from Wikipedia encyclopedia. Discusses the history of railways, different parts of the railway, types of trains, and the economic aspects of rail ownership and operation.
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Wikipedia: Rms Queen Mary 2

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the design, construction, technical aspects, and service history of the RMS Queen Mary 2.
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Wikipedia: Partnership

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition and description of a business partnership (as well as other types of partnerships).