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=American Domestic Policy Issues: Honors US History=

==Enter search terms directly into the database boxes below for access to databases. Note: A Sharon Public Library card number will be required for at home access. For EBSCO "Points of View", see Ms. Collins in library for password.==

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 * media type="custom" key="12894104" || media type="custom" key="12901806"media type="custom" key="12870270" ||
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[|Find the Data] Sort through databases that are filterable and comparable...

[|DebateGraph] Visually share networks of thought...

[|Yahoo: Issues and Causes]

[|O'Keefe Library (St. Ambrose U.) Hot Paper Topics] Topics plus excellent links.

[|Headline Spot] Searchable by media type and subject

[|National Center for Policy Analysis]

[|Public Agenda for Public Engagers]

[|Votetocracy: The People's Congress] Summaries of bills

[|Debatepedia]

[|Demotix] Citizen journalism site

[|Brookings Institute]
 * ===Immigration===

[|Center for Immigration Studies]

[|In Focus: the Immigration Debate]

[|Immigration Policy Center]

[|Landmarks in Immigration History]

[|History of U.S. Immigration Law and Policy] || ===Public Education===

[|Center on Education Policy]

[|School: The Story of American Public Education] (PBS)

[|Almanac of Policy Issues] Extensive links...

[|National Center for Policy Analysis] (Choose "Education" topics)

[|A Brief History of the Federal Role in Education] (Download to view pdf) || ===Cultural Enrichment/Fine Arts===

[|National Endowment for the Arts]
[|National Endowment for the Humanities]

[|Art Blog: Value of Art]

[|Americans for the Arts]

[|Sarah Palin Trashes NEA]

[|To Sarah: (Yes, Art Matters)]

[|National Arts Policy Database] || ===Economic Growth/===

Trade
[|Economic Policy Institute]

[|National Bureau of Economic Research]

[|Economic Policy Through the Lens of History]

[|National Center for Policy Analysis] (Choose "Economic Issues" under topics) ||
 * ===Technology===

[|Office of Science and Technology]

[|Center for Science & Technology Policy Research]

[|Science and Technology Policy Archive] || ===Environmental===

and Energy Policy
[|Center for Environmental and Energy Affairs]

[|Sierra Club]

[|Lehman Social Sciences Library, Environmental Policy Studies] || ===Poverty/Social Welfare===

[|C-Span Classroom Deliberations: Unemployment]

[|History of Social Welfare Policy & Programs] *Extensive links... || ===Organized Labor/===

Worker's Rights
[|History: Labor Laws]

[|AFL-CIO Worker's Rights: History]

[|American Labor Studies Center: Policy Issues] ||
 * ===Healthcare and Wellness===

[|US Dept. of Health]

[|National Center for Policy Analysis] (Choose "Health" from topics list) || ===Infrastructure, Housing===

and Urban Development
[|U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development]

[|HUD History] || ===Agriculture/Food Policy===

[|U.S. Dept. of Agriculture]

[|Agricultural & Food Policy Center]

[|Agricultural & Food Policy Law Blog] || ===Consumer Protection/===

Safety
[|FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection]

[|UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection]

[|Consumer Guides and Protection] ||