Politics

[|Influence Explorer]provides an overview of campaign finance, lobbying, earmark, contractor misconduct and federal spending data.

[|PolitickerUSA]quickly access the non-stop real-time stream of tweets from Senators, Reps, President Obama, governors, and a few of the republican presidential candidates.

Check out [|How To Track U.S. Congress Members’ Tweets] for more information

[|Transparency Data]is a central source for federal lobbying disclosure, federal grants and contracts, earmarks and federal and state campaign contributions. Here you can begin your search, find the information you need, and then download records of what a candidate has received, what an individual has given, how much an organization has spent on lobbying, and many other queries.


 * Election 2012 **

[|Can I Vote?] Need help with voting? You've come to the right place. This nonpartisan web site was created by state election officials to help eligible voters figure out how and where to go vote.

[|Infotopia Presidential Election Resources]

PBS LearningMedia launched the [|Election 2012 Collection], a compilation of election-focused digital resources available to K-12 classrooms and educators nationwide. The 2012 Election Collection features a student-aimed Elections 2012 newscast, highlighting issues from the campaign trail, a multimedia glossary, interactive digital games, and lesson plans geared toward high school students and teachers. The Election 2012 Collection also will feature “Road Trip to the White House,” a new online game that requires students to answer questions based on animations and multimedia glossary terms, like PAC, Super PAC, primary, caucus, delegates, party platform, battleground states, and more.

[|Springfield Township High School Library Spartan Guide]