US+History+I

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[|**The Road to Revolution game**] Test your knowledge about the American Revolution, and see if you can navigate your way to independence. Every correct answer gets you closer to liberty!

[|**American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1948-1920**] This is a great collection of primary source sound recordings from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "The Nation's Forum Collection consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders from 1918-1920. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding the First World War and the subsequent presidential election of 1920. Speakers include: Warren G. Harding, James Cox, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, and John J. Pershing. Speeches range from one to five minutes."

[|**The Importance of Civic Participation**] This interactive online module explains all about civic participation. Sections include ways to participate, where to go with problems (Federal, State, or Local), the importance of voting, how to contact legislators, examples of people who have made a difference, interest groups, and much more. [|**Public Criticisms of Congress**] In the Public Criticisms module, you will hear many of the common criticisms of Congress via "man on the street" videos. You will then be able to hear what some Congressional experts have to say about those criticisms. You will vote on whether you agree or disagree with what the public and the experts are saying, and see how other users voted on the criticisms. There are additional research resources and polling data for each of the 15 criticisms. [|How a Member Decides to Vote] Members of Congress have many influences to draw upon when deciding how to vote for a bill: their conscience, input from constituents, party loyalty, and perhaps, pressure from the administration. In this module, you are a Member of Congress who will soon have to vote on a proposed Constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration. You will meet with all of the types of people who typically try to influence your thinking on a bill, including Members of your party, constituents, special interests, and the administration

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