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8th GR: Social Studies research

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Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Issues (ABC-CLIO)
American History (ABC-CLIO)
American History (Infobase)
Has maps, charts, timelines, videos in addition to in-depth articles.
ProQuest Database collection
American Government (ABC-CLIO)
Gale in Context: Global Issues
Includes recent information, editorials, magazine, newspaper, ebook content, podcasts, images and links to websites.

Gale Power Search (Gale - topic finder)

JSTOR
For advanced research, try JSTOR.

AccessIt Library Catalog
Catalog of library books and online resources

You may browse the Catalog as a Guest or use Single Sign On / SSO to use other features such as "Holds" and to sign on to other databases and ebooks when you are off-campus.
Proquest Ebook Central
CITE THE EBOOKS USING THEIR ISBN.

More ebooks are linked under the "Constitution" tab.

Our Rights by David J. Bodenhamer
ISBN: 9780195313406

Publication Date: 2006-12-01
The Pursuit of Justice by Kermit L. Hall; John J. Patrick
ISBN: 9780195311891

Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Our Constitution by Donald A. Ritchie; JusticeLearning.org
ISBN: 9780195223859

Publication Date: 2006-04-27
The U.S. Constitution and Constitutional Law by Brian Duignan
Call Number: EBOOK (PROQUEST)

ISBN: 9781615306886

Publication Date: 2012-07-30
Encyclopedia of American History (multivolume set) by Gary B. Nash (Editor)
Call Number: 973 E EAH or EBOOK (PROQUEST)

ISBN: 9780816071364

Publication Date: 2009-12-30
The Student Debt Crisis by Jamal Watson
Call Number: 378.362 WAT

ISBN: 9781506495163

Publication Date: 2025-09-16

ACLU Supreme Court Cases

JUSTIA: recent Supreme Court cases by topic (a commercially supported website)

JUSTIA: Federal & State Government links (a commercially supported website)

JUSTIA Court Dockets - search by Circuit Court, State, Type of lawsuit

Oyez : Current court cases

Wikipedia: List of pending Supreme Court cases - use Command F to keyword search this page

Penn America (Book banning)

Innocence Project - "Cases"

LINK TO CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS - POSTED BY NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

LINK TO CLIMATE JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS - LIBGUIDE POSTED BY BENTLY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY

LINK TO ANIMAL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS - LIBGUIDE POSTED BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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