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From the Constitutional Rights Foundation "Bill of Rights in Action," each reading is approximately 3-5 pages of text with a few questions at the end. Click on the link and be sure to follow the instructions. New readings added quarterly.

Film Review Instructions: get approval for a film currently in release, see it, save the ticket stub and staple it to your typed or computer-generated review

Mondays at 9pm on PBS. As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its twentieth season, the series has produced over 200 programs and garnered every major broadcast award.

March 22: The Lobotomist

A gripping tale of medical intervention gone awry

March 29: Victory in the Pacific

The unprecedented loss of life in the Pacific towards the end of WWII, and the decisions made by leaders that finally ended the war

The students of the APUSH classes of 2009 voted nine new members into the APUSH Hall of Fame. See who's been elevated to this lofty and prestigious honor!

Score calculators, documents, strategies, writing guides, reviews, and a whole host of tools to help a student get a handle on all things AP.

Download the complete course description, topic outline, sample questions and scoring examples, study skills recommendations for reading and writing, and the grade distribution from last year's exam.

Questions and answers about the AP exam from high school teachers, college professors, and AP exam developers, and hints on how to improve your scores and avoid common mistakes.

McDougal Littell Current Events

Our Social Science textbook publisher provides a webpage with a monthly spotlight feature, segments devoted to economics, geography, world and United States history, a calendar of events, a "Today in History" from the BBC, and a weekly quiz.

From the Constitutional Rights Foundation in Los Angeles

From The New York Times