America: History and Life is the index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is an important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. The database also includes citations and links to book and media reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
Points of View Reference Center is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and developing critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world's top political and societal publications. The Points of View Debate Blog is a forum for students to express and exchange their unique views on topics in the news.
Public Affairs Index Public Affairs Index is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of global contemporary public policy issues ranging from public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, to international conflict and natural disasters. It draws on a diverse array of scholarly publications, conference papers, government documents and current reference works to provide up-to-date information on the broad range of topics of concern to the world today
The College offers an elective for many grids of an "American Government" class. However, as librarians, we encourage all students to check this guide out to become more aware of the political process as those who vote help make the rules of these United States. It is incumbent upon all Americans to become literate with the way our government works.
Below are some introductory resources about the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
If you need information about a specific amendment, you can use the blue Gateway Search box. Please use the following as your search terms (typed in the quotations and including the plus sign): "# Amendment" + "U.S. Constitution." Click the check mark next to "Full Text" to ensure you will be able to read the results of your search.
If you're not getting relevant search results by typing in "14th Amendment" try typing the number as a word: "Fourteenth Amendment."