Constitutional Amendments
Note: The library is open on Tuesday & Thursday evenings for SMARTS
KEYWORDS TO USE: U.S. Constitution, (Name) of the amendment, U.S. government
A SAMPLE OF BOOKS AVAILABLE
Use the Leilehua High School OPAC - Book Catalog.
324.6 Isl. Isler, Claudia. Individual Rights and Civic Responsibility: the right to vote. NY:Rosen Publishing Co., 2001.
342.73 Ban. Banks, Joan. The U.S. Consititution.U.S.:Chelsea House, 2001.
342.73 Bil. Bill of Rights:Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego:Greenhaven Press, 1994.
342.73 Wil. Willis, Clyde. Student's guide to landmark Congressional Laws on the First
Amendment. CN:Greenwood Press, 2002.
344.73 Han. Hanson, Freya Ottem. The Second Amendment: the right to own guns. NJ:Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1998.
LIBRARY ELECTRONIC SOURCES
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) - find our book collection here! (Note: book catalog can only be accessed at school)
EBSCO Online - Great place for current event articles
World Book Online- Start here to get basic information
Opposing Viewpoints - Find out the pro and cons of current issues
Biography Resource Center- Information about famous people, past and present, including personal facts, occupation, nationality, etc.
Encyclopedia Britannica - Another source to get basic information
Culturegrams- Information about the customs, festivals and geographical information about countries
Issues- current hot topics available here!
World at War- All the details of war, past and present
World History - Ancient and Medieval Times - Find all you need for your projects!
World History - Modern Era - Up to date information on historical events!
GENERAL INTERNET WEBSITES
Librarian's favorite search engine: http://www.google.com/
1. http://search.epnet.com
Get the same great articles that you can get from Leilehua High
School's EBSCO on-line in the comfort of your home! See librarian for user name and password
2. http://www.ipl.org/
Internet Public Library provides information on popular teen topics.
3. http://www.encyclopedia.com
An encyclopedia which provides easy and simple information. Good place
to start if you just need the basics.
4. http://www.hawaii.edu/library/
University of Hawaii Library system - find out what they have at any of the campus
libraries
5. http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/hspls/
Use your public library card to reserve and send the needed material to Wahiawa library!
A FEW WEBSITES FOR YOUR SPECIFIC TOPIC
If you find a good website, please let us know and we'll add it here!
Librarian's favorite search engine: google.com
ALL AMENDMENTS
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0749825.html
http://www.archives.gov/national_archives_experience/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
Provides a list of the amendments and other links to related pictures and photos
http://www.constitution.org/indexco_.htm
Outlines the entire constitution and amendments as well as provides detail of earlier government documents
http://www.constitutioncenter.org/explore/TheU.S.Constitution/index.shtml
Find interesting facts about the United States government and constitution
http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/usconst.html
Detailed information about the amendments and their implications
BILL OF RIGHTS
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/about.aspx?item=about_firstamd
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/firstamendment/firstamendment.htm
http://www.billofrights.com/
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/amendments.shtml
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS - Look in your agenda, see Librarian for sample sheets or click on Bibliography Format