Information Competency Literacy Research Guides

Instructor: Ms. Pescar
English 120

PURPOSE: This research guide has been designed to help you complete your voting assignment.

Use websites to determine presidential candidates opinion

Procon.org: summary chart of major issues and by category
Southern Maine (pdf): summary chart of major issues
On the Issues: see political issues and candidates voting record.
Project Vote Smart: candidate's background, issue position, voting record
2012 Presidential Candidates and issues
FactCheck.org non-partisan organization that monitors the accuracy of presidential TV ads, debates, etc.
Pew Research.org: Nonpartisan "fact tank" providing information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.

Find articles on specific controversial issues in these databases and complete this worksheet

Go to the Library homepage link called Controversial Issues and use all three databases called CQ Researcher, SIRS Researcher, and Opposing Viewpoints in Context.

Academic Search Premier - database of articles from magazines and journals.

Academic Onefile - database of articles from magazines and journals.

General Onefile - database of articles from magazines and journals.

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