1 .		For more information on the presidency, go to: www.whitehouse.gov. Go to this page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/whtour/index.html. What are the primary purposes of the major rooms of the White House? Go to this page: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news. Examine the news items that the White House has selected to put on its website. What kinds of items does it choose to display? Why have they emphasized these issues and downplayed others, do you think? Click on "press briefings." Examine one of the transcripts of the press briefings. After reading the transcript, how does the press secretary deal with the reporters’ questions? Do the responses seem fair and open?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
2 .		For more information on the electoral college, go to: http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/index.html. Click on the "procedural guide to the electoral college" to answer the following questions: How many electors does each state receive? Who chooses electors? When do electors vote? How do they vote? Who counts the vote? Which candidate becomes president of the United States? Are electors required to vote in certain ways? What parts of the Constitution govern the electoral college? What laws regulate the electoral college? Which party’s candidate won the electoral vote in your state in 1996? In 1992?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
3 .		Questions for http://www.whitehouse.gov/governement/eop-agencies.html. Scroll down and look at the links on the left hand margin. What do the various organizations within the Executive Office of the Presidency do? Click on each link and briefly describe the organization's function.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
4 .		For more information on presidents and presidential libraries, go to: www.sunsite.unc.edu/lia/president. Click on "Presidents: Websites for all Presidents." Select "Fillmore" and "Arthur." Examine some of the links available on these two presidents. Why do these presidents tend to be forgotten by most Americans? Does the information on these links help answer the question? Select the "First Ladies" link. Select the link for First Ladies from "Hoover-Clinton." Compare Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton. What similarities do these two First Ladies share? What are their key differences (beyond the time period in which they lived)? Select the link "President: The Presidential Libraries Web." Examine the George Bush Library and the FDR Library. Which library has more information on the web? Why would one have more information available on the web than the other?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.
5 .		For more information on the Watergate scandal, go to: http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/watergate/watergat.html. Go to: http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/watergate/chronolo.html. Why was the scandal called "Watergate" and what were the burglars trying to accomplish? Looking over the chronology, what issue or incident seems to bring the entire Nixon administration down? Return to: http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/watergate/watergat.html. Read the historical background section and then the transcript of a memorandum to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. Are the arguments against prosecution more compelling than the arguments in favor of prosecuting Richard Nixon? Which seemed more compelling to you? Examine the Teaching Suggestion section. Follow the instructions given. Would this be appropriate for a high school class? Why or why not? What does this exercise teach you?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.