Social Studies

     It is going to be an interesting time for the students in the American Government class for this is an election year. There are many candidates in this election; presidential, gubernatorial, and other state and local elections. Some of the state candidates came on Friday, March 3 for a Prairie Youth Forum. You can click here for pictures and more on this topic. Here is a list of candidates with links to their websites.

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President of the United States

George W. Bush

Albert Gore
U.S. House of Representatives John Dorso Earl Pomeroy
U.S. Senate Al Carlson & Duane Sand Kent Conrad
Governor John Hoven Heidi Hiekamp
State House (District 10) Wayne Tieman
State Senate (District 10)
Superintendent of Public Schools Ray Holmberg Dr. Wayne Stanstead
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Stenehjem Glenn Pomeroy

     As for the other subjects such as U.S. History, World History and the rest, here are some websites that are really good.

The Historynet: This is a really good site to find just about anything on historical subjects.

The American Experience: This PBS show is very good and is worth watching.

The History Channel: This cable channel is also very good and has very good links.

I will add more to this as the year goes by.

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