================= README ================= * Civics Archive Directory of general documents related to government. It includes the U.S. Constitution and (part of the) Canadian constitution and mailing addresses for U.S. Senators and Representatives. If you have gopher, the archive is browsable with the command: gopher -p academic/civics gopher.eff.org The archive is accessible via anonymous ftp and email. Ftp to ftp.eff.org (192.77.172.4). It is in directory "pub/academic/civics". To get the file(s) by email, send email to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com. In the body of your note include the lines: connect ftp.eff.org cd /pub/CAF/civics get get where is the name of a file that you want. File README is a detailed description of the items in the directory. For more information, to make contributions, or to report typos contact J.S. Greenfield (greeny@eff.org). ================= administration.address ================= Addresses for writing to the President, the Vice-President, and cabinet members. ================= affirmative-action.info ================= * Information on Affirmative Action and Civil Rights Law A discussion of some distinctions between that which is required by various civil rights laws, and what those laws merely permit, as well as a discussion of affirmative action. "...under an affirmative action program, race or sex MAY be considered appropriately IF it is used only to make judgements between otherwise well-qualified candidates. This is not really a feature of AA programs, but of the civil rights laws that authorize them." ================= alawon-2-31 ================= * ALAWON, Volume 2, Number 31 Volume 2, Number 31 of the ALA Washington Office Newsline. Includes information on a new governmental networking program, and on-line access to the Library of Congress. ================= bill.status.pointer ================= * Pointer to information on the status of Congressional Bills To find out the status of a bill in Congress, call 1-800-562-6000. ================= cabinet.contact-info ================= * Contact information for the Clinton Cabinet Phone numbers and addresses for various appointee-designates to the Clinton cabinet. ================= cabinet.resumes.pointer ================= * Pointer to resumes for Clinton's cabinet To access the resumes of Clinton's cabinet, FTP to nifty.andrew.cmu.edu. The resumes are in /pub/QRD/qrd/info/GOVT/cabinet. ================= cal-gopher.pointer ================= * Pointer to gopher server for California legislative information ================= campus-news.pointer ================= * Pointer to campus paper articles via gopher Instructions for reading recent campus newspaper articles from many sources, but primarily from the U. of Illinois, the U. of Minnesota, and the U. of Texas via gopher. ================= canada-gov.email.pointer ================= * Pointer to Canadian Government email addresses ================= canada.constitution ================= * The Constitution of Canada The full text of the Canadian Constitution (consolidated with amendments). ================= canada.meech-accord ================= * The Canadian Meech Lake Accord (1987) The full text of the 1987 Meech Lake Accord, a rejected amendement to the Canadian Constitution. ================= charter.can ================= * Constitution -- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- Full Text From the Canadian Constitution Act 1982 ================= circuit-courts.phones ================= * Phone numbers for US Circuit Courts of Appeals ================= civil-disob ================= * Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau (Full Text) ================= clinton-appointees ================= * Clinton Appointees A list of Clinton appointees confirmed as of July 16, 1993. ================= clinton.press.pointer ================= * Pointer to Clinton Press Releases Information on how to access the full text of Clinton's press releases via gopher. ================= columnist.contact-info ================= * Columnist Contact Information Phone and fax numbersfor a number of well-known journalists and columnists. ================= congress-ratings.pointer ================= * Pointer to ratings of Congressional Members Information on how to access ratings of Members of Congress via email. Ratings from numerous groups are available. ================= congress.info.pointer ================= * Pointer to comprehensive Congressional information [I tried this on March, 17 1993 and it didn't work - Carl] How to access current and comprehensive Congressional information via gopher. ================= congress.phones ================= * Congressional Phone Numbers Phone and Fax numbers for members of the 103rd Congress. ================= constitution.az.us ================= * Constitution -- Arizona -- U.S. (excerpts) Article II, Section 12 of the Constitution of the State of Arizona relating to liberty of conscience; appropriations for religious purposes prohibited; religious freedom. ================= constitution.us ================= The Constitution of the United States ================= dec_of_ind ================= The Declaration of Independence ================= executive.phone-numbers ================= * Executive Branch Contact Information Names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers of several cabinet offices along with the President, Vice President and First Lady. ================= fcc ================= * FCC Address, names, and fax number for the Federal Communications Commission ================= fed-register.internet ================= * Federal Register information on Internet sites A summary of basic information about institutions connected to the Internet. ================= federalist-paper-10 ================= * Federalist Paper #10 "The Union as a Safeguard Against Domestic Faction and Insurrection" The full text of Federalist Paper #10 (November 23, 1787). ================= federalist-paper-51 ================= * Federalist Paper #51 "The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments" The full text of Federalist Paper #51 (February 8, 1788). ================= federalist-papers.pointer ================= * Pointer to the Federalist Papers Information on how to get the Federalist Papers via anonymous ftp. ================= foia.insight ================= * Freedom of Information Act - Insight Features Some information on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and instructions for making a request for information under FOIA. By Mary O'Connell and Patti Wolter of Insight Features ================= foia.nlg ================= * Freedom of Information Act - National Lawyer's Guild A file from the National Lawyer's Guild for individuals or organizations who wish to make an Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) application to a federal agency. ================= gov.contact ================= Tells how to call a representive or senator, how to call the White House (comment line, fax, general), how to write Congress or the White House. Also, gives names of key leaders of congress. ================= historical-documents.pointer ================= * Pointer to historical documents via gopher Information to access historical documents such as the Articles of Confederation, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence, via gopher. ================= house-of-reps-www.pointer ================= * US House of Representatives WWW pointer ================= judiciary-comm.phone-numbers ================= * Contact information for members of both judiciary committees. Listing is in order of seniority by party with the Chairman being the first Democrat listed in each committee ================= library-of-congress.pointer ================= * Library of Congress gopher pointer ================= media.fax ================= Fax numbers for major media. ================= minn-reps-gopher.pointer ================= * Pointer to gopher server for the Minnesota House of Represenatatives ================= nbc.email ================= * NBC News' email address Messages to the NBC Nightly News can be addressed to: nightly@nbc.com ================= net-based-politics ================= * Information on using network resources for grass-roots politics paraphrase: [Jim Warren] "This details how individuals can personally pursue powerful, effective political action. I am convinced that its use will explode in the '96 presidential elections and will mature by 1999. [] Delightfully, this only works for positions that have broad public support, though usually among disorganized and geographically scattered citizens. It's useless for covert special interests; in fact, it can overpower their insiders' clout." ================= old ================= Miscellaneous information from previous congresses and administrations. ================= senate-ftp.pointer ================= * Pointer to Senate FTP site ================= umd.edu ================= * Information about the UMD Campagin '92 archive Information about the University of Marylands civics collection, including campaign '92 speeches. ================= un-gopher.pointer ================= * United Nations gopher pointer ================= virginia.decl-of-rights ================= * Virginia's Declaration of Rights The full text of Virginia's Declaration of Rights (June 12, 1776). ================= white-house.email-address ================= * Email address for the White House A CompuServe email address for the White House. ================= white-house.pr.pointer ================= * Pointer to White House press releases Information on how to get White House press release from several networks. ================= wtp.zip ================= This Package contains the product "We the People", a shareware electronic book from LeftJustified Publiks(TM). This product requires Microsoft Windows(TM) version 3.1 or later. We the People is an exploration of democracy through famous documents related to democracy. This product includes: a translation of the Magna Carta, the American colonial Articles of Confederation, the Declaration of Independence, The U.S. Constitution, the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights, and excerpts from the constitutions of ten nations. ================= ================= Last update Fri May 3 18:08:00 PDT 1996