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FHS Libguides (Library Guides): Civics Projects - Researching FEDERAL Issues

Created using your teacher's assignments and library resources, these guides are a great first place to start your research. Find databases, books, websites, and other tools that can help you do your homework.

Issues Databases - useful for ALLtopics

Find articles in Opposing Viewpoints by searching for a topic in the search bar or by clicking the "Browse Topics" icon. 

Please note: the results include a "VIEWPOINTS" category features opinion-based articles, while the other categories (ex: REFERENCE, NEWS, STATISTICS) are fact-based.

Newspaper websites - Local and national

National News magazine websites

Topic: Environmental and Climate Crisis Protections

Topic: Black Lives Matter and Police Reform

Topic: LGBTQ Rights

Topic: Immigration

This page gives the actual US federal laws about immigration and naturalization (process of becoming a citizen).

 

  

The button above will take you directly to the Immigration subtopic of the Gale US History database.

Topic: 2nd Amendment / Gun Rights

Topic: Health Care

Topic: Media Literacy and Disinformation Campaigns

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FHS Research Paper Guide, 8th edition

Please use this guidebook when writing your research paper.  It includes information on how to set up your essay in MLA format and how to correctly cite your sources in your essay and in your Works Cited page.