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Model United Nations
Model Assembly Session
Other Government
Media
Other Youth in Government and YMCA Programs
Miscellaneous
MODEL UNITED NATIONS LINKS
CultureGrams
http://online.culturegrams.com
username: ymcar
password: welcome
CultureGrams is the ultimate resource for country information and is a valuable source for completing Model UN Status Reports. This service is provided free of charge to Youth in Government students and advisors. Just use the username and password above to access a world full of information.
United Nations Information
United Nations Website
http://www.un.org/
The official homepage of the UN
UN Cyber School Bus
http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/
A site by the UN for students involved in Model UN programs
Country Information
UN Member States
http://www.un.org/members/
Ways to contact a UN member nation. This site has email addresses and web pages
for embassies and missions to the UN
Flags of Countries
http://www.wave.net/upg/immigration/flags.html
A look at international flags and quick reference to country facts
Research and Participation Information
United Nations Foundation (formerly UNWire)
http://www.unfoundation.org/
Organization instituted through Ted Turner's donation to increase the status
of the UN in the US. Link to research on topical information on UN initiatives
and related global issues.
Yale Library Government Documents Collection
http://www.library.yale.edu/govdocs/un.html
Links to documents and websites related to the United Nations and UN programs.
Organizations
UNA-USA
http://www.unausa.org/
Organization dedicated to interpreting the United Nations in the USA. Link
to research on policy issues and the activities of the UN
UNA-Minnesota
http://www.unamn.org
The UNA-MN mission is to increase understanding of and support for the United
Nations and its agencies and to create educational programs that enable learning
about the U.N., the principles in its charter and the urgent need for international
cooperation in order to solve global problems.
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org
An organization dedicated to protecting the rights of people all over the world.
Human Rights Watch also investigates and exposes human rights violations to
public scrutiny.
World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org
An international organization which deals with rules of trade between nations
of the world.
MODEL ASSEMBLY SESSION LINKS
General Information
North Star
http://www.state.mn.us
Official State of Minnesota website. This site is the pathway to many other
sources of state government information
MN Legislative Reference Library
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/
This page has a great section on "Minnesota Issues" which can help when
developing bill topics, news articles, cabinet reports and lobbyist papers
State Government Topic Links
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/links/links.htm
This page has many links to topics dealt with by state government and can be
searched using key words.
Legislative Branch
Minnesota House of Representatives
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us
Official House of Representatives website. Links to Journals, Rules,
Schedules, Status of Legislation, etc. Also includes the publication, "Session Daily",
a daily list of information about the committee and floor action of the Minnesota
House of Representatives.
Minnesota Senate
http://www.senate.leg.state.mn.us
Official Senate website. Links to Journals, Rules, Schedules, Status
of Legislation, etc. Also includes the publication, "Senate Briefly" -
a weekly newsletter about the activity of the Minnesota Senate.
Minnesota Statutes
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/statutes.htm
Link to current Minnesota Statutes and key-word search capabilities for researching
topics for bill-writing. Can download text of statutes to incorporate and modify
for YIG bills.
Parliamentary Procedure Guide
http://www.farinet.org/ak/pproc/ppqwikref.htm
Quick Reference Chart for Motions and other information for parliamentary
procedure
Judicial Branch
MN Supreme Court and MN Court of Appeals
http://www.courts.state.mn.us/home/default.asp
Official state courts website. Links to current Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals opinions and information.
MN Supreme Court and Appeals Court Case Citations
http://www.state.mn.us/courts/library/archive
Appellate Court archive of court decisions. Includes access to MN Supreme and
Appeals Court decisions from May, 1996.
US Supreme Court Case Citations
http://oyez.nwu.edu/
The Oyez Project of Northwestern University. Includes option to search a database
of US Supreme Court decisions and access the text of decisions.
University of MN Law Library
http://www.law.umn.edu/library/tools/Eresources/MNWeb.html
Links to a variety of legal resources through The University of Minnesota's
Law School, including links to law libraries of other Minnesota Law Schools.
Also contains a directory for county law libraries.
University Law Reviews
http://www.lawreview.org/
Connection to Law Journal Reviews on the web for searching by key-word. Can
be used for some advanced research on topics of case law.
Case Brief Summaries
http://www.briefreporter.com/
Search engine for case briefs written already linked by real attorneys. Can
be used for advanced levels of research.
LawRunner Legal Research Tool
http://www.lawrunner.com
Site which allows for queries on law-related information.
Minnesota State Bar Association
http://www.mnbar.org/
American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org
Executive Branch
Office of the Governor & Lt. Governor
http://www.mainserver.state.mn.us/governor/
Official Website for the Governor and Lt. Governor
MN State Government Office Links - State Agencies
http://www.state.mn.us/govtoffice/index.html#30
This is the complete connection to all forms of government entities, especially
good for linking to various state departments and agencies.
OTHER GOVERNMENT LINKS
US House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
Official website of the US House of Representatives
US Senate
http://www.senate.gov
Official website of the US Senate
White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Official website of the White House
Library of Congress
http://www.lcweb.loc.gov
Official website of the Library of Congress
Declaration of Independence
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/declaration/decmain.html
US Constitution
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Constitution.html
US Constitution Amendments
http://www.house.gov/Constitution/Amend.html
Minnesota Constitution
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/mncon.html
GOVBOT
http://ciir2.cs.umass.edu/govbot
Site which gathers over 1.5 million web pages from US Government and military
sites from all over the country. Sponsored by a division of the University
of Massachussetts
Links to Minnesota Local Governments
http://www.state.mn.us/local/index.html
Links to Cities, Counties, School Districts, etc.
MEDIA LINKS
State and Local Newspapers
Albert Lea Tribune
http://www.albertleatribune.com
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
http://www.brainerddispatch.com
Duluth News Tribune
http://www.duluthnews.com
Minneapolis Star Tribune
http://www.startribune.com
Rochester Post-Bulletin
http://www.postbulletin.com
St. Cloud Times
http://www.sctimes.com
St. Paul Pioneer Press
http://www.pioneerpress.com
Mankato Free Press
http://www.mankatofreepress.com
National and International Newspapers
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com
Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com
Magazines
Time
http://www.time.com
Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com
US News and World Report
http://www.usnews.com
The Economist
http://www.economist.com
Wire Services
Associated Press
http://www.ap.org
United Press International
http://www.upi.com
Reuters
http://www.reuters.com
Radio Stations
Minnesota Public Radio
http://www.mpr.org
National Public Radio
http://www.npr.org
TV Stations
WCCO-TV (Twin Cities)
http://www.channel4000.com
KARE-TV (Twin Cities)
http://www.kare11.com
KSTP-TV (Twin Cities)
http://www.kstp.com
OTHER YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT AND YMCA PROGRAM LINKS
Connecticut
http://www.connix.com/yag/index.html
Georgia
http://www.yclub.org
Illinois
http://www.members.empowering.com/yg/
Louisiana
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5527/
Massachussetts
http://www.wavm.org/ymca
Missouri
http://www.moyig.org
Montana
http://www.mcn.net/~montanabw/
New York
http://www.nysymca-yag.org
Oklahoma
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/7089/index.html
South Carolina
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/ymcayig/
Texas
http://www.lcisd.org/pie/youthgov.htm
Virginia
http://www.vaymca.org
Wisconsin
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/classroom/6578/yig.html
Queensland YMCA Youth Parliament - Australia
http://www.youthparliament.org
YMCA Links
YMCA of the USA
http://www.ymca.net Place
to get information about YMCAs and programs throughout the nation.
Rochester Area Family YMCA
http://www.hometown.aol.com/RochFamY/RochFamY/index.htm
University Branch YMCA (Minneapolis)
http://www.umn.edu/u-ymca
MISCELLANEOUS LINKS
General Research Aid
http://www.itools.com/research-it/
Includes dictionaries, maps, factbooks, phone and e-mail address listings
General Reference Research
http://www.refdesk.com/main.html
Searches for tons of information
Yale Library Government Documents
http://www.library.yale.edu/govdocs/gdchome.html
Links to US Government Documents and to International Document libraries
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