2005 Illinois Youth Summit Resources
The Role of The Citizen in 21st Century America
I. Mandatory Voting
II. Federal Surveillance of U.S. Persons under the USA PATRIOT Act
III. Defining Marriage
IV. Supplemental Internet Resources
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Amendment XIV to the Constitution of the United States of America
"Interstate Comity" (Article IV., Section 2), The Annotated Constitution,
American Bar Association Task Force on Terrorism and the Law Report and Recommendations on Military Commissions, 2002
[pdf]
Patrick J. Bruer, "Citizenship," in The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court
of the United States, Kermit L. Hall, Editor-in-Chief. 1992: Oxford University
Press, pp. 145-147.
Robert Eugene Cushman, "Federal Citizenship and the Bill of Rights," in Leading
Constitutional Decisions. 1950: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., pp.36-103.
I. MANDATORY VOTING
Resources
Australasian Legal Information Institute
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
League of Women Voters of Illinois
332 South Michigan Avenue, #1050
Chicago, IL 60604-4301
Phone: 312-939-5935
Fax: 312-939-6887
Documents
ABC News.
"ABC News Poll: Compulsory Voting," June 11, 2004.
[pdf]
Information and Analysis
Carter, Jimmy.
"Peru Can Give U.S. Lessons in How to Hold Elections."
The Carter April 22, 2001
CNN.
"Presidency at Stake in Ecuador Election,"
November 24, 2002
Dean, John W.
"Is It Time To Consider Mandatory Voting Laws?" February 23, 2003.
FindLaw, Feb. 28, 2003.
Deutchman, Iva.
" What If Everyone In The U.S. Had to Vote?"
Christian Science Monitor January 22, 1997.
Gratschew, Maria.
"Compulsory Voting."
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, April 2001.
Jackman, Simon.
"Compulsory Voting" (last updated December 1, 2004), a contribution to the International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (Elsevier)
[pdf]
Australasian Legal Information Institute.
"Compulsory Enrollment and Voting."
Lopes, Campos Andres.
"Should Voting Be Mandatory in Brazil?"
The Brazilianist.
Newspapers in Education.
"Vermont Constitutional Amendment to Make Voting Mandatory"
Olbermann, Keith.
"Make Voting Mandatory!"
Salon.com, November 5, 2002
Palda, Filip.
"Vote. Or Else!"
Fraser Forum, February 2001
IndiaExpress Bureau
"Advani favours mandatory voting"
November 20, 2003
Roxburgh, Angus.
"Apathy in Belgium despite fines for non-voters."
Sunday Herald , May 11, 2003
United Press International. "Mandatory Voting proposed in Canada." The Washington Times, January 1, 2005.
Weiner, Eric "You Must Vote. It's The Law: Australia requires citizens to vote. Should the U.S.?" October 29, 2004
II. FEDERAL SURVEILLANCE OF U.S. PERSONS UNDER THE USA PATRIOT ACT
Resources
American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois
180 North Michigan Avenue #2300
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1287
312/201-9740
Federal Bureau of Investigation
219 South Dearborn Street, Suite 905
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312/431-1333
Office of the U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
219 South Dearborn Street, 4th floor
Chicago, IL 60604
312/353-5300
U.S. Department of Justice
Preserving Life and Liberty
[Official USA PATRIOT Act web site]
U.S. Department of Justice
Documents
USA PATRIOT Act Public Law 107-56 October 26, 2001
[pdf]
Charles Doyle,
The USA PATRIOT Act: A Legal Analysis
[pdf] Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress.
American Library Association
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
U.S. Department of Justice,
Delayed Notice Search Warrants: A Vital and Time-Honored tool for Fighting Crime.
[pdf], September 2004.
U.S. Department of Justice,
Justice Department response to oversight questions from U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee,
[pdf], May 13, 2003.
U.S. Department of Justice,
Report from the Field: The USA PATRIOT Act at Work,
[pdf], July 2004.
Information and Analysis
American Civil Liberties Union,
USA PATRIOT Act.
American Civil Liberties Freedom Network,
Seeking Truth From Justice: PATRIOT Propaganda - The Justice Department's Campaign to Mislead The Public About the USA PATRIOT Act.
July 2003.
American Library Association,
USA Patriot Act of 2001
Beeson, Ann and Jaffer, Jameel.
UNPATRIOTIC ACTS: The FBI's Power to Rifle Through Your Records and Personal Belongings Without Telling You.
American Civil Liberties Union, July 2003
Center for Democracy and Technology,
USA Patriot Act and other Security Issues,
Chang, Nancy,
What’s So Patriotic About Trampling on the Bill of Rights?
,
Center for Constitutional Rights, November 2001.
Doyle, Charles.
The USA Patriot Act: A Sketch
[pdf]
. Congressional Research
Service: The Library of Congress April 18, 2002
Doyle, Charles.
The USA Patriot Act: A legal Analysis
[pdf]
. Congressional Research Service: The Library of Congress April 15, 2002
Eggen, Dan,
"Measure Expands Police Powers"
Washington Post, December 10, 2004.
Electronic Privacy Information Center.
USA PATRIOT Act
Electronic Frontier Foundation,
"EFF Analysis of the Provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that Relate to Online Activities",
October 31, 2001.
Kranich, Nancy.
The Impact of the USA PATRIOT Act on Free Expression
. Free
Expression Policy Project, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University
School of Law,
Man Charged Under patriot Act for Laser
. ABC News January 5, 2005
Posner, Richard A.
Security Versus Civil Liberties
. Atlantic Monthly
December 2001 .
Rehnquist, William H.
Inter Arma Silent Leges. In All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartime
(1998: Vintage Books, New York), pp. 218-225.
Rutherford Institute.
Forfeiting ‘Enduring Freedom’ for ‘homeland Security’: A Constitutional Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the Justice Department’s Anti-Terrorism Initiatives
[pdf]
, January 9, 2002,
III. DEFINING MARRIAGE
Community
HRC Marriage Center
Human Rights Campaign
http://www.nogaymarriage.com
Marriage Project
,
Lambda Legal
Marriage Equality
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Marriage: Cases and Resources
Street Law, Inc.
Documents
An Act Relating to Civil Unions
, Vermont Secretary of State
Defense Of Marriage Act of 1996
Families (750 ILCS 5/) Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act
Goodridge v. Department of Public Health (Mass. 2003)
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
Marriage: An Overview
. Legal Information Institute
Number, Timing, and Duration Marriages and Divorces
: 1996. U.S. Census Bureau
(2002).[pdf]
Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980
, (Public Law No. 96-611)
Report on Defense of Marriage Act to House Judiciary Committee Chair Henry J. Hyde
[pdf
U.S. General Accounting Office, January 31, 1997.
Reynolds v. U.S., 98 U.S. 145 (1878)
State and Territorial Statutes and Judicial Proceedings; Full Faith and Credit
.
United States Code, 28 U.S. § 1738
Information and Analysis
Arbetman, P. Lee, and O'Brien, L. Edward. "Marriage (Chapter 31)," in Street
law, A Course in Practical Law: Seventh Edition.
(2005:McGraw-Hill, Ohio) pp. 376-392.
Belge, Kathy. "
Lesbian and Gay Marriage, Both sides of the Issue
." About, Inc. 2005
"
Defense of Marriage Act" 5/96 H.R. 3396 Summary/Analysis
." The 'Lectric Law
May 7, 1996.
"
Defense of Marriage Act
." Wikipedia January 20, 2005,
Grossman, Joanna. "
The Canadian Supreme Court's Same Sex Marriage Decision: An Interesting Contrast to the United State's Law
." FindLaw December 14, 2004
Hodder, Fraser Harbour. "
The Future of Marriage.
" Harvard Magazine,
November-December 2004 pp.38-45.
Human Rights Campaign. "
Answers to Questions about Marriage Equality
," 2004 [pdf download]
"
Marriage Requirements, Procedures and Ceremonies FAQ
." NOLO 2005
Mattox Jr., William "
"Gay Marriage" Devalues Women
" USA TODAY August 21, 2001
"
Multicultural Coalition Reintroduces AFM Marriage Amendment In Congress
." May
21, 2003
Murdock, Deroy. "
A Mockery of Marriage
." Scripps Howard News Service January
21, 2005
Murphy E. Dean. "
Court in California Hears gay Marriage Arguments
." The New
York Times December 23, 2004
Parsons, Christi. "
Gay rights legislation sails through House
." Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2005 [free site registration required]
"
Same-Sex Marriage: Developments in the Law
." Nolo 2005
Reuters. "
Spain Takes Step Toward Approving Gay Marriage
," December 30, 2004
"
UConn Poll: Same-sex Marriage and Civil Unions
" UConn News and Information
April 5, 2004
IV. SUPPLEMENTAL INTERNET RESOURCES
Law-Related Education
Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
American Bar Association Division of Public Education
Center for Civic Education
Constitutional Rights Foundation (Los Angeles)
Street Law, Inc.
United States Government
FirstGov
Office of Senator Durbin
Office of Senator Obama
Offices of Illinois US Representatives
http://www.house.gov/your representative's last name
U.S. Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
Illinois Government
Governor Blagojevich
Attorney General Madigan
General Assembly
For Information on Your State Representative
For Information on Your State Senator
Service Learning
Corporation for National and Community Service
National Service-Learning Cooperative Clearinghouse
National Youth Leadership Council
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