This is my website evaluation all over again because I left out alot of information the first time I did it. Sorry!
How did the House of Representatives become involved in this election and how did they make their decision between the two candidates?
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http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h448.html This website was useful because it gave more background information on the election, the candidates, and the parties. It also explained why the election went to the House (because the two top candidates were tied) and a little bit about why they voted the way they did. This editorials on this site are researched (and I think mostly written) by a man named Steve Avery. I couldn’t find any extra info on this man so I’m not really sure if he is an experienced researcher or if he held any other profession. The sources that this site uses are reputable sources such as well known history textbooks and federal government websites. There were a lot of pop ups that came up with this website and a lot of ads along the sides of the web page so I cannot be completely sure whether this site was trustworthy, but I think it was just because of the well-known sources and links.
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http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-2/1800.htm This website was useful because it gave a “behind the scenes” look at the election. It gives info about the House of Representatives and how they became involved and also what happened to keep this situation (two deadlocked candidates) from happening again. The second website I used is a privately owned and operated site. This site used to be a government resource site (for articles and things like that) but then was eliminated. The aim of this site was to get all of those articles back online but this time, it was not a government site. However, this site is funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S Department of Education. Sites that link to ERICDigests are different educational organizations and quarterlies. There were no pop-ups or ads that came up with this site. From these findings, I think that this site was a great site to use to come up with accurate research.
