Holmes: Model UN: Country Profiles
Databases:
This is an excellent place to start. Search for your country in the search box to locate information about geography, government and a brief history of your country.
Username: bothellshs
Password: cougars
Password: goldfinch
Lib card#: 417studentID# (Example: 4171041647)
pin: last 4 digits of your student ID# (Example: 1647)
password: bothell
Additional Resources:
**Note: For Model UN you should choose the "Advanced" option in Noodletools to help you cite Government Documents & Speeches
Each time you start a new source, start a new notetaking guide. This will make it much easier when creating your in-text citations.
Cite your sources immediately after you find them.
Websites:
This excellent source will be helpful giving you background information about your country's economic system. It includes graphs and charts and compares your country's economic state with other countries as well. Simply click on the map. Use the links to the right to learn more about the government, history, economy and statistics about your country.
"Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom and democracy around the world."
Click on "Explore the Map" to find your country's ranking on how free and democratic it is with detailed explanations.
Use this index to determine how democratic your country is by analyzing where it is ranked relative to other countries in the world.
Use the command + F key to search for your specific country and where they rank in the Democracy Index.
A perfect democracy would earn a 10.00.
The rankings are based on the following: electoral process, functioning of government, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.
Click on your country to access information about your country's role in the United Nations Security Council and their viewpoints on a variety of global issues.
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