HOMEWORK for 1-2 (due 1-4): 
bring your 3 "go to" research resources (aside from wikipedia) to share with the class. Overlap is okay, but try to share sites that will help everyone expand their range of research.

For instance, two excellent sources of quality, credible polls are:
Gallup Polls (http://www.gallup.com/home.aspx --choose Reports)
and 
The Pew Research group (http://www.pewresearch.org/).