The Earth rotates (spins) on its axis counter-clockwise, and orbits the Sun counter-clockwise as well, as viewed from the North Pole of the Earth or Sun. These are arbitrary concepts of "above" and...
If you're suspended above the north pole looking down at the earth, you see it spinning counterclockwise. If you're suspended above the south pole looking down at the earth, you see it spinning...
If you're hanging over the north pole watching it, then you'd say it does. But if you're watching from over the south pole, then you'd swear the earth rotates clockwise. You'd be correct in both...
Since this happens in three dimensions, it will actually spin clockwise, or counterclockwise, depending on the direction you are looking from - from the North Pole, or from the South Pole.
Almost all of the material that formed the Solar system revolved around the Sun in one direction. This represents the conservation of angular momentum when the material contracted to form the Sun and...