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Federal Government

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov
Clear, simple information on our federal government, including branches of government, how laws are made, powers of federal and state governments. Also includes links to texts of historical documents.

Federal Agencies
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
A directory from Louisiana State University libraries.

FirstGov.gov
http://firstgov.gov
"Your first click to the U.S. government," the federal government's official site.

Gov Spot
http://www.govspot.com/
Info on U.S. and state governments. Links to government reports, shortcuts to federal agencies and e-mail addresses for legislators; FBI Most Wanted List; resources on hot issues (such as school vouchers, death penalty) and more.



Congress

Cap-Wiz C-Span's Congressional Information Center
http://capwiz.com/c-span/home/

CongressLink
http://www.congresslink.org/
How Congress works, information on members, historical information about Congress. Also includes classroom resources for teachers

Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
A comprehensive campaign information site. Information on thousands of candidates and officials in five basic categories: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations. Includes links to political parties and organizations, and much more.

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov
House and Senate directories, information on the legislative process; historical documents; information on the current Congress, including text of bills, committee reports, voting records on bills, as well as recent Congressional records.



Supreme Court Cases

Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm

Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Court calendar, current docket, opinions of present and past years, as well as information on visiting the court or contacting the Justices.

AP US History -- Supreme Court Cases 
http://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/supreme-court-cases/
Short, annotated list of important Supreme Court cases, listed chronologically from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to Bush v. Gore (2002), explains the importance of each decision.

Supreme Court Cases (Summary)
http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/CaseSummary.asp
Summary of cases from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to ClintoN v. New York City (1998). Each summary includes the citation, legal concepts, facts of the case, the issue and opinion.



NYC Government

My NYC.gov Portal
http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=nyc_home
In addition to links to city agencies and information about your elected officials, this site offers an "I Want to…" list, answers to New York City government's most commonly requested services (how to get a birth or death certificate, register a pet, see restaurant health inspection, etc).



NY State Goverment

New York State
http://www.state.ny.us/
The official gateway to the state government.

 




Political Fact Checking

FactCheck.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check
http://factcheck.org/
Read about "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases."



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