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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Also includes links to texts of historical documents.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.
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historical documents; information on the current Congress, including text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.
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).
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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