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Curricula and Learning Links - Civics/Government

Links to Other Sites

Branches of Government

Executive

Executive Branch web sites
Links to official sites for Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Commerce, etc.

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
from George Washington to the present time!

The White House Also see the White House News and the White House Press Briefings
Official sites.

White House Kids
Official site with games.

Legislative

U.S. Senate
Official site.

U.S. House of Representatives
Official site.

The Library of Congress

Thomas
Legislative information from the Library of Congress. Official site.

U.S. Code
Search the United States laws.

Judicial

U.S. Department of Justice
Official site. Make sure to check the list of DOJ agencies to explore many other sites including the FBI and DEA.

Fully Informed Jury Association
Site whose mission is to educate Americans regarding their full powers as jurors, including their ability to rely on personal conscience, to judge the merit of the law and its application, and to nullify bad law, when necessary for justice, by finding for the defendant.

Supreme Court of the U.S.
Official site.

Supreme Court Tour

U.S. Government History

Important Documents

Charters of Freedom
National Archives special exhibit of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. Includes biographical information about each person who signed the Declaration and more.

Save the Bill of Rights
Interactive game about the Constitution

Observing Constitution Day
The National Archives and Records Administration celebrates this important day in our nation's history by presenting activities, lesson plans, and information.

The Constitution Society
This site aims to provide almost everything one needs to accurately decide what is and is not constitutional in most situations, and what applicable constitutions require one to do. It is for constitutional decision support.

On Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville.
Classic text regarding the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. government. Written in 1835.

The Federalist Papers
Written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton, the papers were meant to be influential in the campaign for the adoption of the Constitution by New York State. Here the authors not only discussed the issues of the Constitution, but also many general problems of politics.

Studying U.S. Government

Civics and Citizenship Study Materials
Outstanding materials by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Questions, flashcards, and more -- FREE to download.

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Basic information about government from the U.S. Government Printing Office

Citizenship test
Do you have what it takes to become a citizen? Take this test after studying the questions from Immigration Services above.

Kids.gov
Official kids portal for the U.S. Government. Tons of resources, lesson plans, and links to all parts of the government.

Strategic Intelligence
Links to the many different agencies that handle strategic intelligence, military intelligence, adn economic intelligence. Don't know what this means? These are the spies and those who combat spies!

Teaching Citizenship
Article by Michael Farris of the HSLDA. He offers his thoughts on the importance of studying government and specifics of what we should teach.

U.S. Census Bureau
This agency keeps up with population and demographics of our country. It also has a population clock that estimates the world and U.S. populations.