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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion overview illustrating the structure and powers of the Supreme Court as written in the U.S. Constitution.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Federal Court System

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the structure, purpose, powers and Constitutional safeguards of the Federal Court System.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Congress Oversight Power

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This excellent site from the University of Groningen provides a clear overview of the oversight function of Congress. Related American History links include text, essay, and biographical resources.
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Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: The u.s. Constitution Power Grab Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Politicians like power, but who actually gets to use their powers in different situations? Take this quiz to sort out the checks and balances that are used on the various power plays.
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Curated OER

Dominion Cabinet and Liberal Members of the House of Commons, 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cabinet is a hand picked collection of parliamentarians selected by the Prime Minister to give guidance and advice. The actual policies and planning of the executive branch of Canadian government is directed by this group of...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Persians

For Students 9th - 10th
Persians are an ethnic group defined primarily by language and location. The Persian language, also known as Farsi, which linguists classify in the Indo-Iranian Branch of the Indo-European Language Family, had about 23 million speakers...
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US Senate

Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control

For Students 9th - 10th
The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control provides information on drug policy actions by the caucus and the issues that are highlighted by the members of the Caucus.
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Other

Gobierno Del Estado De Zacatecas

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site of the state government of Zacatecas, Mexico. It covers the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches, and offers news and information about the state and the government.
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Egypt: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what the Egyptian government is doing to jump-start its economy. Although based on agriculture, see how the economy is branching out into other sectors to provide jobs for millions of Egyptians. Information is from the U.S....
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Other

Understanding the Federal Courts

For Students 9th - 10th
A ten part publication which describes the federal court system, its structure and organization, what types of cases they hear and much more. You can also download a PDF version of the document.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The United States Capitol Building

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive site that provides three lesson plans which explain what takes place in the U.S. Capitol Building. This thorough site describes the function of the Capitol Building and includes many photos of both the building itself and...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Meet the President: Activity 1

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Follow the President of the United States as he signs laws, meets with foreign leaders, and leads our armed forces in this audio article for young students.
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The White House

The White House: National Security & Defense

For Students 9th - 10th
Read general information about the establishment of the National Security Council, current staff, and its function within the government.
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Other

Federal Judicial Center: What the Federal Courts Do

For Students 9th - 10th
U.S. government-sponsored site that provides excellent information on the distinction between civil law and criminal law. It is part of a larger website that is dedicated to explaining the workings of the federal judicial system....
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Other

Committee on House Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
This website is on the Committee on House Administration. The chairman of this committee is Robert W. Ney. You can read about the latest press releases and House publications at this site.
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Read Works

Read Works: Brazil Today: Brazil's Constitution

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Constitution of Brazil. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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