Unless you are a lawyer, you might not understand just how unrealistic Law and Order and other legal dramas actually are. Here's a great resource to help scholars of criminology gain a more realistic perspective. The lesson outlines the...

Civics Online offers teachers, students, and parents many excellent resources to enhance the learning of civics in the classroom and at home.

Website sporting three topics main topics in Civics, Government, Citizenship and Elections from which students can explore information through subtopics within each one. With links to primary resources and other related material.

Explore games and teacher resources on American forms of government, democracy, and civic life.

A large collection of Social Studies units, WebQuests, and games that focuses on teaching students how government works and the importance of being responsible, informed American citizens. Units are linked to state standards. A teacher...

This is a comprehensive look at American government and civics. Includes textbook, tools, library, glossary, pictures, wallpaper, news, issues, searches, and more on the American government.

This site has information about four communities that were able to improve access to programs and services for disabled Americans.

The official homepage for the Americans with Disabilities Act provides information on standards for accessible design, business connections, public transportation, housing, labor, and stories on how communities have improved civic access.

This resource contains descriptive and educational links about one of our country's most beloved national monuments: Mount Rushmore. Features interesting, little-known facts about the rationale, creation, and completion of the famous...

Provides basic information about our government.

This study resource from Khan Academy discusses the Federalist No.70. This information is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics courses, including the AP Government course.

Nonpartisan examination of issues facing the American public. Includes subject overview, a collection of recent news coverage, graphs and charts, various perspective pieces, major proposals relative to the issues, as well as an...

Official website of The National Constitution Center.

Reconstruction in the South engendered corruption, greed, a poor economy, and a backlash against the idea of allowing freed slaves to take part in political and civic life. Read about the formation of paramilitary groups who attempted to...

This site delves into the role that religious institutions and spiritual traditions have and continue to play in the civic, social and cultural lives of African Americans.