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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Government Buildings: The Supreme Court

For Students 3rd - 5th
Offers a brief history and detailed description of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Legislative Branch, the Senate

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Activities that students can use to understand the job of the US Senate, and become more engaged in the legislative process.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: How Laws Are Implemented

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Students can visualize how a bill becomes a law with this infographic that breaks the process down into 7 steps with pictures and explanations. [PDF]
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Evaluate Your Senator or Representative

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How much do you know about your state legislators? Are they living up to their promises? Are they making good choices that represent the wants and needs of the state? This lesson encourages students to do some fact finding on elected...
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: How Laws Are Made: The Language of the Law

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learning Adventures from Bensguide summarizes the process of lawmaking outlined in the U.S. Constitution and provides links to a glossary of legislative terms and Congressional Resolution from 2003.
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Other

Nepal Home Page: Political Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
This resouce provides an overview of Nepal's branches of government, national elections, and political parties.
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: How Constitution Used to Organize the New Govt [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson describes how, using the guidelines provided in the Constitution, the First Congress in April 1789 named the new president and vice president, provided funding for the new government, organized the executive branch, organized...
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Other

Usa.gov

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to all federal government agencies, federal branches, and state governments.
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Library of Congress

Loc: South Sudan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to numerous documents concerning the government of South Sudan and its executive, judicial, and legislative branches. Links to related articles about the country are also featured.
Primary
Yale University

Article I of the u.s. Constitution

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read all ten sections of Article I of the Constitution, which lay out the powers of the legislative branch of the federal government.
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US Department of State

Info Usa: Foreign Trade and Global Economic Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
U.S. foreign trade and global economic policies have changed direction dramatically during the more than two centuries that the United States has been a country. In the early days of the nation's history, government and business mostly...
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Other

Federal Executive Departments

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete list of the executive departments and their branches. Clicking on the name of the department will take you to that home page.
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iCivics

I Civics: Curriculum Units

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Data: Empowering People

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find, download, and use datasets generated by the executive branch of the U.S. federal government to learn about our nation and the world.
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Yale University

Avalon Project: Constitution of the United States: Article Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of Article II of the Constitution, the four sections of which lay out the powers and duties of the executive branch of the federal government.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: Article Iii: Organizations of Court, Tenure, & Compensation

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource covers Article III, Section 1, which focuses on the judicial branch of the United States government.
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Thomson Reuters

Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Article I

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of Article I, sections 1-10, of the U.S. Constitution, establishing the Legislative Branch of the Federal government.
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Other

Tennessee Valley Authority

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a homepage of The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), an independent executive agency of the government.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: United States Environmental Protection Agency

For Students 9th - 10th
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a regulatory agency of the U.S. government. This homepage provides excellent information concerning the EPA.
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Other

United States Postal Service

For Students 9th - 10th
As an independent agency of the government, the United States Postal Service homepage offers information on zip codes, address change, stamps, online billing, and variety of other topics.
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Other

State of Oregon Official Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Official site from the State of Oregon provides information on state government, resources, economics, business, agencies, education, and general Oregon information.
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This Nation

This nation.com: Executive Order 13132 of August 4, 1999

For Students 9th - 10th
This Executive Order signed by President Bill Clinton on 8/4/99 is an order that describes the balance between state and federal governments, as warranted by the Framers of the Constitution and federalism.
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Other

U.s. Office of Special Counsel: Hatch Act

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive resource details the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1939 and how this affects the political behavior of government employees.
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Other

International Constitutional Law: Bangladesh Index

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides background material on Bangladesh's 1996 constitution It also describes the Bangladesh political parties and history of the current government.

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