Read about the privileges and powers exercised by Congress from a constitutional law perspective. Includes examples of many cases which have tested the limits of Congressional power in the history of the United States. Many links to...

This resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions over the Senate and the House of Representatives. These practice questions are intended for students taking a high school or college level American Government and Civics...

This interactive looks at how the Federal Courts operate including what the Federal Courts do, how they are organized, how cases move through the courts, who does what, the governance and administration, the interaction between the...

Article covers the Judiciary Branch of Government, the branch that interprets the law, and its connection to the US Constitution.

Article covers the Legislative Branch of Government, the branch that makes the laws, and its connection to the US Constitution.

Article provides an overview and interesting facts about the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government.

This well-written and well-organized site from The Legislative Branch provides a thorough overview of congressional powers, inherent checks and balances, as well as links to related information.

The Library of Congress provides information on the state government of Colorado, including its state legislature, judiciary, executive branch, constitution, legal guides, and general sources.

This site provides a simple explanation of the Judicial Branch with a hyperlinks to information on the Supreme Court.

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

This site designed for students, clearly describes congressional powers and provides excellent accompanying links.

Massive directory of the transcripts of all Senate and House committee and subcommittee hearings from the 105th Congress to the 109th Congress. Hearings are typcially open to the public and done for the purpose of attaining information...

Activities that students can use to understand the job of the US Senate, and become more engaged in the legislative process.

This lesson gives an article-by-article overview of the structure and function of the U.S. Constitution. Students learn about the duties and powers of the three branches, the amendment process, and the role of the Constitution as the...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a regulatory agency of the U.S. government. This homepage provides excellent information concerning the EPA.

A complete list of the executive departments and their branches. Clicking on the name of the department will take you to that home page.

A selection of online resources from THOMAS that have to do with the US Constitution.

Transcript of an interview of National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in September of 2002, discussing President George W. Bush's ideas about moving the US into war against Iraq.

Article 3 of the US Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch (the system of courts and judges), judicial powers, and the crime of treason.

Article 2 of the US Constitution deals with the establishment of the Executive Branch, the election of the President and Vice-President, the powers and responsibilities of the President, and the process of impeachment.

Presents a summary and the full text of Artice I of the US Constitution. Article 1 primarily deals with Congress explaining who may become a representative, and who may become a senator, all of the powers that Congress and the individual...

Read about the change of plans when delegates to the Philadelphia convention decided to write a new constitution to replace the Articles of Convention. See the ideas delegates had to address concerns of large and small states.

John Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, but his decisions, especially in Marbury v Madison, set the influence of the Court for the next many decades. Read about Marshall's decisions and why they were so important.

This resource from Khan Academy includes the full text of Alexander Hamilton's Federalist No. 78, one of the Federalist Papers. This lesson is intended for students taking high school or college level American Government and Civics...