Explore the science of space exploration. Pupils consider technological advances in propulsion, communication, power, navigation, and imaging. They select one of these areas and create a timeline of historical progress that contributed...

Article reports on the deal made in Congress to end the government shutdown. Article also reports on the debt ceiling and the issues that lawmakers will face regarding the funding of the government in the coming months.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated - in some cases, by years - the advance of the future of government. By necessity, government's response to the pandemic resulted in rapid change of the sort generally not seen in the public sector. From...

"The official website of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda". This article talks about the three branches of government and how they work.

This article focuses on several questions dealing with the possibility of the formation of a coalition government by the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc. It includes the possible options that are open for the Governor General of Canada.

This scholarly paper investigates the treatment of the federal government, sometimes ambivalent, sometimes hostile, during the presidential terms of Woodrow Wilson. See how Wilson's need for industrial workers and soldiers in the time...

With the deadlock between Republicans and Democrats over Obamacare, the government had to shut down in 2013. This article explains the ramifications of this for the average American. (Published: October 1, 2013)

Andrew Boxer traces the origins of a historical issue still as controversial and relevant today as in past centuries. At the start of the twentieth century there were approximately 250,000 Native Americans in the USA - just 0.3 per cent...

Government loans are described with links to more detailed information on different types of loans.

A look at how the government affects the markets and influences business in ways that often have unexpected consequences.

Taxes are collected by federal, state, and local governments to pay for a wide variety of services. This article helps students understand where their tax money goes.

A quick, organized look at the history and organizational structure of the three branches of Texas state government.

Examine amendments made to aid the government in balancing the budget and income tax as well as the debate over term limits.

This site evaluates the period of reforms under Alexander II. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the government of the 1860s and the period known as the great reforms.

Read the basic descriptions of different types of government including anarchy, capitalism, democracy, dictatorship, monarchy, and republic.

This site provides a well-balanced article that looks at the role of America's limited government in its free society, examining differing perspectives to achieve a consensus.

Resource study of the Bill of Rights examines governance by looking at three cases in history for comparison to analyze the concepts of theocracy and democracy in governing. Includes questions for discussion and small group activity.

This article contains a useful guide to the functions of the three US Branches of Government that make, enforce, or interprets laws.

Article provides a guide to the Executive Branch of Government, its connection to the US Constitution, and its role as the branch that enforces the law and is responsible for the daily administration of the government.

Learn about checks and balances, limits and controls imposed on all branches of a government by giving each branch of government the right to amend or void certain acts of the other branches.

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.

Summary of the idea of Popular Sovereignty, the belief that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.