This resource from the CIA World Factbook provides a detailed fact sheet of United States. The content covers the country's geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues. It...

This resource examines the creativity and inspiration that went into the creation and writing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.

These journals from the Continental Congress of the United States will provide students with a greater understanding of the foundations of American government as established in the late 18th century. Includes handwritten documents by...

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.

Students learn how the three branches of the United States government work together and the powers that the Constitution assigns to each branch-legislative, executive, and judicial.

El Paso Independent School District in El Paso, Texas created this US Government text for its high school course using OER, CC, and public domain content from a variety of sources curated by educators in the district. The course is...

The 1971 leaking of the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times led to a Supreme Court case in which the government took the newspaper to court over publishing classified information about Vietnam War policy.

Full syllabus and decision from the Dennis v. United States Supreme Court case.

This article provides comprehensive information on just about every aspect of immigration. Topics range from the number and origin of immigrants to laws and policies at all levels of the United States government. (Published in 1994)

Article covers the history and origins of the US Constitution.

Discusses the relationship between the United States and Paraguay. (September 2018)

Read about the relationship between the United States and Greece. (April 2018)

Read about the relationship between the United States and Argentina. (April 2019)

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Sierra Leone. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Zimbabwe. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and North Korea. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Japan. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Iraq. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Egypt. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Bolivia. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.

Here are the plans for Operation Mongoose, the goal of which was the overthrow of Fidel Castro and the institution of a government friendly to the United States. A very interesting document outlining how this operation could be carried out.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, 8th graders analyze two nonfiction articles and a short video that look at NASA, changes to the space shuttle program, and future possibilities in the United States space program. They...

In-depth analysis of the decision to create and drop the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II. Includes details on the Interim Committee.

Find out how the people of the United States, and Wisconsin in particular, stepped up to help the war effort in World War I. Read about the way industries retooled to produce wartime goods and see brochures that advertised Liberty Bonds.