US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 3 5)
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief description of the U.S. Congress Links to related sites are available.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 6 8)
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a description of the U.S. Congress. Links to related sites are available.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The u.s. Congress (Grades 9 12)
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a description of the U.S. Congress. Links to related sites are available.
Siteseen
Siteseen: Government and Constitution: The Great Compromise
Covers details of the Great Compromise which was presented at the Constitutional Convention. It consisted of the idea of proportional representation in the lower house (House of Representatives) and equal representation of the states in...
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: How Laws Are Made
An easy-to-understand reading of the process of how a law comes to be.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Government Buildings: The u.s. Capitol (3 5)
Provides brief historical facts on the U.S. Capitol, home of Congress in Washington, DC.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: What Is a Law?
Find out what a law is and who makes them. Learn the step by step process of how laws are made on the national level.
US Government Publishing Office
U.s. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Hearings
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...
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The Hill
The Hill is a non-partisan, non-ideological weekly newspaper that describes the inner workings of Congress, the pressures confronting policy makers and the many ways in which decisions are made.
FOX News
Fox News: Politics
FOX News covers the latest in United States politics. Impact is presented with television and the internet in mind.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Maxwell Evarts
(1818-1901) US Secretary of State, US Attorney General and Senator from New York.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles B. Farwell
(1823-1903) US Representative and Senator from Illinois.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Clay
Henry Clay, the famous American statesman and orator. He ran for president unsuccessfully several times. Speaker of the House of Representatives, US Secretary of State, Senator from Kentucky.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: George F. Hoar
(1826-1904) US representative and senator from Massachusetts that helped draft the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: James G. Blaine
(1830-1893) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator from Maine, and secretary of state.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John G. Carlisle
(1835-1910) US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives, senator Kentucky, and cabinet officer
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Judge David Davis
(1815-1886) Named into the US supreme court by Lincoln and later became the Senator of Illinois
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Roscoe Conkling
(1829-1888) US representative and senator from New York who was confirmed a Supreme Court Justice.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Thomas Corwin
(1794-1865) US governor of Ohio and representative and senator as well as ambassador to Mexico.