Students explore the meanings of the symbols on the back of the 2010 Lincoln penny.

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.

The New York Times Learning Network presents an online crossword puzzle that you can print or play online. This one is on The Fifty States. Subject matter may be a bit deep for an elementary student to work on independently.

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.