U.S. Government

 

 

General Information

Basics of U.S. Government

questions

Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government

for K-12

The Bill of Rights

read the Bill of Rights

Constitution of the United States

Branches of Government

Brainpop video

Democracy

Brainpop video

 

 

Declaration of Independence

Democracy in Action

 Thinkquest Jr

Federal Government Thinkquest Jr.

How Does Government Affect Me?

What is government and what role does it play in our lives? Why do we need government?

Inside the Voting Booth

from The Democracy Project

Look Who's Footing the Bill!

 Webquest

The PBS Kids Democracy Project

from PBS

 

Process of American Government

by Morton Middle School

Teen Government

the Whitehouse, the Capitol Building, the Supreme Court and State Government

The Three Branches of Government

Thinkquest

U.S. Government in a Nutshell

Thinkquest Jr.

The United States House of Representatives

Educational links

What is Government?

ancient governments

You and Your Government

a place where you can go to learn about the government

The Executive Branch

The American Presidency

from the Smithsonian

The American Presidency: a Glorious Burden - Polling Your Opinion Counts!

explains polls and has student do a sample poll

The American Presidency: a Glorious Burden - The Presidential Seal

information about the seal, color a seal or create a new seal

The American Presidency: a Glorious Burden- the President's Children

find out about some of the Presidents' children

The American Presidency: a Glorious Burden - The President Has Many Roles

the roles of the President

 

American Presidency Game Show 

jeopardy like game with Presidents as main topic

American Presidency Word Guess

guess words related to the Presidency

The American President

the most comprehensive non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency

 

 The American President -PBS

the story of the Presidency

American Presidents Life Portraits

contains a complete video archive of all the Presidents including biographical facts, key events of each presidency, Presidential places and reference materials

Color the Presidential Seal

 

Grolier presents the American Presidency

background and history, the Presidency and electoral politics, facts, historical websites and quizzes

Learning the Impeachment Process

Thinkquest Jr.

The Modern Presidency

Powerpoint presentations and information

Name that President - Game

match picture to name

Objects from the Presidency

the foundations, the campaign trail, life and death at the White house, and communicating the Presidency

President for a Day

learn what the President's job is

President's Hangman

The Presidents

explore the lives and careers of the American Presidents

Quia - United States Presidents Hangman

 

The Road to the White House Thinkquest Jr.

United States Presidents

from the first president

Vice Presidents of the United States

list with basic info

Who is that?

identify the President

The Judicial Branch

Ben's Guide to the US Government: the Judicial Branch

Just for Kids - a simple explanation of the Judicial Branch with a hyperlinks to information on the Supreme Court.

Ben's Guide to the US Government: the Supreme Court

A simple explanation of the Supreme Court for kid's to read.

 

Congress for Kids: The Judicial System

Read a brief synopsis of the Supreme Court of the Judicial Branch and then complete the short quiz by clicking on the "show what you know" link at the bottom. Be sure to visit the other links by visiting the section titled "play more" at the bottom of the second page! A multitude of activities are found at this link.

 The Living Constitution: The Supreme Court and Civil Liberties

Three Branches of Government: Judicial Branch

Learn about the Judicial Branch of the United States Government. Find out about the court system, test your knowledge with Judicial Trivia and other Judicial Links.

Understanding the Federal Courts

A ten part publication which describes the federal court system, its structure and organization, what types of cases they hear and much more.

The United States Capitol  

  

The Legislative Branch

Government Agencies

The White House

Patriotic Symbols

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