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GOVERNMENT
Federal Government
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov
Clear, simple information on our federal government, including
branches of government, how laws are made, powers of federal and state
governments. Also includes links to texts of historical documents.
Federal Agencies
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
A directory from Louisiana State University libraries.
FirstGov.gov
http://firstgov.gov
"Your first click to the U.S. government," the federal government's
official site.
Gov Spot
http://www.govspot.com/
Info on U.S. and state governments. Links to government reports,
shortcuts to federal agencies and e-mail addresses for legislators;
FBI Most Wanted List; resources on hot issues (such as school
vouchers, death penalty) and more.
U.S. Blue Pages
http://www.usbluepages.gov/
Online version of the Blue Pages in the phone book; includes telephone
numbers and web links to U.S. government offices.
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Congress
Cap-Wiz C-Span's Congressional Information Center
http://capwiz.com/c-span/home/
CongressLink
http://www.congresslink.org/
How Congress works, information on members, historical information
about Congress. Also includes classroom resources for teachers
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
A comprehensive campaign information site. Information on thousands of
candidates and officials in five basic categories: backgrounds, issue
positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance
evaluations. Includes links to political parties and organizations,
and much more.
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov
House and Senate directories, information on the legislative process;
historical documents; information on the current Congress, including
text of bills, committee reports, voting records on bills, as well as
recent Congressional records.
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Supreme Court Cases
Famous Trials
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/ftrials.htm
Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov
Court calendar, current docket, opinions of present and past years, as
well as information on visiting the court or contacting the Justices.
Supreme Court Cases for AP Review
http://www.mury.k12.ut.us/mhs/apus/handouts/supremecourtcases.htm
Short, annotated list of important Supreme Court cases, listed
chronologically from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to Bakke v.
Regents of the University of California (1978), explains the
importance of each decision.
Supreme Court Cases
(Summary)
http://www.tourolaw.edu/patch/CaseSummary.html
Summary of cases from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to ClintoN v. New
York City (1998). Each summary includes the citation, legal concepts,
facts of the case, the issue and opinion.
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NYC Government
My NYC.gov Portal
http://home.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=nyc_home
In addition to links to city agencies and information about your
elected officials, this site offers an "I Want to…" list, answers to
New York City government's most commonly requested services (how to
get a birth or death certificate, register a pet, see restaurant
health inspection, etc).
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NY State Goverment
New York State
http://www.state.ny.us/
The official gateway to the state government.
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Political Fact Checking
FactCheck.org -
Annenberg Political Fact Check
http://factcheck.org/default.aspx
Read about "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S.
political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches,
interviews, and news releases."
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