Library of Congress Home Page
http://lcweb.loc.gov - America's Library, U.S. History and Culture, Legislative Information, U.S. Copyright Office and a lot more.

Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov - Congressional Information: how laws are enacted, what past Congresses have done, what bills are under consideration and full text documents that have played a part in the founding of our nation.

United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov - This site contains a history of Congress, the names, biographies, voting records, email and postal addresses of the senators.

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The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/ - Issues, news, speeches, history and tours, First Lady, past Presidents, appointments, cabinet, etc.

White House Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ - White House Quiz, Easter Egg Roll, news for kids, math challenge, photos and videos.

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Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ - Recent decisions, about the Supreme Court and more.

Supreme Court Collection
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html - Cornell University started this site to track cases.

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CensusScope
http://www.censusscope.org/ - CensusScope is an easy-to-use tool for investigating U.S. demographic trends. With eye-catching graphics and maps.  Some topics include: multi-racial and elderly population growth, family trends,regional diversty breakdowns, etc.

U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
http://www.census.gov - Business, people, geography, it's all here.

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FedWorld Information Network Homepage
http://www.fedworld.gov - The purpose of this site is to harness the wide range of information generated by the U.S. Government and to provide the user with a friendly and comprehensive way to search over 20 government databases and bulletin boards.Find a government job, IRS, Supreme Court decisions.

U.S. GovInfo/Resources
http://usgovinfo.about.com/newsissues/usgovinfo/mlibrary.htmltop - Over 700 federal, state, and local web sites are indexed into a logical USER-FRIENDLY format.

FedStats - Statistics of interest to the public from 70 government agencies.

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Ben Franklin Guide to Government for K-12
http://bensguide.gpo.gov - The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) maintains this site. Includes: Historical documents, the election process, how laws are made, citizenship, branches of government, national vs. state government.

White House Kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ - White House Quiz, Easter Egg Roll, news for kids, math challenge, photos and videos.

Peace Corps Kids World
http://www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm - This page tells what the peace corps is and allows students to explore countries around the world, ethnic food and stories of different cultures.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
http://www.ed.gov/free - A wonderful gateway for educators.  Access to lesson plans and teaching information available from government web sites is easily found.  The following curriculum areas are featured: arts, educational technology, foreign language, health & safety, language arts, mathematics, physical education, science, social studies, and vocational education.

U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm - An excellent source for Career information.

Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/SSA_Home.html - Includes a special youthlink section which contains information for young children and teenages about the importance of social security and its future.  A teacher section geared to High school level has 5 lesson plans that can be downloaded.

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CIA World Factbook 2000
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ - This web site contains country information which is used by government employees and well as citizens. Includes: maps, flags, economic, governmental, societal and cultural information.

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National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/ - This site offers primary source material and helpful hints how to use them in the classroom.Document based lesson plans, student research activities,Presidential Libraries, research historical materials, veterans records...

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