United
States Government Pathfinder
Keywords:
Constitution,
Bill of Rights, Senate, House of Representatives, Congress, Supreme Court, White
House, Bill, Law, justice, Republican Party, Democratic Party, issues.
Reference Books:
| The Constitution and its Amendments - REF 342.73 HIN | Encyclopedia of American Government - REF 320.473 ENC |
| Encyclopedia Judaica for Youth - REF 909 ENC | Governments of the World - REF 320.3 PIO |
| Courtroom Drama - REF 347 COU | Black's Law Dictionary, Seventh Edition - REF 340.03 BLA |
| Environment and the Law - 344.73 PAT | Immigration and the Law - REF 342.73 |
Online Resources:
DON'T
FORGET TO USE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER TO LOCATE OVERVIEW
ESSAYS AND NUMEROUS CURRENT MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.
Websites :
Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/6-8/index.html
The U.S. Government Printing Office designed this site which
contains information about
U.S. symbols, branches of government, citizenship,
the election process, and "How Laws
Are Made." Many games and
activities are provided for the various grade levels.
Government -
FirstGov for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/k_gov.htm
Welcome to the U.S. government
interagency kids portal. This site will take you to sites
created for kids by
many government agencies. There are links to kids sites from many states as
well.
Kids in the House
http://clerkkids.house.gov/
Learn how laws are made at this site
geared for students from the US House of Representatives.
Presidents
of the United States - POTUS http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
The Internet Public Library sponsors
this well organized site where you can locate information
about the 43
presidents, their cabinet members and the "first ladies."
The United States
Senate http://www.senate.gov/
Everything you would like to know about the Unites States
Senate, including links
to all the current senators and senate committees,
details about current legislation and
the history of the Senate.
U.S. House of
Representatives http://www.house.gov/
The official site of the United States House of
Representatives. This site has a complete
directory of House membership and
staff, up-to-the minute information on bills and links
to educational pages.
The White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
This site includes extensive information on the presidential
and vice-presidential families,
history of the White House, official news about
the President and The White House for Kids.
Supreme Court of
the United States http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
This site contains complete
information on the Supreme Court and how it works.
There are links to
additional information about the Supreme Court, the Judiciary and the
Government.