Web Resources: The Constitutional Convention and United States Government
The following Web resources offer supplementary information for teachers of American
history. If you'd like to share information about useful history or education
Web sites,
please contact us and we'll add them to the list.
NOTE: The Teaching American History Grant Program is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites
The White House Find out about the histories of the White House itself and pets in the White House. Write an e-mail message to the President, and more! www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/kidshome.html
The Constitution of the United States Study the U.S. Constitution online.
library.law.emory.edu/for-law-students/emory-law-subject-guides/constitutional-and-statutory-research/us-constitution/
Presidential Powers Interesting website detailing the powers vested in the executive branch, including easy-to-understand scenarios that clearly explain different aspects of Presidentail power. (Link submitted by a student in Mrs. Sarah Russell's class—thank you!) nationalparalegal.edu/conLawCrimProc_Public/Federalism/PresidentialPowers.asp
Electronic Frontier Freedom Foundation The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a non-profit civil liberties organization working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information online as well as to promote responsibility in new media. www.eff.org/
Government Links to sites about different branches of the United Nations and the U.S. government and how each functions. www.kidsvista.com/SocialStudies/government.html
Political Resources on the Net "Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world." Links to political parties, activist organizations, and government agencies with more than eighty countries represented. www.politicalresources.net/home.htm
State and Local Governments Information about each state's government, plus maps of states and information about local governments. http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet A government information source with information on how the U.S. legislature functions, including details on pending bills before Congress and links to the last few years of the Congressional Record Online. http://thomas.loc.gov/
United States Information Agency A government information source that includes links to documents and a great deal of information on such things as how laws are made. Available in English, French, and Spanish. http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/usa.htm/
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/index.html
