• Constitution and the Founding
• Governing Institutions:
  
  • Congress
  • The Executive Branch
  • Supreme Court

• Public Opinion, Voting, and Campaigns and Elections
• Civil Rights Movement
• State and Local Goverment Resources
• International Relations Resources

• Documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention
  • This website provides access to primary documents relevant to the formation of the Constitution, including copies of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
  • Two recommended readings include the timeline "America During the Age of Revolution" and the essay "To Form a More Perfect Union."
• Letters of Delegates to Congress
  • This website provides access to letters written by delegates to the Continental Congress.
• National Constitution Center
• The Federalist Papers
  • This website provides access to full text of all the Federalist Papers.
• The George Washington Papers
  • This collection of papers represents the life of George Washington, including his service in the Revolutionary War and his time as president.
• The James Madison Papers
  • Of special interest may be "James Madison and the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787"

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• C-Span and C-Span in the Classroom
  • Up-to-date legislative information and videos about Congress, other branches of government and foreign policy/government.
• The Center on Congress at Indiana University
  • A useful resource for learning about how Congress actually works. Of special interest may be the "Learn about Congress" module.
  • Recommended "interactive learning modules" available at this website:

• THOMAS - legislative information from the Library of Congress
• U.S. House of Representatives
  • The official website for the U.S. House of Representatives. Of special interest may be the "Kids in the House" section as it provides more insight into how a bill becomes a law, the role of committees and leadership, etc.
• U.S. Senate
  • The official website for the U.S. Senate.

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• The White House
  • Official website for the White House.
  • Links to all of the Cabinet-level departments may be found here.
• The Electoral College
  • Of special interest is the "Frequently Asked Questions" page.
• USA Jobs
  • Managed by the OPM, the official clearinghouse of governmental job opportunities.

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• The Supreme Court
  • Official website for the U.S. Supreme Court. Of special interest may be the "About" section.
• The Oyez Project
  • This website has complete information about Supreme Court cases (you may pull up the opinions on all cases decided by the Court - very user friendly site).
• United States Courts
  • The official website for the federal court system.

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• The Center for Responsive Politics
  • Up-to-date information on campaign finance. On this website, users may explore a variety of data related to federal campaign finance.
• The Gallup Organization
  • A well-respected public opinion organization. Check out the website for information related to public approval ratings of the president, Congress and other important public opinion data.
• Georgia Secretary of State
  • Get registered to vote or find out information about Georgia elections at this website.
• Project Vote Smart
  • A non-partisan resource to help voters learn more about candidates and issues.
• Library of Congress - Elections
  • A clearinghouse of historical information related to American elections. Through the various websites provided, many aspects of American elections may be explored - from the fight for women's suffrage to the controversy of the 2000 presidential election.
• Votes for Women
  • Historical information related to the women's suffrage movement.

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• Library of Congress - Civil Rights
  • A clearinghouse of historical information related to the Civil Rights Movement.
• PBS - "Eyes on the Prize" documentary
  • An important, must-see documentary series about the American Civil Rights Movement.

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• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Governor's Association
• National League of Cities
• National Association of Counties

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• United Nations
• European Union
• NATO
• Council on Foreign Relations
  • There are a lot of PBS Frontline documentaries available on-line that students may be interested in as well. The general website is http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/.

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