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- FirstGov
Is a search engine that will connect citizens to nearly all online federal,
state and local governmental resources. - AfterSchool.gov
Do Federal Government organizations have websites appropriate for kids? Choose
sites for either kids or teens, and explore some of the resources put together
by various departments of the government. - MuniSource
One of the largest collections of municipal government related information
on the WWW, this site includes direct links to over 5,600 Official Municipal sites
in 45 countries, and the numbers grow daily! Use this site to find out what is
really going on in any listed municipality, from town council meetings to library
hours. - Supreme
Court of the United States
This Website is maintained by the Supreme
Court of the United States to provide Court information to the bar, the public,
and the news media. - The
World's Smallest Political Quiz
What does it mean to be a libertarian,
a moderate or a conservative? Take the "World's Smallest Political Quiz" and find
out. Use with students to chart the views of class members, then take the quiz
a few more times (and change some of the answers) to see the differences between
moderates, liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and authoritarians. Created
by the "Advocates for Self-Government" (Libertarian Party.) - White
House for Kids
This tour is organized into six sections: 1. Where is
the White House; 2. The History of the White House; 3. Our President; 4. Children
in the White House; 5. Pets in the White House; 6. and Write to the President
- Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Created by the Government Printing
Office, this well-designed site introduces children to how the government works.
It covers the U.S. Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government,
and citizenship. The site is divided into sections aimed at age groups K-2, 3-5,
6-8, and 9-12, with a separate section for parents and educators.
- The
National Transportation Safety Board
The NTSB is an independent Federal
agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States and
signigicant accidents in the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations
and safety studies, and issues recommendations to prevent future accidents.
- 50
States and Capitals
This site has a page of information and links for
each of the 50 United States. - U.S.
Securties and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Assistance
Learn the facts of investing and much more. - Kids
Web
Kids Web contains the home page locations for the U.S. Government
and other world governing bodies. - The
United States Senate
Learn about the United State Senate, current legislative
activities, committee information, senators and senate leadership information,
senate history, procedures, terminology, virtual tours, and more.
- The
United States Houses of Representives
Up-to-date events on the houses
floor. Up-to-the-hour committee hearing schedules. Access to information about
resolutions being considered in the houses, and more. - An
Outline of American Government
This link is an online textbook covering
the structure and fundamentals of the government of the United States of America,
and its state and local governments. This site is an excellent place for study
and reference. - Political
Resources on the Net
Political links available on the Internet sorted
by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more
from all around the world. - State
of Rhode Island General Assembly
Information on the current legislative
sessions for both the Rhode Island House and Senate. - RI
State Goverment Information Service
A web site brought to you by the
office of Library and Information Services at the Rhode Island Department of Administration.
- Thomas--Legislative
Information on the Internet
This site includes floor activities, bill
summary & status, congressional records, committee reports, how laws are made,
and historical documents. The site includes two search engines regarding the activities
of the 105th U.S. Congress. - Kids
World 2000 - Goverment & Politics
Kids World 2000 provides numerious
Internet connections to governmental agencies and organizations. - The
Freedom Forum
The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan, international foundation
dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. Its mission
is to help the public and the news media understand one another. - Vote
Smart
Project Vote Smart tracks the performance of over 13,000 political
leaders (President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislatures). - Welcome
To The White House
Your guide to information about current and past presidents
and first families, art in the president's house, and tour information and much
more. - Library
of Congress
Search Engines for American documents, photographs, movies,
legislative information, exhibitions, library services, and research.
- United
Nations
The United Nations is an organization of sovereign nations. It
provides the machinery to help find solutions to international problems or disputes,
and to deal with pressing concerns that face people everywhere. - Office
of the Secretary of the State of Rhode Island
Use this public information
kiosk to search on all things Rhode Island. |
