National References and Resources
- Library of Congress:
- Search the Library of Congress's new online catalog, view the American Memory Collection, find out about copyright, visit the on-line gallery and more.
- THOMAS: Federal Congress Legislation
- To find actual Congressional legislation, Congressional and Constitutional information and other United States Government resources.
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Although designed for kids, this makes the whole political process (i.e. how laws are made) easier for everyone to understand.
- TopoZone
- Contains topgraphic maps from the U.S. Geological Survey. For definitions of map symbols, go to the USGS Topographic Map Symbols page.
- State and Local Government on the Net
- A directory of state, county and city government websites.
- The Declaration of Independence for the United States
- The document that birthed our nation.
- AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
- Contains documents from the fifteenth century until modern day.
- The White House
- The proverbial seat of our government's Executive branch.
- The United States Senate Home Page
- The Web site of half of our nation's Legislative branch.
- Senate Calender of Business
- The United States House of Representatives Home Page
- Decisions of the Supreme Court
- Court dockets, case histories, and trial records for the Judicial branch.
- United States Government Manual
- Contains information about all Governmental Agencies.
- United States Census Bureau
- Research census information here.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Contains a wealth of statistical information.
- CIA's World Fact Book
- Locate information about countries of the world.
Last Updated 10/20/2009
