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Developed by the The Dirksen Congressional Center, this nonprofit, nonpartisan organization connects the classroom to the halls of Congress and beyond. Technology-based curricular materials focus on history, politics, civics and related subjects and include teacher resources, lesson plans, student activities and online experts.
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http://www.congresslink.org/
In addition to general public affairs programming, this site provides online gavel-to-gavel coverage of U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate proceedings.
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http://congress.nw.dc.us/c-span
The Center for Information Law and Policy
The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy, a joint initiative of the Villanova University School of Law and the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law. The site contains a comprehensive directory of federal government information found on the world wide web.
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http://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Services lists an extensive inventory of information disseminated by the federal government.
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http://www.fedworld.gov/
A scholarly journal dedicated to issues of federalism and intergovernmental relations.
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http://ww2.lafayette.edu/~publius/
Launched by the Clerk of the House and funded by Pew Charitable Trusts, "Kids in the House," teaches students, parents and educators about the U.S. House of Representatives and the legislative process. This site includes three interactive exhibits that teach kids (and adults) how a Member decides to vote, how a bill becomes a law, and how the federal budget is allocated. By taking on the role of a member of Congress in "Build a Bill," classrooms assume the role of Congress as students work online to create their own bills.
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http://clerkkids.house.gov/
Links to official federal government web sites.
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http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html
This site is maintained by The Center for National Independence in Politics, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization providing voters at the national and state level with information relating to political races, issues and elected officials.
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http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
Funded by the Pew Center on the States and administered by the University of Richmond, this site provides daily reports on state politics and public policy news stories, with a special section for journalists and policymakers covering state governments. The web site includes a glossary of public policy terms, and offers state-by-state comparisons on a wide range of issues from health care and education to campaign finance and the environment.
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http://stateline.org/
A searchable database containing a wide array of federal legislative information including summary, status, and full text of all bills and amendments, individual member voting records, committee reports, public laws, Congressional Record Text and Congressional Record Index, detailed description of the legislative process, historical congressional documents, and directories of House and Senate members.
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http://thomas.loc.gov/
Official website of the United States House of Representatives.
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http://www.house.gov
Web site for the United States Senate containing contact information for every U.S. senator, daily status reports and committee hearing schedules, status of pending legislation, and an on-line tutorial on the workings of this governmental body.
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http://www.senate.gov/
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