Unit III: Functions and Powers Core Documents of U.S. Democracy "Cornerstone documents" and documents central to understanding the three branches of government. http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators /coredocs/index.html FirstGov "The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal," this site provides links to everything government. http://www.firstgov.gov/ Congresslink How Congress works, its members & leaders, and public policies; lesson plans & reference materials http://www.congresslink.org C-Span.org Info. about current events and supporting video. http://www.c-span.org/ Congress.Org Elected officials at all levels, issues, elections, agencies, the Supreme Court, and the media. http://www.congress.org/congressorg/home/ The U.S. House of Representatives Representatives, current bills, committees, and email to your Congressperson. http://www.house.gov/ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Information, including member information, committee assignments, and documents. http://clerkweb.house.gov/ The United States Senate Senators, Committees, current legislation, art in the Capitol. Organizational chart of leadership. http://www.senate.gov The Library of Congress Resources that are available to Congress. http://www.loc.gov Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet Library of Congress database: current legislation, including its status and members votes. http://thomas.loc.gov/ Virtual Tour of the Capitol A virtual tour of the U.S. Capitol. http://www.senate.gov/vtour/index.html Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Biographical information on members of the Congress from 1774-present. http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Project Vote Smart Status of legislation, how members voted, candidates ratings by specific organizations. http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm IRS Activity: Tax Legislation Process Interactive online activity, students put steps of how a bill becomes law in order w/ instant feedback. http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/js /theme1/1_2_2.html The White House President, Vice-President and their spouses, current issues, news, appointments, and speeches. http://www.whitehouse.gov LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory Links to all federal agencies. http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html The ACLU's online archives Tips for writing to your elected officials. http://archive.aclu.org/action/tips.html The Supreme Court of the United States Find out about the Court, review recent decisions, read opinions from earlier cases, and more. http://www.supremecourtus.gov/ The Maryland Constitution Maryland Constitution is indexed by article number. http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa /mdmanual/43const/html/const.html Maryland.gov Maryland state government. http://www.maryland.gov/communities/community.asp? UserID=2&CommunityID=227&Folder=0 Montgomerycountymd,gov Montgomery County government, services it provides to citizens and more. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov The Montgomery County Charter Browse the charter or search it for specific information. http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp? url=/content/government/AboutGovt/charter.asp Internment of Japanese Americans During WWII: Toyosaburo Korematsu v. U.S. This simulation explores Executive Order No. 9066, and examines the historical circumstances. http://www.ssecinc.org/less/Pg_ls_internment.htm CIA: The War on Terrorism Press releases and statements of public officials. http://www.cia.gov/terrorism/ CNN.com: The War on Terror 9/11 and current events of the War on Terror. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/ LandmarkCases.org: Marbury v. Madison Case summaries written at 3 different reading levels and several activities. http://www.landmarkcases.org/marbury/home.html Return to NSL Government Resources *Compiled by Stacy Dimmick. **Special thanks to Marty Creel, Nancy McCulloch, Daryl Schultz, Dave West, and Jennifer Davis for their contributions.

Return to SS Resources & Links NSL Government I: Principles and Structure of Systems II: Participation in the Political Process III: Functions and Powers VI: Attaining Justice and Protecting Rights V: The Economic Common Good VI: Foreign Policy Today VII: The Public Policy Debate General Resources Primary Source and Other Documents Data Sources Elementary: Kindergarten Grade One Grade Two Grade Three Grade Four Grade Five USDE Teaching American History Grant * Grades 4 and 5 Corps of Historical Discovery Middle School: Grade Six Grade Seven Grade Eight High School: U.S. History NSL Government Modern World History