Civics at Work

Links to Civics at Work Related Web Sites

Civics Primer: Includes abundant information on political leaders, current events, campaigning, quotes on current issues, addresses, etc.
Civics Documents: Offers links to resources including the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Supreme Court Decisions, the Federalist Papers, etc.
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents: Includes the inaugural address from every president since George Washington.
State of the Union Archive: Offers the full text of State of the Union Addresses.
The Presidents of the United States: Provides a brief biographical sketch of each of the Presidents.
Vote Smart: Provides a vote-tracking site allowing you to follow specific votes by member of Congress, zip code and all other kinds of variations.
The Library of Congress: Extensive collection of library resources with easy search capabilities.

U.S. House of Representatives Home Page: Includes news about the House, the legislative process, House committees, legislative schedules, organization of the House, and a directory of Representatives by name and state with e-mail addresses.
U.S. Senate Home Page: Includes news about the Senate, Senate Committees, Senate history, and a directory of Senators by name and state with e-mail addresses.
White House Home Page: Includes information on the President and Vice President, guides to various government services, a library of documents, speeches, etc., and news updates.
Guide to Law Online: Annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online.
U.S. Government Agencies: Provides links to both Executive and Independent U.S. Government agencies.
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Offers information on crime, justice, law enforcement, and the courts from U.S. Department of Justice.
Federal Citizen Information Center: Answers to questions about Federal programs, benefits, and services.

The Heritage Foundation: Organization is a conservative leader in both the political and communications revolutions. Resources include commentary on news, current issues, and links to other sites.
Political Science Resources on the Web: Political information maintained by the University of Michigan which contains news resources, periodicals, and specific areas of study.
The Brookings Institution: Organization is recognized as the liberal leader in political analysis. Resources include commentary on news, current issues, and links to other sites.
The Washington Times: Provides a daily overview of political events from inside the Nation's capital. Link includes daily front page and additional links to most other sections of the newspaper.

U.S. Census Bureau: Has extensive demographic resources including maps and reports and statistics on economics and population and housing.

The Gallup Organization: Provides information on polling and the Gallup organization.

Internet Legal Resource Guide: Provides links to many Internet legal resources. Excellent search for legal issues and many good links.
FindLaw LawCrawler: Legal Web and database search to retrieve information geared towards the specific needs of legal professionals.

Congressional Quarterly: Web-based legislative tracking service that integrates CQ¹s exclusive news and analysis with key federal documents and transcripts.
U.S. House of Representatives: Enables students to comment on issues directly to their representatives, take a tour of Capitol Hill, track the legislative process, and more.
U.S. Senate: Provides opportunities for virtual tours of the Senate and Capitol, direct access to Senators (through constituent e-mail addresses), on-line inspection of art and historical artifact housed at the Senate, and many other activities.
Stay Current with the Courts: Empowers students with access to free "current awareness" services including summaries of important court decisions within hours of their release.
Political Science Resources Class Assignments: Gives teachers and students a gateway to numerous current issue case studies and assignments used by the nations leading schools.