Civics and Government

• Constitution Day Resources
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Civics Links
• Civic Ideals and Practices Links
• JusticeLearning
• Nebraska Judicial Branch
• Nebraska Judicial Branch For Students and Teachers
• Nebraska Social Studies/History Standards
• Power, Authority and Governance
• ADVOCATES for Self-Government
• American Civil Liberites Union
• American History and Government HotList -- Hot list of government and US History sites. Very comprehensive with an emphasis on primary documents.
• Bill of Right Institute -- Resources and information for the classroom on the Bill of Rights. Includes Bill of Rights in the News, Founder of the Month and much more.
• Citizenship Central -- New site sponsored by NCSS on citizenship education for students, teachers, policy makers, and parents.
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• CloseUp Foundation
• CNN Home page for CNN. Good source of news with information about CNN programming.
• Constitutional Rights Foundation -- Constitutional Rights Foundation seeks to instill in our nation's youth a deeper understanding of citizenship through values expressed in our Constitution and its Bill of Rights, and educate them to become active and responsible participants in our society.
• D.L. Hennessey's Links
• FindLaw -- FindLaw is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals.
• GOV. making government user friendly
• League of Women Voters -- The League of Women Voters is a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy.
• Legal Information Institute
• Libary of Congress
• MSNBC -- Home page for MSNBC. Up to the minute news.
• National Constitution Center -- The document, resources and links, case law, history of the Constitution, much more.
• National Archives -- The Digital Classroom, the National Archives' gateway for resources about primary sources, activities and training for educators and students.
• Nebraska State Bar Foundation
• Nebraska League of Women Voters
• PBS Online-- This is the home page for Public Broadcasting System. It provides information about programs shown on PBS stations.
• Street Law -- This site provides practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human rights.
• Study for the U.S. Citizenship Test
• The American President -- Good background information about the American Presidency with specific information about each president.
• The Avalon Project at Yale Law School Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy -- Historical documents from the Pre-1700's to the present.
• The CIA World Factbook -- Provides you with up to date information about various countries.
• The CivicMind
• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Dirksen Congressional Center's
• he League of Women of Connecticut
• The National Immegration Forum
• The UVA Center for Governmental Studies PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION a guide to reform
• Thomas -- Legislative information
• The American Memory -- Digital library provided by the Library of Congress. Good collection of documents and photographs.
• votenote@aol.com -- List serve with information on new bills up for discussion and how your senators and representatives vote