Government

[|The AAA Digest of Motor Laws]is an online compendium of state laws and rules related to driving and owning a motor vehicle in the United States and Canada.

[|The Access Initiative]is the world’s largest network of civil society organizations dedicated to ensuring that local communities have the rights and abilities to gain access to information and to participate in decisions that affect their lives and their environment.

[|All the President's Pens | The White House] Why do presidents use so many pens to sign legislation? White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains.

[|Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America and Canada]

[|C-SPAN Video Library] The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes, and archives all C-SPAN programming for historical, educational, research, and archival uses. The Archives records all three C-SPAN networks seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Programs are extensively indexed making the database of C-SPAN programming an unparalleled chronological resource. Programs are indexed by subject, speaker names, titles, affiliations, sponsors, committees, categories, formats, policy groups, keywords, and location. The congressional sessions and committee hearings are indexed by person with full-text. The video collection can be searched through the online Video Library.

[|CapitolHearings.org]as created by C-SPAN in conjunction with Congressional Quarterly to provide detailed information about ongoing Congressional hearings and sessions.

[|CongressLink]provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. CongressLink is directed to teachers of American Government and civics. It is multi-featured, offering original content (including lesson plans and historical materials) and up-to-the-minute information about Congress.

[|Face the Facts USA] slices through the hyperbole, spin, and slant that gunk up the biggest issues facing America today – and presents exhaustively researched and vetted facts in a compelling, easy-to-digest way. Face the Facts USA is a project of The George Washington University’s Center for Innovative Media at the GW School of Media and Public Affairs.

[|Federal Depository Library] (FDL) community, the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) has made eBooks available in the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP). These titles are joining the growing number of online resources that have been a vital part of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) for over 20 years. Users can download GPO-provided files of eBooks free of charge, for use on various eBook reading devices. GPO’s goal is to expand and provide greater access to U.S. Federal Government content.

[|Kids.gov] is a site where kids can create, share, learn and have fun! We have pulled together great resources from across government that offer information that can help with anything from homework assignments to class projects, group activities, contests and educational games. Check out the great sites for practical ideas, web resources, and fun activities for your classroom.

[|The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism]—better known as START - is a university-based research center committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world.

[|Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay] The State Bar of Texas' Law-Related Education Department has created Oyez, Oyez, Oh Yay!, an engaging and interactive site geared toward helping students (and their teachers) explore the court decisions that have helped shape our country and the state of Texas — and, most important, how these decisions have affected our everyday lives.

[|Publications.USA.gov] provides a one-stop source where consumers could go to find information and order publications on a variety of topics from the federal government.

[|United States Constitution National Archives and Records Administration] online iTunes U course exploring the United States constitution and constitutional issues.

[|US Government Printing Office Analysis]and judicial interpretation of each article and each amendment to the Constitution.

[|Regulations.gov] is your source for information on the development of Federal regulations and other related documents issued by the U.S. government. Through this site, you can find, read, and comment on regulatory issues that are important to you.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The World Constitutional Society]includes both current and historical versions

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Georgetown U. provides[| Constitutions of the Americas]as part of the political database of the Americas

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Global Legal Info Network from the Law Library of Congress offers the [|Guide to Law Online] and in many cases provides links to multiple sources for constitutions by country.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The European Policy Centre (EPC)] is an independent, not-for-profit think tank, committed to making European integration work. The EPC works at the "cutting edge" of European and global policy-making providing its members and the wider public with rapid, high-quality information and analysis on the EU and global policy agenda.
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