GOVERNMENT

• FirstGov
  Is a search engine that will connect citizens to nearly all online federal, state and local governmental resources.

• AfterSchool.gov
  Do Federal Government organizations have websites appropriate for kids? Choose sites for either kids or teens, and explore some of the resources put together by various departments of the government.

• MuniSource
  One of the largest collections of municipal government related information on the WWW, this site includes direct links to over 5,600 Official Municipal sites in 45 countries, and the numbers grow daily! Use this site to find out what is really going on in any listed municipality, from town council meetings to library hours.

• Supreme Court of the United States
  This Website is maintained by the Supreme Court of the United States to provide Court information to the bar, the public, and the news media.

• The World's Smallest Political Quiz
  What does it mean to be a libertarian, a moderate or a conservative? Take the "World's Smallest Political Quiz" and find out. Use with students to chart the views of class members, then take the quiz a few more times (and change some of the answers) to see the differences between moderates, liberals, conservatives, libertarians, and authoritarians. Created by the "Advocates for Self-Government" (Libertarian Party.)

• White House for Kids
  This tour is organized into six sections: 1. Where is the White House; 2. The History of the White House; 3. Our President; 4. Children in the White House; 5. Pets in the White House; 6. and Write to the President

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
  Created by the Government Printing Office, this well-designed site introduces children to how the government works. It covers the U.S. Constitution, how laws are made, the branches of government, and citizenship. The site is divided into sections aimed at age groups K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12, with a separate section for parents and educators.

• The National Transportation Safety Board
  The NTSB is an independent Federal agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States and signigicant accidents in the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues recommendations to prevent future accidents.

• 50 States and Capitals
  This site has a page of information and links for each of the 50 United States.

• U.S. Securties and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Assistance
  Learn the facts of investing and much more.

• Kids Web
  Kids Web contains the home page locations for the U.S. Government and other world governing bodies.

• The United States Senate
  Learn about the United State Senate, current legislative activities, committee information, senators and senate leadership information, senate history, procedures, terminology, virtual tours, and more.

• The United States Houses of Representives
  Up-to-date events on the houses floor. Up-to-the-hour committee hearing schedules. Access to information about resolutions being considered in the houses, and more.

• An Outline of American Government
  This link is an online textbook covering the structure and fundamentals of the government of the United States of America, and its state and local governments. This site is an excellent place for study and reference.

• Political Resources on the Net
  Political links available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

• State of Rhode Island General Assembly
  Information on the current legislative sessions for both the Rhode Island House and Senate.

• RI State Goverment Information Service
  A web site brought to you by the office of Library and Information Services at the Rhode Island Department of Administration.

• Thomas--Legislative Information on the Internet
  This site includes floor activities, bill summary & status, congressional records, committee reports, how laws are made, and historical documents. The site includes two search engines regarding the activities of the 105th U.S. Congress.

• Kids World 2000 - Goverment & Politics
  Kids World 2000 provides numerious Internet connections to governmental agencies and organizations.

• The Freedom Forum
  The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan, international foundation dedicated to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people. Its mission is to help the public and the news media understand one another.

• Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders (President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislatures).

• Welcome To The White House
  Your guide to information about current and past presidents and first families, art in the president's house, and tour information and much more.

• Library of Congress
  Search Engines for American documents, photographs, movies, legislative information, exhibitions, library services, and research.

• United Nations
  The United Nations is an organization of sovereign nations. It provides the machinery to help find solutions to international problems or disputes, and to deal with pressing concerns that face people everywhere.

• Office of the Secretary of the State of Rhode Island
  Use this public information kiosk to search on all things Rhode Island.