General
Project Vote Smart--Belfair zip code: 98528-8306
Congress.org--Type in your zip code to find your representatives. Write them a letter and more
Contact your representatives at local, state and federal levels by your zip code. A great starting point from NEA
All_Politics.com Learn about candidates, issues and elections from CNN
Federal Government Resources on the Web One-stop starting point. Topics include budget, law, executive branch, president, historical documents, civil service, legislative branch and patents
FedStats This site provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by more than 70 government agencies
Find-It! Consumer Your connection to consumer protection in Washington State
FirstGov - "Your First Click to the U.S. Governmen."
GovSpot Info about federal, state, city--or just about any government matter
OpenSecrets.com-- Where are this year's candidates for Congress getting their money? You can find individual contributors by zip code.
PollingReport.com When you want to know what your fellow Americans think about politics, abortion, crime, education and the environment, this is the place to turn. Polls compiled by Gallup, ABC, New York Times and Washington Post
StateLine.org State news and issues. Ability to compare states to one another
Statistical Resources on a variety of subjects from U of Michigan.
Students.gov Student gateway to the U.S. government

Federal Agencies
CIA--Plenty of inside agency statistics, virtual tour, exhibits
FBI
Federal Election Commission
Fish and Wildlife Service
Library of Congress
National Archives includes digital classroom, genealogy research info, historical records of government agencies
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
National Institutes of Health
Medline National. Library of Health
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
National Park Service
National Weather Service
U.S. Census Bureau Social, demographic, and economic information about the US. There are enough charts and statistics to support any point you need to make
US Dept. of Education
US Dept. of Labor Link to America's Job Bank, No Sweat, Fed. Employee's Survival Guide, Child Labor, Minimum Wage and more
Bureau of Labor & Statistics
US Geologic Survey
U.S.Department of State

International
Embassy addresses includes a list of every embassy in Washington DC
Infomine is searchable by title, subject, alphabetical index to browse and more
Yahoo! Index of Governments by Country Link to more than 70 countries and embassies

For Mr. Johnson's 20th Century World History class :
Congress.org--Type in your zip code to find your representatives and write them a letter
Politics 1 Online guide to issues and debates
Project Vote Smart--Belfair zip code: 98528-8306
Wikipedia
Bill of Rights Institute
Notable First Amendment Court Cases from American Library Association
Legal Information Institute Supreme Court collection
FindLaw.com
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate

Executive Branch
Presidents of the United States--National portraits and brief biographies from the White House of all 43 presidents
The White House Visit with the First Family, take a historical tour of the White House, link to Interactive Citizens Handbook, connect to "The Briefing Room" for hot topics, and a virtual library to listen to speeches and search through documents

Legislative Branch
Congressional Record Text--Search the full text of the Congressional Record for the 108th Congress, browse Congressional Record issues by day or search through an alphabetical index by topic
How Our Laws are Made From the Library of Congress: bills, joint resolutions
THOMAS Legislative information from the Library of Congress

Judicial Branch
U.S. Dept. of Justice An excellent resource for statistics about crimes and victims, drugs and crime, criminal offenders, law enforcement, prosecution, courts and sentencing, and more about criminal justice
FindLaw: Supreme Court Decisions Most comprehensive collection of SC decisions, dating back to 1937. Cases can be browsed by volume and year as well s by citation number party name, and full text. Includes court rules, Real Audio recordings of oral arguments and biographical information
FindLaw--LawCrawler Searches legal websites
How Courts Work From the American Bar Association, this site is divided into 4 subtopics: courts and legal procedures, steps in a trial, the human side of being a judge, and mediation. Includes flowchart that diagrams the sequence of events in the criminal justice system
Legal Research Online--From Kentridge High School Library. Includes basic legal research strategies for Washington State
Supreme Court Database - Full Text and Case Name search of 7,407 Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975. Also links to current Supreme Court Decisions
Supreme Court Decisions--Recent and selected historical high court rulings, indexed by topic and keyword

Civics
United Nations Cyberschoolbus
Model UN Headquarters
Heritage Foundation--Policy, research and analysis
People for the American Way
Working for Change
Avalon Project at Yale Law School: An extensive collection of primary documents in law, history, and diplomacy spanning sever centuries
C-SPAN
Center For Civic Education's National Standards for Civics and Government
Library of Congress American Memory Project
LOC's Lesson Plans
National Archives
NARA Lesson Plans
National Security Archive
Our Documents

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Access Washington State: Ask George
Center For Civic Education's National Standards for Civics and Government
Find It! Washington a service from Washington State Library
National Security Archive
Washington State Legislature Search for RCW's and WAC's
Washington State RCW's Search the Revised Code of Washington
Washington State Legislature House and Senate Home Pages, Bill info, legislative info and more

North Mason High School
North Mason School District
Web site by Lisa McLoughlin--Homepage--Email