US Senate
U.s. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senator Richard Lugar and Senator Joseph Biden are the leaders in the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. The website provides a comprehensive look at the focus of this committee. It is responsible for the foreign policy...
US Senate
United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
The official place for information on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
US Senate
Us Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
This Senate committee oversees the intelligence activities and programs of the United States Government.
US Senate
United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
This website focuses on the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Annotation 3: Article I
This resource provides the annotation of Article 1 of the Constitution and the powers held by Congress. Focuses are on the implied, enumerated, inherent, and resulting powers of Congress. At the bottom of the page footnotes are provided.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Constitution
This site provides extensive information regarding several American constitutional issues such as: impeachment, war powers, interstate commerce, and the amendment process. Hyperlinks can be found throughout each constitutional issue to...
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Fourteenth Amendment
Presents the Fourteenth Amendment - Rights Guaranteed Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection. Includes a lengthy list of annotations to the Amendment.
Thomson Reuters
Find Law: Article I: Congressional Qualifications
This site provides text of Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Section 2 of the article deals specifically with the qualifications needed to be a representative of the U.S. Congress. This site provides text as its worded in the...
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Find Law: u.s. Constitution: Thirteenth Amendment
Presents the Thirteenth Amendment - Slavery and Involuntary Servitude, which abolished slavery and forced servitude in the United States. Includes four annotations to the Amendment.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Line of June 4, 1967
Discusses the history of the demarcation lines between Israel and Syria--lines which in part caused the June War.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Un Partition Plan, September 1947
This authentic UN map depicts the political lines to be drawn to partition Palestine as established in 1947.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Israeli Population Statistics Table
A table sorting population demographics by religion, age, and urban centers.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: The Partition Plan
The background for creating a plan to partition Palestine, as well as the details of the plan itself and its effects are discussed.
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: A Changing of the Guard
The women that paved the way for women in Congress struggled to identify their role in Congress. However, the third generation of women elected to Congress betweeen1955-1976 challenged social roles and long-standing congressional...
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Us House of Representatives: New Patterns
Women elected to Congress between 1955-1976 were well-educated and often leaders in business and society. They had clear goals they wanted to accomplish that centered around issues that affected women's lives. This feminism shaped their...
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Committee and Party Leadership
The women who entered office in record numbers in the 1990s soon accrued seniority in committees and catapulted into top leadership posts. Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House in 2002. Read about prominent...
Other
Select Committee on Homeland Security
Offical website of the Select Committee on Homeland Security, which focuses on the role of this committee within the House of Representatives.
Other
The Center for Voting & Democracy: Gerrymandering
This site provides a brief description of the term gerrymandering and where the term originated.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: What Is a Law?
Find out what a law is and who makes them. Learn the step by step process of how laws are made on the national level.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Legislative Branch
This site designed for students, clearly describes congressional powers and provides excellent accompanying links.
US House of Representatives
Office of the Clerk: Kids in the House: What Is Congress?: House Officers
Recognize the officers of the House in the U.S. Capitol from Clerk to Chaplain. Roles are described in this official resource.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Jeannette Rankin
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973 CE), who, in 1916, was elected to the House of Representatives from Montana, becoming the first female member of Congress.
National Geographic
National Geographic: The Electoral College
Discover how the United States elects its president by using an Electoral College. A map shows how the Electoral College's 538 members are distributed throughout all fifty states and the District of Columbia.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Congress: Requirements for Office
The students will research and present a computer slide-show on the requirements of office of the Senate and the House of Representatives and a special focus on the two Senators and a House member from one selected state. The students...