Curated OER
What Does Local Government Do?
Third graders cut out pictures to create a scene of their hometown and draw in examples of local government in action. They share their drawings with classmates.
US National Archives
Our Documents: Pendleton Act (1883)
The passage of the Pendleton Act was a reaction to assassination of President James A. Garfield. Find the text of the act and read a discussion of why such a law is necessary. An image of the document and a transcript of the law are...
USA Today
Campaign Finance: A Closer Look at the Pendleton Act and President Clinton
A newspaper article that explains the Pendleton Act and why President Clinton may have broken the law. (10/14/97)