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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: Three Branches of Government
Learning adventure guide on the three branches of government. Students read about the functions of the Legislative, Judicial and Executive branches and then play the learning game.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Liberty Bell: 1753
Information within learning game on the history of the Liberty Bell for students of all ages.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The What and Who of Elections
Information within a Learning Adventures game and module discusses elections and voting in the U.S., including age and citizenship restrictions.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Declaration of Independence: 1776
Website with games and information on American government provides information on the Declaration of Independence and summarizes the history surrounding the document.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: How Laws Are Made: The Language of the Law
Learning Adventures from Bensguide summarizes the process of lawmaking outlined in the U.S. Constitution and provides links to a glossary of legislative terms and Congressional Resolution from 2003.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: The History and Process of Voting
Learning adventures teaches students of all ages about the voting process and the history of voting, citing the 15th and 19th Amendments, Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 26th Amendment. Links to the National Archives and voter...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: Tracking a Bill From Beginning to End
Learning Adventures guide on how a bill becomes a law summarizes the legislative process and makes it understandable for students of all ages. With links to U.S. Government publications.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Learning Adventures: How Elections Happen
Learning Adventure introduces the election process for Federal officials, specifically the President and Vice President, Senators, and Representatives.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Hail to the Chief: 1812
Brief history of "Hail to the Chief" the traditional Marine Band song played for the president of the United States.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Branches of Government
Students will visualize how the Constitution organized our 3 branches of government and the role each plays in our government. This infographic breaks down the powers of each branch and shows how they perform checks on the other...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: How Laws Are Implemented
Students can visualize how a bill becomes a law with this infographic that breaks the process down into 7 steps with pictures and explanations. [PDF]
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U.s. Government Publishing Office: Constitution of the United States Article Vii
The full original text of Article VII of the U.S. Constitution establishing the rules for legal ratification of the entire U.S. Constitution by the individual states. Includes explanatory historical notes.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: How Laws Are Made
An easy-to-understand reading of the process of how a law comes to be.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Declaration of Independence (9 12)
Read the full text of the Declaration of Independence, and get some other interesting information about it. Links at the bottom of the page explore the Declaration of Independence in fuller detail, including what the document is, who...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: u.s. Presidents (6 8)
From George Washington to George W. Bush, here are the names of all the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States, as well as term dates and their party affiliations.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Branches of Government
A brief overview of the origins of the three branches of the federal government, with links to more in-depth information about each branch. Also discusses the concerns of the Founding Fathers about creating a government that had...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Declaration of Independence (3 5)
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents a brief description of the Declaration of the Independence. Links to related sites are available.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Constitution: About the Constitution
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents an introduction of the Constitution. Links to related sites are available.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Citizenship: Becoming a u.s. Citizen
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students. This site presents a description of the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Links to related sites are available.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Rights of Citizens: The Bill of Rights
This site provides a full-text version of the Bill of Rights, the document that secures and protects individual, political and economic freedoms.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Supreme Court
This site has a simple explanation of the Supreme Court for kid's to read. You can also access the Official Supreme Court Web site from here.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The President of the United States (3 5)
Describes the job and duties of the President of the United States as head of the executive branch. Also discusses how the President is elected and the length of terms of office.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Branches of Government: Executive Branch (3 5)
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students in grades K-12. This site presents an overview of the Executive branch of government. Links to related sites are available.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The President's Cabinet
This is a fun way to teach elementary students about the Presidential Cabinet, which includes the Vice President, 14 secretaries from executive departments and the Attorney General of the United States. Learn about this group's role in...