Politics & Government

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.
http://bensguide.gpo.gov
Children and YAs from Kindergarten through grade 12 will find a variety of information about basic aspects of the United States and its government, such as how a bill becomes law.

Congress for Kids.
http://www.congressforkids.net
Learn the basics about the U.S, government with activities led by Uncle Sam.

FCC Kidszone
www.fcc.gov/kidszone
This site offers information for children on the FCC, as well as lots of interactive games and puzzles, surveys, telecom factoids and much more.

FirstGov for Kids
http://www.kids.gov/
A kids’ portal to the U.S. government, this site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject.

Idealist.org: Kids and Teens.
http://www.idealist.org/kt
Learn all about nonprofit organizations and the activities and issues they pursue. Includes information about organizations started by kids as well as suggestions for getting started on your own.

Kids in the House.
http://clerkkids.house.gov
Do you ever wonder who keeps track of all those votes in the House of Representatives? Well, it's the Clerk of the House, of course. He (or she) does this and much more. Surf this interesting site to find out.

State and Local Governments.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
Information about each state’s government, plus maps of states and information about local governments.

The Constitution of the United States.
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDERAL/usconst.html
Study the U.S. Constitution online. Includes the ability to search the Constitution by keyword.