Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids Ben's guide provides information to kids K-12 on how the government works. There is also information for parents and teachers.

FactFinder Kid's Corner Learn about the Census, get quick facts about the U.S. States and take fun quizzes!

FirstGov for Kids Explore, learn and have fun on this cool site all about the U.S. government and many related subjects.

How the Electoral College Works This is an election year. Do you know how we elect a president in the U.S.? This explains the process and how the electoral college works.

PBS Kids Democracy Project Learn how the government works, what voting is all about, and find out what a typical day for the President is like.

Presidents of the United States Use POTUS to find out all the facts about our presidents. Click on a name to see when they lived, when they were president, voting results from their presidential campaigns, who was in their cabinets, and notable events during their presidencies.

SIRS Government Reporter
Full-text of U.S. government publications useful for elementary through junior college students. Contains Supreme Court cases and U.S. historical documents.

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