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All Politics :: http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/index.html

This site can give you the latest political news (with analysis and background information), voting issues, and information about candidates. Very extensive site.

American Model United Nations :: http://www.amun.org/

"American Model United Nations Inc. (AMUN) is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1989 to provide students with the highest quality, most professionally run simulation of the United Nations available. AMUN strives to combine educational quality with highly realistic simulations of the United Nations to give students an unparalleled Model UN learning experience."

Congressional Youth Leadership Council ::

From the page: ³The Congressional Youth Leadership Council is a nonprofit 501(c)(3), nonpartisan, educational organization dedicated to "fostering and inspiring young people to achieve their full leadership potential." Founded in 1985 and located in Washington, D.C., the Council provides outstanding high school students nationwide the opportunity to study leadership and citizenship in the nation's capital.²

Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court :: http://supct.law.cornell.edu:8080/supct/

Get the low down on recent and past decisions.

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts :: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/home.html

"This site explores some of the great issues and controversies that surround our Nation's founding document." Make sure to "test your knowledge of trivia relating to the Constitution" with Constitutional Trivia and Bill of Rights Golf.

The Federal Judiciary Homepage :: http://www.uscourts.gov/

"The purpose of this site is to function as a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government."

HistoryCentral.com :: http://www.historycentral.com/

This site contains numerous pages about the history of the United States including elections, wars, statistics and much more! It also has some information on other coutries.

National Constitution Center :: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/

The National Constitution Center is a non-profit organization that works to increase understanding of the U.S. Constitution. The site includes the full text of the Constitution, including a variety of interactive tools designed to explain the document. Also includes links to information about other U.S. historical documents, resources for teachers, and a section for kids.

POTUS: Presidents of the United States :: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

POTUS has "background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included."

U.S. Government Basics :: http://www.vote-smart.org/resource_govt101_01.php

This site gives the basics on how the U.S. government works. Features include how a bill becomes a law, state government, Congress, the President & the election process. It's produced by a non-profit, non-partisan organization.

U.S. House of Representatives :: http://www.house.gov/

Find out the "schedule the House intends to consider this week," get "up-to-date events on the House floor as they happen," and learn all about the legislative process. Want to write to your Representative? If so, you can find the contact information here as well.

United Nations CyberSchoolBus :: http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/

This site, designed for both teachers and students, provides much useful information about the United Nations. You can read about the history of the UN, view flags from all the member states, see photographs of all the Secretaries General, and see photographs from the UN archives by photographers from around the world, among other resources.

United States Legislative Branch :: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/legbranch/legbranch.html

You can either search or browse this site in order to find out about Congress, Members, Committees, Congressional Organizations, Floor Proceedings, Legislation, House and Senate Rules, and much more.

United States Senate :: http://www.senate.gov/

Get to know what's happening in the United States Senate. You can find out about bills that are pending, who your senators are and their e-mail addresses, and some trivia as well. You can also get some background information on the institution of the Senate.

Welcome to the White House :: http://www.whitehouse.gov/

The official site for the White House includes pictures of the First Family, letters from the President and Vice-President, links to other political web sites, information on what's going on in the U.S. government right now, and has lists of speeches and otherpolitical information you can browse through. Also includes information about how you can become involved in the government right now.

Youth in Action :: http://www.youthlink.org/us/

The site is a place for youth to voice their opinions about the issues facing the US today. It contains the ³National Youth Platform², chat rooms about various political topics, and information about future plans. They hope to get more youth involved in the political process. So far, the focus is strictly on the US.