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Government Sites
About the
FBI - What do the people and animals in the FBI do?
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (Grades 3-5) - Take a journey with Benjamin Franklin and
learn all about our government.
Branches of Government - Find out how and why power is shared in the federal
government.
Census for
Kids - Games, a word find and state facts to learn how the Census Bureau counts families and how
important it is to be counted. (Flash required)
Census
for Teens - Find state facts and fun activities, learn whether it's worth it to stay in school to earn a
higher degree, and play games to learn more about the Census Bureau.
CIA K-9 Corps - The K-9 Corps and their human partners protect the CIA and its
employees.
CIA's Homepage for Kids, K - 5th Grade - (Central Intelligence Agency) - Look
through these pages and you will learn all about the CIA. If you read carefully, you can become a CIA expert.
There's also have some fun stories and games for you.
CryptoKids - Peer into the
secret world of cryptology: making and breaking codes. Play lots of games and activities at this site too!
Declaration of Independence - View the Declaration up close, read the transcript, or
download high-resolution images.
FBI Working
Dogs - Check out the FBI's special working dogs.
FBI's Kids
Page - Learn about the FBI and play games.
History of the Bill of Rights - America’s Library - How did we get
our Bill of Rights?
How
Laws Are Made - Learn how our government creates laws.
Judicial Branch - Ben's Guide - A little bit about our court system.
Kids in the House -
Learn how Congress works.
Kids in the House (for Middle School grades) - Learn more about the U.S. House of
Representatives, its members, responsibilities, and history through these lessons and activities.
Learn about our Presidents - Discover interesting facts about our Presidents.
Military Kids on the Move - Helping kids in military families deal with moving.
National versus State Government - Why do we have both state governments AND a
national government?
Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century - View resources, video and audio files from the
collections of twelve Presidential Libraries.
Symbols of the Government activity book - A fun book packed with
activities about the U.S. Flag, the eagle, the Liberty Bell, and more (PDF).
Treasury
Direct Kids - How our country pays its l
U.S. Constitution - View the document up close, read the transcript or download high-
resolution images.
VA Kids, K -
5th Grades - Learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and how it provides many
services and benefits for veterans.
Voter
Registration - Learn more about the history of voting.
Other Resources
Celebrate the Constitution Game - Learn about our Constitution by dragging
each statement to the document where it belongs.
Citizenship Quiz - History.com - Test your knowledge on Amercian Government,
American History and Civics.
Electoral College - Scholastic.com - An important part of electing the President is
tricky - it's the Electoral College.
Follow the Law: How a Bill Gets Passed -
Education.com - How far does a bill have to travel before it can become a law? This worksheet
explains the steps a bill must take in order from beginning to end.
Presidential 7 Hat Challenge - Train with former Presidents to
master all 7 roles that you - our next President - must play.
Vocabulary in History: Preamble to the Constitution - Read
the Preamble, noting the underlined words, then match them with the synonyms that follow.
Who’s Who: Learn the Presidents - This worksheet will challenge your
knowledge of U.S. history; read through the clues and match the president to the right answers.
Who's Who: Learn the Presidents - This worksheet will challenges your
knowledge of U.S. history by asking you to match each of these six former presidents with the correct
biographical clue.
Page Revised - 11/8/2011
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