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Basic Guides to U.S. Government

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
  This is a basic guide to government (including legal) information for children of all ages.
  
• Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE) - Government
  The Government section of this web site provides basic information on Congress, the Courts, Elections, the U.S. Constitution and more.

Legislative Process

• How Laws are Made
  A basic guide to the legislative process.
  
• Enactment of a Law
  From the parlamentarian of the U.S. Senate.
  
• How a Senate bill becomes a law

Code and Regulations

• U.S. Code
  • House of Representatives - official site
  • Cornell University Law School - good search
    
• Federal Register
  • Tutorial from the National Archives

Historical Legal Documents

• Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, & Bill of Rights
  
• 100 Documents that Shaped America
  
• U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

Current Legal Information

• Federal Court Locator
  locate the federal courts in your area or link to other court systems
  
• Findlaw
  common issues for consumers
  
• GPOAccess
  laws, congressional bills, reports, supreme court reports
  
• Legal Information Institute
  access to legal information from Cornell University Law Library
  
• National Indian Law Library
  federal Indian and tribal law resources
  
• Thomas
  recent federal legislation