American President Extensive presidential and electoral history, election coverage and a lively student magazine.
Annenberg Classroom and Sunnylands Classroom offer, at no cost, classroom-ready civics education resources from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Find national results for presidential elections from 1789 through 2000. Election information, articles and a description of the election process is also available.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Learn about government branches, citizenship and how laws are made with Ben Franklin as your host. Interactive games and articles provide information in a fun way.
Bill of Rights Institute: The Bill of Rights Institute offers lessons and activities for teaching students about the words and ideas of the Founding Fathers of the United States. The institute also offers professional development opportunities for teachers.
C.A.R.E. – Credit Abuse Resistance Education. This program is designed to teach students about the dangers of credit card abuse and how to be financially responsible. The local contact for this program is Molly Anderson. Her contact information can be found on the teacher resources page under "Nevada Social Studies Organizations & Contacts".
Center for Civic Education: The Center for Civic Education's primary focus is to promote civic education among the youth across America.
Civic Mission of Schools: this Civic Mission of Schools provides a "toolkit" for teachers to help them attain their goal of increasing civic responsibility in their classroom and school.
CNN Student News: This is CNN's site for current events geared towards students. It includes lesson plans and activities to go along with some of the lead stories.
Constitution Facts: This site provides information on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. It even includes a short "Test Your Constitution IQ" quiz!
Constitutional Rights Foundation: CRF offers lessons and publications for teachers to support the teaching of citizenship. The site also includes resources for the teaching of law and government, and world history.
EASE History: This site provides hundreds of videos and photographs of campaign ads and issues through history.
Federal Statistics: This site offers a listing of the kid’s pages for every federal agency. Information is geared for students in elementary through high school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
History & Politics Outloud: This is an awesome site that has audio recordings of hundreds of historical and political speeches. For example, you can listen to Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, or Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.
The Interactive Museum of News: This interactive news "museum" allows the reader to view thousands of news stories, both historical and current.
Kids Voting: This organization provides materials for teachers to use in their classroom that encourage students to become involved and engaged citizens.
Law Related Education: Programs include, Street Law; We the People; Project Citizen.
The Library of Congress – The Teacher’s Page is packed full of great information!
Museum of the Moving Image: This museum offers an online exhibit focusing on 284 historical presidential campaign commercials from every election year, beginning with 1952, when the first campaign ads aired.
National Archives and Records Administration: The NARA exhibits include "America's Historical Documents"; an Online Exhibit showing the "Charters of Freedom"; as well as links to the Presidential Libraries.
National Center for Constitutional Studies: This organization provides resources for teachers to use in their classrooms when teaching about the Constitution. They also offer free materials for using on Constitution Day!
National Student/Parent Mock Election: NSPME encourages parents and students to become involved in the voting process through participation in a mock election.
Rock the Vote: Rock the Vote's site is geared towards teenagers. Their primary focus is to get students involved in the voting process.
Student Voices, a nonprofit / nonpartisan civics engagement program, teaches students how government works, how government affects their lives, and how they in turn can influence government. Classes can explore topics on this interactive website, or take a more hands-on approach through a highly flexible, two-part curriculum.
United States Census Bureau – plus teaching materials for using the 2010 Census Data (lessons for all grade levels available).
The United States House of Representatives – Includes an educational page with documents from the Constitution to the Declaration of Independence, as well as documents explaining how the legislative process works.
U.S. Presidential Campaign Memorabilia: This exhibit presented by Duke University, illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers.
The United States Senate: This site is the official site for the United States Senate.
The White House: This is the official site to the White House. The site contains historic information regarding presidents and their tenure in the Oval Office; as well as current events news and position statements on the issues.
The White House Page for Kids! This page on the White House site has games, information and quizzes for kids of all ages!
A Parent & Teachers’ Guide to the White House Website.
Annenberg Classroom and Sunnylands Classroom offer, at no cost, classroom-ready civics education resources from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania and the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Find national results for presidential elections from 1789 through 2000. Election information, articles and a description of the election process is also available.
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government Learn about government branches, citizenship and how laws are made with Ben Franklin as your host. Interactive games and articles provide information in a fun way.
Bill of Rights Institute: The Bill of Rights Institute offers lessons and activities for teaching students about the words and ideas of the Founding Fathers of the United States. The institute also offers professional development opportunities for teachers.
C.A.R.E. – Credit Abuse Resistance Education. This program is designed to teach students about the dangers of credit card abuse and how to be financially responsible. The local contact for this program is Molly Anderson. Her contact information can be found on the teacher resources page under "Nevada Social Studies Organizations & Contacts".
Center for Civic Education: The Center for Civic Education's primary focus is to promote civic education among the youth across America.
Civic Mission of Schools: this Civic Mission of Schools provides a "toolkit" for teachers to help them attain their goal of increasing civic responsibility in their classroom and school.
CNN Student News: This is CNN's site for current events geared towards students. It includes lesson plans and activities to go along with some of the lead stories.
Constitution Facts: This site provides information on the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. It even includes a short "Test Your Constitution IQ" quiz!
Constitutional Rights Foundation: CRF offers lessons and publications for teachers to support the teaching of citizenship. The site also includes resources for the teaching of law and government, and world history.
EASE History: This site provides hundreds of videos and photographs of campaign ads and issues through history.
Federal Statistics: This site offers a listing of the kid’s pages for every federal agency. Information is geared for students in elementary through high school. The webpages include fun facts, games, project ideas, and career information.
History & Politics Outloud: This is an awesome site that has audio recordings of hundreds of historical and political speeches. For example, you can listen to Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, or Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech.
The Interactive Museum of News: This interactive news "museum" allows the reader to view thousands of news stories, both historical and current.
Kids Voting: This organization provides materials for teachers to use in their classroom that encourage students to become involved and engaged citizens.
Law Related Education: Programs include, Street Law; We the People; Project Citizen.
The Library of Congress – The Teacher’s Page is packed full of great information!
Museum of the Moving Image: This museum offers an online exhibit focusing on 284 historical presidential campaign commercials from every election year, beginning with 1952, when the first campaign ads aired.
National Archives and Records Administration: The NARA exhibits include "America's Historical Documents"; an Online Exhibit showing the "Charters of Freedom"; as well as links to the Presidential Libraries.
National Center for Constitutional Studies: This organization provides resources for teachers to use in their classrooms when teaching about the Constitution. They also offer free materials for using on Constitution Day!
National Student/Parent Mock Election: NSPME encourages parents and students to become involved in the voting process through participation in a mock election.
Rock the Vote: Rock the Vote's site is geared towards teenagers. Their primary focus is to get students involved in the voting process.
Student Voices, a nonprofit / nonpartisan civics engagement program, teaches students how government works, how government affects their lives, and how they in turn can influence government. Classes can explore topics on this interactive website, or take a more hands-on approach through a highly flexible, two-part curriculum.
United States Census Bureau – plus teaching materials for using the 2010 Census Data (lessons for all grade levels available).
The United States House of Representatives – Includes an educational page with documents from the Constitution to the Declaration of Independence, as well as documents explaining how the legislative process works.
U.S. Presidential Campaign Memorabilia: This exhibit presented by Duke University, illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers.
The United States Senate: This site is the official site for the United States Senate.
The White House: This is the official site to the White House. The site contains historic information regarding presidents and their tenure in the Oval Office; as well as current events news and position statements on the issues.
The White House Page for Kids! This page on the White House site has games, information and quizzes for kids of all ages!
A Parent & Teachers’ Guide to the White House Website.