Social Studies Resources for Teachers & Students from Government Sources: Federal Resources

"The principal goals of the Center's programs are to help students develop (1) an increased understanding of the institutions of constitutional democracy and the fundamental principles and values upon which they are founded, (2) the skills necessary to participate as competent and responsible citizens, and (3) the willingness to use democratic procedures for making decisions and managing conflict."

iCivics provides students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials and support to achieve this.

"Web-based resources on more than a dozen focused topics from congressional leadership, civil rights, editorial cartooning to a congressional timeline and milestones in Dirksen's life."

"has information on all bills going back to 1993 and follows the status of current pending legislation as it goes through the law-making process."

The Kids in the House website is a public service provided by the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Its mission is to provide educational and entertaining information about the legislative branch of the United States Government to students of all ages. Topics covered include the role of the U.S. House of Representatives, the legislative process, and House history.

Learn about the Congress. The site is designed for young learners from grade school to High school. Teachers can also find teaching resources from this site. The site is created and maintained by the Office of the Clerk, U.S. Capitol.

Provides links to State Blue Books, which usually describe the organizational structure of state government and provide basic facts about the state.

National History Day is a non-profit organization that operates an annual project-based contest for students in grades 6-12. It has affiliates in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, South Korea, China, South Asia, and Central America.

Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Inquiry Kits were funded by a grant from the Library of Congress and developed by Maryland Humanities and Maryland Public Television. The TPS Inquiry Kits support K-12 educators and students and include five primary sources, mostly from the Library of Congress, and one secondary source. Primary sources include images, maps, audio, or video to support accessibility by students of any reading level.

This guide collates materials found on federal and some New York State agency websites relating to women's suffrage in the United States. While these materials are not official public documents, they are primary sources, both text and image, that chronicle our nation's history. The bulk of these historical records are maintained by two federal agencies, the Library of Congress and the National Archives and Records Administration (National Archives). This guide also provides links to government agency websites that offer synopses of and guides to the movement for women's suffrage in the United States and New York State. Links to primary sources are often embedded within these websites.