About Our Government

About the FBI - What do the people and animals in the FBI do?
America's Founding Fathers - Delegates to the Constitutional Convention - In 1787, 55 delegates attended the Constitutional Convention sessions, but only 39 actually signed the Constitution; read biographies of all the delegates.
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (Grades 3-5) - Take a journey with Benjamin Franklin and learn all about our government.
Bill of Rights - Charters of Freedom - Examine the original Bill of Rights.
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.
Creating the Declaration of Independence: A Timeline - Find out how the Declaration of Independence came to be and what happened between June 7 - August 2, 1776.
Declaration of Independence - View the Declaration up close, read the transcript, or download high-resolution images.
Electoral College - The Electoral College is an important part of how we elect the President.
Electoral College - Scholastic.com - An important part of electing the President is tricky - it's the Electoral College.
FBI Working Dogs - Check out the FBI's special working dogs.
Historical Documents - Ben's Guide - Includes information on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and more.
History of the Bill of Rights - America's Library - How did we get our Bill of Rights?
Inauguration - Learn about this historical day in January and the swearing in of our president.
Judicial Branch - Ben's Guide - A little bit about our court system.
Kids' Bill of Rights - PBS Kids Go - Here are collected ideas from kids all across the country, with their suggestions for the Kids Bill of Rights.
Research Presidential Materials from Presidential Libraries - Every day the President and his staff generate thousands of documents providing insight into the issues confronting our nation; includes audio and visual collections to use for your research.
State Facts for Students - For each state, there's information on population, geography, business, history, and more!
State Government Websites - Visit the government website for each state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and outlying areas.
Stately Knowledge - Helps you find out the basic facts of any state and including Washington, D.C.
U.S. Constitution - View the document up close, read the transcript or download high-resolution images.
U.S. Electoral College - Understand the Electoral College, a key part of how elections work.
U.S. Senate - State Information List - Find the information you need to contact your Senators.
VA Kids, K - 5th Grades - Learn about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and how it provides many services and benefits for veterans.