Center for Civic Education
http://www.civiced.org/index.html

The American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org/

National Standards for Civics Education
http://www.civiced.org/curriculum.html


Web Site Resources: US & Local Government

Primarily Background

Avalon at
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm

Gateway to Current Political Goings Ons
http://www.politics1.com/

Gateway to news centers and reference information
http://www.polisci.com/

Gateways to Federal Agencies
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html

Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans

Civics Online for Kids
http://civics-online.org/

Bensguide to U. S Government for kids
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/

Lesson Plans on Citizenship
http://www.civiced.org/lesson-plans.html

What is a National Symbol
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=313

Constitution facts, puzzles etc.
http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

American National Patriotic Songs
http://www.scoutsongs.com/categories/patriotic.html

Government Documents
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html

Justice for Kids
http://www.usdoj.gov/kidspage/

T he Constitutional Convention changed to
http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/constitution_day/constitution_day.html

Constitution Day
http://www.nara.gov/education/teaching/constitution/home.html
  
U.S. Capitol lesson plan
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=302

Kids become good citizens and local government
http://www.hud.gov/kids/
  
Immigration
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/immig/immig.htm
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/immigration/
 
Interactive Civics lessons at Social Studies. com
http://socialstudies.com/c/@12x2E8BtzDIQ6/Pages/activities.html
 
Presidential Addresses
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/
  
Political Cartoons and Humor
http://politicalhumor.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.cartoonweb.com/
 
1st Amendment, What is fair in a free society?
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=339


Web Site Resources

Primarily Background

The World Fact Book
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/

Free Speech Around the world
http://www.indexonline.org/

Primarily Student-Based & Lesson Plans

Gateway to International Relations & Treaties
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/polisci.html

Gateway to Human Rights Organizations
http://www.hrweb.org/

The United Nations
http://www.un.org/

International Migration
http://www.nidi.nl/pushpull/index.html
  
Global Political Cartoons
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/politicalcartoons/worldtour/main.asp
  
Peace Corp
http://www.peacecorps.gov/indexf.cfm