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Legislative Resources For Teachers
Classroom resources and general information for educators at all levels.

|| Classroom Activities, Lesson Plans, and Primary Sources ||

• "We the People" Community Center
• "In Congress Assembled" Lesson Plan
• "Sea Changes" Lesson Plan (Activity 6 involves research in Thomas for a debate)
• Primary Documents in American History
• Constitution Day Resources (September 17)

|| Additional Educational Resources  ||

• Congressional Information on the Library of Congress Web Site
• The Center on Congress (Indiana University)

|| General Information for a Younger Audience ||

• The Legislative Process (Indiana University)
• CongressLink (The Dirksen Congressional Center)
• Congress Q & A (Indiana University) Ilona Nickels answers questions about Congress
• Kids in the House (House Clerk's Office)

|| Resource for K-12 Citizens ||

• Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government (Government Printing Office) Resource for K-12 citizens
• Legislative Histories from the University of Michigan
• Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (Department of Education) Social Studies and the U.S. Government for higher level students
• Resources for Legislative Researchers