U.S.Government and Additional Resources

Search Engine 

• Google Uncle Sam
  http://www.google.com/ig/usgov

• USA.GOV
  http://www.usa.gov

Executive Branch and the Presidency 

• Presidency
  The White House
  http://www.whitehouse.gov

• Presidential History
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/text/index.html

• U.S. Presidents 
  http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/
  http://www.ipl.org/div/potus

• Presidential Libraries
  http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/
• Commission on Presidential Debates 
  http://www.debates.org

Executive Branch 

• Department of State
  http://www.state.gov

• Department of State Major Publications
  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/rls/dos/221.htm

• U.S. Government Information
  http://america.gov

• Middle East Partnership Initiative
  http://www.mepi.state.gov 
• Travel USA
  http://www.travel.state.gov 
• Visa Information
  http://unitedstatesvisas.gov
• Study USA
  http://educationusa.state.gov
• Department of Defense
  http://www.defenselink.mil
• Department of Justice
  http://www.usdoj.gov
• Department of Homeland Security
  http://www.dhs.gov
• Citizenship & Immigration Services
  http://www.uscis.gov
• Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov

• Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov
• Department of Treasury
  http://www.ustreas.gov

Legislative Branch

• The Senate 
  http://www.senate.gov

• The House of Representatives
  http://www.house.gov
• Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov
• Thomas (legislative research on the web)
  http://thomas.loc.gov 

Judicial Branch

• The Supreme Court 
  http://www.supremecourtus.gov
• Federal Courts
  http://www.uscourts.gov 
• Judicial Branch Resources 
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/judicial.html 
• National Governors Association
  http://www.nga.org
• The Council of State Governments
  http://www.csg.org/csg/default
• Library of Congress on State and Local Governments
  http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html 
• CIA World Factbook
  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ 
• Department of State on Israel
  http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html
• Department of State Consular Information Sheet
  http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html
• Country Background Notes for Israel 
  http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3581.htm
• Library of Congress - Country Study on Israel
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/iltoc.html
• Guide to Law Online – Israel
  http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/israel.html

U.S. – Israel Foundations 

• Industrial Research & Development
  http://www.birdf.com/

• Science Foundation
  http://www.bsf.org.il

• Agricultural Research & Development Fund
  http://www.bard-isus.com

• Israel – America Chamber of Commerce
  http://www.amcham.co.il

• United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  http://www.usaid.gov/missions/wbg

• U.S. Commercial Service
  http://www.buyusa.gov/israel/en

Kids

• FirstGov for Kids
  http://www.kids.gov

• White House Kids
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/

• Kids in the House of Representatives
  http://kids.clerk.house.gov/
• Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
  http://bensguide.gpo.gov
• America’s Library
  http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
• Further Resources
  U.S. Government Manual, 2006-2007
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/browse-gm-06.html
• National Archives and Records Administration
  http://www.nara.gov
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  http://www.odci.gov
• CIA World Fact book
  http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
• Tax issues 
  http://www.irs.gov
• Voice of America
  http://www.voanews.com
• Languages in the United States
  http://www.mla.org/census_main
• Ancestry 2000: Where Americans come from
  http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf (PDF 16KB)

Historical Documents

• Historical Documents 
  Declaration of Independence (English)
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
• Constitution (English)
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html
• Bill of Rights (English)
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration.html
• Declaration of Independence (English)
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_
  freedom/declaration/declaration.html 
• Declaration of Independence (Hebrew)
  http://usembassy-israel.org.il/publish/constitution/us_decl.htm
• Constitution (English)
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/
  constitution/constitution.html 
• Constitution and Bill of Rights (Hebrew)
  http://usembassy-israel.org.il/ac/Constitution.aspx
• U.S Constitution (Arabic) PDF File (PDF 3.76KB)
  http://www.america.gov/ar/publications/books/the-constitution.html
• United States: The Constitution 
  http://www.loc.gov/law/help/usconlaw/index.php 
• Bill of Rights (Hebrew and English)
  http://usembassy-israel.org.il/ac/Constitution.aspx
• Flag 
  http://www.usflag.org/toc.html
• Our Flag
  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/sd109-18/sd109-18.pdf (56 pages)
• Facts about the United States Flag
  http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/flag.htm
• About the national anthem ‘The Star Spangled Banner’
  http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm065.html http://
  lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/loc.music.sm1885.04371/default.html 
• Statue of Liberty
  http://www.nps.gov/stli/prod02.htm