Making Laws
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government (Grades 6-8) - Learn all about how our government works.
- Branches of Government - Find out how and why power is shared in the federal government.
- Contact Your State Governor - USA.gov - Send a message to your state's governor!
- Follow the Law: How a Bill Gets Passed - Education.com - How far does a bill have to travel before it can become a law? This worksheet explains the steps a bill must take in order from beginning to end.
- History of the Bill of Rights - America's Library - How did we get our Bill of Rights?
- How Laws Are Made - Learn how our government creates laws.
- Judicial Branch - Ben's Guide - How our court system came to be.
- Kids in the House (for Middle School) - Learn more about the U.S. House of Representatives, its members, responsibilities, and history through these lessons and activities.
- National versus State Government - Why do we have both state governments and a national government?
- State Legislatures - Information from the websites of the fifty state legislatures, the District of Columbia and the Territories, including kids' pages.
- Supreme Court - Ben's Guide - Learn about the highest court in the land.
- U.S. Senate - State Information List - Find the information you need to contact your Senators.
- What's it like in Court? - When you see a case being tried in court, who are those people?