• Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
  http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
  A sites for documents, images and related resource from the Harry S. Truman Museum.

• Making of America
  http://moa.umdl.umich.edu/
  Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.

• American Memory
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html
  American Memory is an online resource compiled by the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program. With the participation of other libraries and archives, the program provides a gateway to primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. Over one million items from the American Memory historical collections are currently available online. In the coming years, the National Digital Library Program plans to digitize more of the Library's American history collections and make them available to teachers, students, and the general public over the Internet.

• The Oyez Project - The U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Database
  http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage
  Maintained by Northwestern University, Oyez provides complete records of Supreme Court cases, biographical information on justices and a virtual tour of the Supreme Court building.

• Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/malhome.html
  The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material. Most items are from the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65.

• My History is America's History -
  http://www.myhistory.org/
  An initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities designed to encourage users to explore their personal histories. This site provides a place for sharing family stories and for users getting help in their historical discoveries.

• Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Digital Archive
  http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/index.html
  This site provides scholars, teachers and students access to part of the collection of documents, photographs and video recordings found at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in Hyde Park, New York. This resource includes a K-12 learning center and over 10,000 digitized documents relating to the Roosevelt presidency.

• DoHistory
  http://www.dohistory.org/
  Constructed by the Film Study Center at Harvard University this is an experimental, interactive site where you can explore the process of piecing together the lives of ordinary people in the past. It features a case study based on the research that went into the book and film A Midwife's Tale, which were both based upon the 200 year old diary of midwife/healer Martha Ballard. Although DoHistory is centered on the life of Martha Ballard, you can learn basic skills and techniques for interpreting fragments that survive from any period in history.

• Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids
  http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
  Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for kids is a service of the US Government Printing Office that provides electronic access to information about U. S. history and government. This site is organized by grade levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and a link for parents and teachers.

• International Archive of Civic Documents
  http://historicaltextarchive.com/
  This resource organizes links by international region (Asia, Africa, United States) and topically (mathematics, women, teaching, war). The linked pages provide a series of connections to specific historical information about the region or topic. For example, among the resources available from the Canadian page you can find "Asian Canadian Resources," "Canadian Heritage," and "Teaching and Learning about Canada." Each page includes a search box from which you can look for specific historical information.

• Supreme Court Collection
  http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
  Sponsored by the Legal Information Institute, this resource offers Supreme Court opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic-dissemination project. This archive contains nearly all opinions of the court issued since May of 1990. In addition, the collection includes over 600 of the most important historical decisions of the Court available on CD-ROM and over the Internet.

• Congress at Work - The Library of Congress Congressional records
  http://thomas.loc.gov/
  This is a resource page for the Library of Congress designed to give complete access to congressional legislation. This site can be searched by specific House and Senate Bill numbers or by a word or a phrase. This site also includes a series of related links under the headings Legislation, Congressional Records, and Committee Reports.

• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
  http://www.nara.gov/
  NARA is an independent Federal agency that helps preserve our nation's history by overseeing the management of all Federal records. NARA's mission is to ensure ready access to the essential evidence that documents the rights of American citizens, the actions of Federal officials, and the national experience. This site includes multiple links to NARA's nationwide holdings including: Records Management; Federal Register; Online Exhibit Hall; Digital Classroom; National Historical Publication and Records Commission Grants; and technical information for Archives and Preservation of Professional records.

• Library of Congress
  http://www.loc.gov/
  The Library of Congress site offers a searchable, digital collection of resources from the Library of Congress' American historical collections as well as its catalog, text and images from major exhibitions, the THOMAS database of current and historical information on the US Congress, and a Learning Page for K-12 students and teachers. This site includes a National Digital Library Program which offers access to key documents, films, photographs and sound recordings of our nation's history in the American Memory Historical Collections.

• The Avalon Project at Yale
  http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
  The Avalon Project includes digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy, and Government from the 18th to 19th centuries. The site includes a wide variety of documents, such as collections related to the American Constitution; Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Documents; the Cold War; Indochina; Nazi-Soviet Relations 1939-1941.

• The Common Good
  http://www.timewarnercable.com/newengland/community/commitmenttoeducation/
  commongood/default.html
  Sponsored by C-SPAN and Time Warner, this site provides commercial-free coverage of the American political process. This resource features learning opportunities for students through partnerships developed with school administrators and teachers. This site also includes links to Lesson Plans, Teaching By Topics and Classroom resources for instructors, parents and students.

• American Memory Lesson Ideas for Using Primary Sources
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/lessons/primary.html
  Lesson Ideas offers strategies and lesson plans developed by education professionals to help integrate primary sources, especially those in American Memory, into the classroom. The main page features lessons grouped by topics in American history like the Civil War, the Great Depression, and the Conservation Movement.

• CIVNET
  http://www.civnet.org/
  This is an online resource and service for civic education practitioners (teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers), as well as scholars, policymakers, civic-minded journalists, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) promoting civic education all over the world.

• Comparative Lessons for Democracy
  http://www.civiced.org/compless_intro.html
  Comparative Lessons for Democracy is designed to strengthen education for democracy in the United States through the use of curricular materials about the history and government of several Central and Eastern European nations. Analyzing issues and events related to these emerging democracies encourages students in the United States to clarify assumptions and principles upon which democracies rest. The content of the lessons are divided into four major sections including, Historical Connections, Transitions: Comparative Trends, Constitutionalism and Democracy and Citizens' Rights and Civil Society. Comparative Lessons is designed to raise questions, not only about countries in Central and Eastern Europe, but also how these same issues relate to American society and politics. In this manner, students are able to identify the elements common to democracies everywhere and those dimensions that are unique to the United States.

• Democracies Online
  http://www.e-democracy.org/do/commons.html
  In contrast to most listservs that are organized by topics, this site provides instruction for setting up email lists and web archives based on geographic location and democratic principles. This resource outlines step-by-step procedures for individuals to host and moderate participatory discussions.

• Library of Congress Learning and Lesson Ideas
  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/
  The Learning Page is a web site designed to help teachers, students, and life-long learners use the American Memory digital collections from the Library of Congress. The site provides guidance to finding and using items within these primary source collections. This site includes links to Activities and Whats New. In addition, this resource provides teachers with Educators Programs and Lesson Ideas.

• National Standards for Civics and Government
  http://www.civiced.org/stds.html
  Sponsord by the Center for Civic Education (Center) this site develops voluntary National Standards for Civics and Government for students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). Supported by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of the U.S. Department of Education and The Pew Charitable Trusts, this site outlines National Standards for Civic and Government that are intended to help schools develop competent and responsible citizens who possess a reasoned commitment to the fundamental values and principles that are essential to the preservation and improvement of American constitutional democracy.

• National Standards for Social Studies
  http://www.ncss.org/
  Sponsord by the Center for Civic Education (Center) this site develops voluntary National Standards for Civics and Government for students in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12). Supported by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) of the U.S. Department of Education and The Pew Charitable Trusts, this site outlines National Standards for Civic and Government that are intended to help schools develop competent and responsible citizens who possess a reasoned commitment to the fundamental values and principles that are essential to the preservation and improvement of American constitutional democracy.

• The Current State of Civic Education
  http://www.nwrel.org/scpd/sirs/10/c019.html
  This site features a detailed report of the "current state of civic education." It also links to additional school improvement resources and programs.

• The Role of Civic Education
  http://www.civiced.org/whpaper.html
  This site was prepared by the Center for Civic Education and includes a report called "The Role Of Civic Education: A Report Of The Task Force On Civic Education." This report came from the Second Annual White House Conference On Character Building For A Democratic, Civil SocietyWashington, D.C., May 19 - 20, 1995.

Civic Education Organizations

• Ackerman Resource Links to Civic, Social Studies, and History Education
  http://www.soe.purdue.edu/ackerman/resources.html
  This site provides resourcess for social studies and civic education as part of the James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship goal to assume a national leadership role in preparing new generations of American citizens. The center features links focused on providing programs, institutes, activities and resources for educators to implement more powerful citizenship programs and opportunities that result in active student involvement in schools and communities.

• Center for Civic Education
  http://www.civiced.org/
  This site provides instructional and professional development resources for civics teachers. It is maintained by the Center for Civic Education a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational corporation dedicated to fostering the development of informed, responsible participation in civic life by citizens committed to values and principles fundamental to American constitutional democracy.

• Public Achievement Organization
  http://www.publicachievement.org/
  The homepage of Public Achievement - a civic education initiative that gives students opportunities to learn about how to become involved citizens through public acts.

• U.S. House of Representatives Home Page
  http://www.house.gov/Welcome.html
  This official Web Site of the U. S. House of Representatives includes various resources to learn about house rules, proceedings, votes, committees, and employment opportunities. The page also includes Educational Links and resource for writing to individual house members.

• U.S. Senate Home Page
  http://www.senate.gov/
  This Official Site of the U. S. Senate includes information about Senate activities, committees, and Bills. This resource also provides access to Senate Art, This Week in Senate History, and search capabilities for information about a individual state senators and legislative history.

• White House Home Page
  http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
  The official Web page of the U. S. White house, this site provides information on the President and Vice President, the Federal Government, histories of the White House and its inhabitants, and a Virtual Library of White House Documents.

• U.S. Government Agencies Directory
  http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/fedgov.html
  This page is a comprehensive resource of U. S. Federal Government agencies indexed by Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of government. This site also includes links to Independent Boards, Commissions and Committees, and other government agencies.