Ready Reference
U.S. Government and Additional Resources
Search Engine
Google Uncle Sam
http://www.google.com/ig/usgov
FirstGov
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
Department of State products by subject
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/
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
State and Local Government
Official Web sites of the different states
http://www.statelocalgov.net/50states-homepages.cfm
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://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html
Key U.S. Government Reports on Israel
CIA World Factbook on Israel
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/is.html
Department of State on Israel
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/israel
Department of State Consular Information Sheet
http://www.travel.state.gov/travel/israel_westbank_gaza.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://clerkkids.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
Historical Documents
Declaration of Independence (English)
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/declaration/declaration.html
Declaration of Independence (Hebrew)
http://israel.usembassy.gov/publish/constitution/us_decl.htm
Constitution (English)
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/constitution.html
Constitution (Hebrew)
http://israel.usembassy.gov/publish/constitution/p1.html
Bill of Rights
http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/bill_of_rights/bill_of_rights.html
Bill of Rights (Hebrew and English)
http://israel.usembassy.gov/publish/constitution/p8.html
Flag
http://www.usflag.org/toc.html
Our Flag
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/sd109-18/sd109-18.pdf (56 pages)
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 http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=298
Statue of Liberty
http://www.nps.gov/stli/prod02.htm
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