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A free, online library of constitutional history--which digitizes and cross-references source documents written by individuals who drafted, ratified, and influenced the creation of the U.S. Constitution and its amendments.

Constitution Daily, the National Constitution Center blog, offers smart commentary and conversation about constitutional issues in the news--drawing insights from America’s history and from a variety of expert contributors

This collection from the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) provides American citizens with direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society. These titles contain information about the democratic process that are critical to informed citizens. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government.

The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.

GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), and provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Justice Learning is an innovative, issue-based approach for engaging students in informed political discourse. The web site uses audio from the Justice Talking radio show and articles from The New York Times to teach students about reasoned debate and the often-conflicting values inherent in our democracy.

See more than 500 acronyms used within the American government.

180 websites with annotations compiled in one directory.

Statistics collected by U.S. federal and state agencies.