| Three Branches of Government - The different branches of the U.S. government and their functions are clearly explained.
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 | Executive Branch |
| Congress for Kids: The Executive Branch - Learn about the president’s job, his cabinet, the president and Congress, and impeachment.
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| The White House - The Official White House website provides news, issues, major speeches, and more.
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| Judicial Branch |
| Anatomy of a Criminal Trial - This site clearly explains the different parts of a criminal trial.
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| Federal Judiciary Homepage - This information is from and about the Judicial Branch of the Federal government and provides a great overview of all the different courts and the way in which the federal judicial system works.
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| NJ Courts Online - This is the state’s judicial website. Learn about state law, the court process, and the roles of the various state courts.
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| Oyez Oyez Oyez! - Take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court building, search for information about Supreme Court cases, learn about the Supreme Court Justices. There are audio files of some case arguments available.
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| Supreme Court of the United States - Look here for information about the Supreme Court’s traditions, procedures, history, rules, docket, and much more. You’ll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view documents.
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| Legislative Branch |
| How Our Laws are Made - This site, from the U.S. House of Representatives, explains in detail how laws are made in the United States.
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| The Legislative Process - This site, from the U.S. House of Representatives, summarizes the legislative process.
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