Ben's Guide to US Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov/
Information on our nation and how we are governed; divided by grade levels.

FirstGov for Kids http://www.kids.gov
The U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal provides links to Federal kids' sites grouped by subject.

The Whitehouse http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Official site of the U.S. President includes information on the executive branch plus links to the judicial and legislative branches. Plus a special page for kids.

Annual Budget Process http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/overview.htm
Description of how federal budget is enacted from introduction in the House to President’s signature.

Core Documents of US Democracy http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
Links to the basic, both current and historical, Federal Government documents that define our democratic society.

How Our Laws Are Made http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html
Explanation of how laws are enacted including introduction in the House or Senate, committees, and ending with the President’s signature or veto.

Official Federal Government Web Sites http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html
Links to executive, legislative and judicial branches of government plus boards, commissions, and committees.

US House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/Welcome.html
Find representatives, committees, and bills that are being considered.

US Senate http://www.senate.gov/
Find senators, committees, and bills that are being considered.

Discover Ohio http://www.exploreohio.org/
Learn just about anything there is know about Ohio.

League of Women Voters of Ohio http://www.lwvohio.org/
Information on advocacy, education and voter information.

Ohio General Assembly http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/
Links to Ohio legislative bodies, bills, schedules and executive and judicial branches of government.

State of Ohio http://ohio.gov/index.stm
Official Ohio web site with links to governor, legislature, judicial offices, departments plus more.

States and Capitals http://www.50states.com/ohio.htm
Quick information including state song, bird, flower, motto, colleges, and more.

CIA World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

Country Studies http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc
A description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.

Foreign Governments http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
Links to the official websites of national governments.

United Nations http://www.un.org/
The official site of the United Nations.

Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/
The official site of the Democratic party.

Electoral College http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college
How the electoral college works, the distribution of votes and a brief history of it.

Federal Election Guide for Citizens http://www.fec.gov/about.shtml
Information about financing campaigns for federal office, the rules and regulations pertaining to this process, plus elections and voting in general.

Green Party USA http://www.gp.org
The official site of the Green Party of the United States.

IFES Election Guide  http://www.ifes.org/elections.html
Contains election entries for all national-level presidential, parliamentary, and legislative elections plus information on the country's government structure, electoral system, the main parties and/or candidates standing for election, results of previous elections, and other items of interest

Politician Career Information http://www.bls.gov/k12/social03.htm
Information from the bureau of Labor Statistics

Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org/
Covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.

Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/
The official site of the Republican party.

Presidential Candidates http://www.politics1.com/p2008.htm
Profiles of the White House hopefuls including Democrates, Republicans and all the third party and Independent candidates.

League of Women Voters of Lucas County http://www.lwvtoledo.org/
Information about voting plus local officials and links to other useful sites.

Local Government on the Net http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
Access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

Lucas County http://commissioners.co.lucas.oh.us/default.asp?RequestedAlias=commissioners
The official site for Lucas County.

Flags of the World
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html
Color images of flags from the world

Facts about the US Flag http://www.usflag.org/
Images and facts about the United States flag.

Immigration in American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/immigration_set1.html
Overview of immigrants in the US from the Library of Congress American memory project.

Maps of the World http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/
Maps from the University of Texas collection includes historical, census, and topological maps.

Presidents of the United States http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.