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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: The Jefferson Memorial
Features an image and brief description of the Jefferson Memorial located in Washington, DC which was built in honor of Thomas Jefferson.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Statues and Memorials: Independence Hall
Provides images and a very brief description of Independence Hall located in Philadelphia, Pa., where many important historical documents were written.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Government Buildings: The White House (3 5)
Offers a basic overview of the official residence of the President of the United States, the White House. The only president who did not live there was George Washington, because it was not completed until 1800.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Signers of the Constitution Word Search
A printable wordsearch on thirty-nine of the delegates who signed of the US Constitution.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: State Government
A short easy-to-understand explanation of federalism and tug-of-war between state government power and federal government power.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Star Spangled Banner
This guide book entry provides the history and text of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Pledge of Allegiance (K 2)
Provides the words to the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Bald Eagle (Grades K 2)
Find out why the bald eagle was chosen as a national symbol of the United States.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Your Neighborhood (K 2)
Features a colorful picture of your neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, hospital, school, and library.
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U.s. Government Publishing Office: Congressional Hearings
Massive directory of the transcripts of all Senate and House committee and subcommittee hearings from the 105th Congress to the 109th Congress. Hearings are typcially open to the public and done for the purpose of attaining information...
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U.s. Government Publishing Office: Guide to House and Senate Members
A searchable database and directory which contains contact information, a biography and a photo of all current members of Congress.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Games
Test your knowledge of U.S. geography and government with these games and printable activities. In one game, see if you can place all 50 states in their correct location. In the second game, see if you can recognize the powers of each...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Korean War Memorial
A description of the Korean War Veterans Memorial, which is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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U.s. Government Publishing Office: Golden Age to the Great Depression
Document from the Senate Agricultural Committee explores acts and laws from 1900s through to 1929 that traced Progressivism in the treatment of agriculture in the early part of the century to problems that resulted in the farm crisis at...
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Judicial Branch
This site provides a simple explanation of the Judicial Branch with a hyperlinks to information on the Supreme Court.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Your Neighborhood (3 5)
Elementary site presents a colorful neighborhood. By clicking on the buildings, text appears to explain the services offered by the post office, fire station, police station, home, hospital, school, and library.
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Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Symbols of u.s. Government: Independence Hall K 2
Presents a very brief history of Independence Hall located in Philadelphia, Pa.