Ducksters: Us Government for Kids: The Cabinet

Young historians climb through the three branches of the US government in the third lesson of this five-part series. While reading the first three Articles of the Constitution in small groups, children write facts on paper leaves...

Explore the importance of rules in a community with the engaging first lesson of this series on the US government. To begin, children play a paper clip game that requires them to make up their own rules as they go, after which the...

Read about the history of the United States Constitution, then try the multiple-choice quiz. Includes an audio narration of the text and a link to a biography of James Madison, as well as links to other resources.

Kids learn about the Judicial Branch of the United States Government. Judges and the Supreme Court.

Kids learn about state and local governments in the United States. State, counties, and cities help run the local services.

Kids learn about the Executive Branch of the United States Government. The President, cabinet, and Office.

Kids learn about the Bill of Rights of the United States government. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.

Kids learn about the Legislative Branch of the United States Government. It's also called the Congress and is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Kids learn about the amendments in the United States Constitution. Seventeen not included in the Bill of Rights of the twenty-seven total.

A fun and interesting teacher describes the three branches of the US government. His lecture style and ability to explain with good examples could be a really big help to older students needing a tutorial or extra support in...