US Senate
Us Senate Budget Committee
Use this resource to learn more about the Senate Budget Committee. It is divided into two parts. The first is a Republican website and the second is a Democratic website.
Other
United States Department of Labor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This homepage for the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), a government regulatory agency, is an excellent source of information on issues concerning workers health and safety.
City University of New York
American Social History Proj.: Decoding u.s. Foreign Policy: Iran Contra Affair
Students explore the Iran-Contra Affair using a timeline and related documents, and practice critical thinking about US foreign policy during the late Cold War years, and about the actions of officials of Ronald Reagan's government. They...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Teaching With Historic Places
Lessons and activities using places on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven courses in U.S. history, U.S. geography, and U.S. government.
Other
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
The government health site for the state of Louisiana. Includes information on program offices, vital records, press releases, etc.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Mongolia
A thorough look at Mongolia from the Country Studies section of the Library of Congress. Read about its history, economy, people, and government. Information through the 1990's.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: The Other Drug War Teacher's Guide
Consider the debate over prescription drug pricing, the government's role in regulating drug prices, concepts of media literacy and the role of these concepts in pharmaceutical advertising, in this Teacher's Guide to "The Other Drug...
Digital History
Digital History: Writing a Constitution [Pdf]
This site is from a unit called 'Writing the US Constitution.' It looks at the documents that preceded the Constitution, and the major issues that were debated while the Constitution was being created.
Other
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
This resource is the government health site for the state of Nebraska. It includes system programs, research & statistics, information about HHS system, etc.
Other
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
This resource is the official government health site for the state of New Hampshire. It includes prevention and promotion, environmental health, programs and services, etc.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Medline Plus, a government service from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health presents a brief overview of narcissistic personality disorder.
Other
South Dakota Department of Health
This is the government health site for the state of South Dakota. Includes news, publications, statistics, etc.
Other
Washington State Department of Health
This site is the government health site for the state of Washington. Includees health alerts, health data, publications, etc.
Other
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board is an independent agency of the government. This site is their homepage.
Other
Oregon Health Division
The government health site for the state of Oregon. Includes press releases, vital records, Co. health depts., etc.
Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa Department of Public Health
The government health site for the state of Iowa. Includes the Iowa Health FOCUS Newsletter, press releases, the consumer health network, etc.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Zion National Park
What do you know about Zion National Park? Use this site to learn more about this national park. This site features activities, maps and more.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: Tea Party Activists Protest Taxes, Big Government
The Tea Party movement was organized in February 2009, in protest to Obama's stimulus package. This article discusses the movement's link to the original Boston Tea Party, personalities identified with the the movement and their aims....
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Drafting the Constitution
Problems with the new government of the United States led to rethinking the rules of governing. Read a brief overview of what the results were.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers, a study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967, were leaked by whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg to the New York Times newspaper in March 1971 revealing that the US government had been...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and Great War 1914 1919: The United States Prepares for War
Details what America did to prepare and execute its entry into World War I, and how the government used propaganda to win public support for the war effort.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Student Movement and the Antiwar Movement
The 1960's was a time of upheaval in America mainly led by young adults disenchanted with the government. Examine the influences of this movement and read an excerpt from the Port Huron Statement written by the SDS at the University of...
Country Studies US
Country Studies: Algeria
The last year this resource seems to be updated is 1993. However, there is still excellent information provided on the history, geographic regions, natural resources, ethnic groups, and other aspects of Algeria.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: 1930s Isolationism
Read about the ways the American government and people looked inward during the 1930s, isolating themselves from actions taking place in Europe and Asia.