The United States

We have provided links to these sites because they have information that may be of interest to you.
The Library is not responsible for the content of these external sites.

General Information | Official State Web Pages

General Information

50 States.com
Detailed information and web links for each of the 50 states

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Information about the U.S. government, includes historical US documents

ELS - ERD - Law By Country United States Substantive Law
U.S. Constitution online including the amendments and amendments that were never ratified

Explore DC.org
Information and photos of Washington DC, its buildings, monuments, and history, and the presidents of the United States

Facts About the USA: InfoUSA
Links to information about the US from the US Department of State

NationalGeographic.com Kids!
A webzine containing information about animals, cultures, maps, plants and history

National Park Service: Experience Your America
Information about National Parks and their history from the National Park Service

State and Local Governments
Links to state government, statutes, and legislation web pages organized by state.

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
Information on the legislative branch of the U.S. government with searchable index of bills

U.S. Gazetteer
From the U.S. Census Bureau;  get information and maps from census data by entering a place name or zip code

World’s Largest Roadside Attractions.
Photos of the “world's largest” things in each state (Illinois has the world's largest catsup bottle)

White House Kids Home Page
The official webpage of the White House pets also contains information about the president, vice president, their wives, and the building

Official State Webpages

General Information | Official State Web Pages

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