Government Resources

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven." Matthew 5: 13 – 16

Secretary of State - Department of State (1789)
http://www.state.gov/
http://www.state.gov/aboutstatedepartment/

Secretary of the Treasury - Department of the Treasury (1789)
http://www.ustreas.gov/
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/duties/
http://www.ustreas.gov/education/history/

The Virtual Tour is a seven minute video displaying the restored spaces of the Treasury Building, a National Historic Landmark. Watch Video the video at:
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/management/curator/virtual/

Secretary of Defense - Department of Defense (1947)
http://www.defenselink.mil/
http://www.defenselink.mil/admin/about.html 

Watch Pentagon Channel
 

Attorney General - Department of Justice (1870)
http://www.usdoj.gov/
http://www.usdoj.gov/02organizations/

Secretary of the Interior - Department of the Interior (1849)
http://www.doi.gov/
http://www.doi.gov/welcome.html

Secretary of Agriculture - Department of Agriculture (1862)
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

Secretary of Commerce - Department of Commerce (1903)
http://www.commerce.gov/
http://www.commerce.gov/aboutdoc.html 

Secretary of Labor - Department of Labor (1913)
http://www.dol.gov/
http://www.dol.gov/_sec/aboutosec/chao.htm 

Secretary of Health & Human Services - Department of Health and Human Services (1953)
http://www.dhhs.gov/ 

Secretary of Housing & Development - Department of Housing and Urban Development (1965)
http://www.hud.gov/
http://www.hud.gov/about/index.cfm
http://www.hud.gov/library/bookshelf12/mission.cfm 

Secretary of Transportation - Department of Transportation (1966)
http://www.dot.gov/
http://www.dot.gov/about_dot.html
http://www.dot.gov/mission.htm
http://dotlibrary.dot.gov/Historian/historian.htm 

Secretary of Energy - Department of Energy (1977)
http://www.energy.gov/
http://www.energy.gov/about/index.htm
http://www.energy.gov/about/history.htm 

Secretary of Education - Department of Education (1979)
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
http://www.ed.gov/about/landing.jhtml?src=gu 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Department of Veterans Affairs (1988)
http://www.va.gov/
http://www.va.gov/about_va/ 

Secretary of Homeland Security - Department of Homeland Security (2003)
http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/

"The President proposes to create a new Department of Homeland Security, the most significant transformation of the U.S. government in over half-century by largely transforming and realigning the current confusing patchwork of government activities into a single department whose primary mission is to protect our homeland. The creation of a Department of Homeland Security is one more key step in the President’s national strategy for homeland security."
-From the Department of Homeland Security June 2002 - George W. Bush

Read the entire text of Department of Homeland Security - George W. Bush
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/book.pdf (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

The Judicial Branch

General Information
http://www.uscourts.gov/index.html
http://www.uscourts.gov/about.html

Easy-to-use directory of Federal courts. Arranged by geographic region and circuit
http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

United States District Courts
Background - http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html

Circuits of the Courts of Appeals
Map - http://www.uscourts.gov/images/Circuit-Map-outlined-rs2.gif
Background - http://www.uscourts.gov/courtsofappeals.html

Emory Law School: Federal Courts Finder
http://www.law.emory.edu/cms/site/index.php?id=2997/ 

Printable Circuit/District Court map - pdf)
http://www.uscourts.gov/images/CircuitMap.pdf

Supreme Court
http://www.uscourts.gov/supremecourt.html
Official web site: http://www.supremecourtus.gov
The Supreme Court Historical Society: http://www.uscourts.gov/redirects/supremecourthistory.html
The U.S. Supreme Court Justices Database — Public database containing a wealth of information on individuals nominated (whether confirmed or not) to the U.S. Supreme Court: http://epstein.law.northwestern.edu/research/justicesdata.html 

Electoral College Resources:

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/about.html
http://www.fec.gov/pdf/eleccoll.pdf
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576768/Electoral_College.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-electora.html
http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/electoral.html
http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/Countries/United-States/Government/Politics/Elections/Presidential-Elections/Electoral-College
 

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