King County Library System Catalog| Get a Library Card| Log In To Your Account
HOME USING THE LIBRARY BOOKS & READING RESEARCH & HOMEWORK PROGRAMS & CLASSES EVENTS ABOUT KCLS
Homework Help
Live Homework Help
Study Zone
Ask a Librarian
Accelerated Reader
Databases
AnswerFile
Research & Homework Home Page

How the Government Works

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids 
A Ben Franklin graphic leads kids through this site created by the U.S. Government Printing Office. After choosing a grade level range, the resources here teach kids how the U.S. government works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access, and links to other U.S. Government Web sites developed for kids. 

FirstGov for Kids 
A kids’ portal to the U.S. government, this site was developed and is maintained by the Federal Consumer Information Center. It provides links to Federal kids' sites along with kids' sites from other organizations all grouped by subject. 

How Our Laws Are Made
The Library of Congress provides an outline of the steps of our federal lawmaking process.

Return to top

Snap Shot Snap Shots enhances links with visual previews. Learn More

Last Updated: September 25, 2008