American Government: Helpful Websites

This page from the National Archives features scans and transcripts of the three founding documents—the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights—along with valuable background information and related content from other trustworthy government sites.

This project contains a searchable database of tens of thousands of documents from all U.S. presidents. It covers inaugural addresses, press briefings, signing statements, and debates. Also features data on topics such as popularity and number of public appearances, election results back to 1828, and an archive of audio and video clips.

For over 20 years, Ben's guide has educated countless numbers of visitors of all ages on the fundamentals of the U.S. government.

Campaign finance data, election results, candidate information, and other information and statistics at the Federal level.

Run a search of federal and state laws, and find links to other frequently referenced U.S. laws, codes, and cases.

Search publications and primary source material pertaining to all three branches of government. Their A to Z browse page gives you an idea of the scope of material available.

The official portal to all things related to the US government for consumers.

Official government gateway to locate statistics concerning crime and the courts.

Find foreign aid totals by country and more since 1946

A portal of statistics to presidential, congressional, and state elections.

"The official source for spending data for the U.S. Government," and the product of federal legislation to promote transparency in government funding.