VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH WEB SITE

Under Government point out links to:

• all State Government Branches
  Example:click on Elected Officials - first link is to the Attorneyí Generalís Office. Click on Our Office and there is a nice brief explanation of what an Attorney general is and does. (GOVT. 8A)
• State Web Site List, alphabetically
• Virginiaís Code, plus:
  • FOIA information
  • help w/ tracking legislation .

Note the link to the Constitution of Virginia, online at the General Assembly web site with a fully linked table of contents. (GOVT 8)

Point out and go to the General Assembly web site, the site for the Virginia legislature:

• locate your congressman (under Who's my legislator)
• track legislation - from front page or search full text
• Session Tracking ñ see how the legislature operates. (several options) Try Daily Floor Calendar

Also at this site: the Capitol Classroom (@ top).
The 9-12th grade section starts with information on legislation. Also has:

• government symbols
• glossary
• bill tracking
• contacting your legislator, etc.

Point out Just for Teachers:additional information.

GO BACK to Virginia Commonwealth pages, point out right below "Government" : Visiting Virginia:

• links to state facts, figures and history.
• link to ìwhy is Virginia a commonwealthî

Note: www.virginia.com or .org are not valid URLs for this site.

NOTE: "(GOVT. ##)" or "(VUS ##)" refers to the corresponding Virginia Standard Of Learning (S.O.L.).

WORKSHOP:
SITES ABOUT U.S. GOVERNMENT

• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
• Virginia Commonwealth
• FirstGov
• Google UncleSam
• Thomas
• GPO Access
• Project Vote Smart
• Open Secrets.org
• National Security Archive

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