The Words of Independence
Posted by: Danna Bell
Look at the words of the Declaration of Independence in a different way this July 4th holiday.
Posted in: Government and Law, Holidays
Category: Government and Law
Skim-Swim-Dive: Constitution Day Resources from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Danna Bell
Looking for ideas for Constitution Day? Explore this blog post for suggestions for classroom studies.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law
Help the Library of Congress Create Video Games that Improve Public Knowledge of Civics
Posted by: Danna Bell
Are you a video game creator? Consider creating a video game about civics and the rights and responsibilities of citizens as part of the Library of Congress Friends Group Video Game challenge.
Posted in: Government and Law, News and Events, Science Technology and Math
Century of Lawmaking–New Look, New Location
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post from In Custodia Legis provides information on the new Century of Lawmaking website. The Century of Lawmaking website has been migrated to a new, modern platform and continues to offer access to U.S. Congressional history for the first hundred years of the United States, 1774-1873.
Posted in: Government and Law, News and Events
Patsy Takemoto Mink’s Title IX Legacy
Posted by: Danna Bell
Congresswoman Patsy Mink's resolve to defeat gender-based discrimination and fight for women's educational equality encouraged the success of Title IX, which was passed fifty years ago today.
Posted in: Asian American History, Government and Law, Women's History
A Century of Lawmaking, Congress.gov and Constitution Day: Three Great Resources that Work Well Together
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the move of A Century of Lawmaking to Congress.gov.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law
Congress.gov July 2021 Release: the Addition of 30,000 Bills and Resolutions from 1799-1873
Posted by: Danna Bell
Do you use a Century of Lawmaking with your students? This blog post provides information on changes to the website and where you can find these resources in the future.
Posted in: Constitution, Government and Law, News and Events
Visualizing “Our Common Purpose”
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn more about the Our Common Purpose series of lectures from the Kluge center, the teacher workshops that took place after each lecture and the creator of the poster that accompanied the series.
Posted in: Government and Law
Explore Congressional Reactions to Historic Events on Congress.gov
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the addition of additional years of the Congressional Record and public law text to those currently available on Congress.gov.
Posted in: Contemporary United States (1945-present), Government and Law