Wishes for a Safe Holiday
Posted by: Danna Bell
Join the Birds for Human Safety in celebrating a safe and festive holiday season.
Posted in: Government and Law, Holidays
Category: Government and Law
Encouraging Student Exploration of the Power of Political Symbolism through Suffrage Cartoons
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Learn about work of cartoonist Nina Allender and how it helped to highlight the work of members of the suffrage movement.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Women's History
A Look at the Electoral College through Math and U.S. History Lenses
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use data analysis to explore the workings of the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
The Electoral College: What Are Its Origins and How Does it Work?
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore resources to help students learn more about the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Voting by Mail: It’s Nothing New
Posted by: Danna Bell
Learn about the history of absentee voting and voting by mail.
Posted in: Government and Law
A New Set of Interactives on Congress and Civic Participation
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Explore the the latest in a series of app- and web-based projects supported by the Library of Congress, each of which takes a creative approach to investigating different moments in, and aspects of, the nation's civic life.
Posted in: Government and Law, News and Events
Teaching Civic Ideals with Primary Sources: Due Process of Law
Posted by: Danna Bell
This post is by Jen Reidel, the 2019-2020 Library of Congress Teacher in Residence. In 1958, President Eisenhower designated May 1 as Law Day to recognize the influence of the rule of law within our government and society. Use primary sources to facilitate a conversation with students about legal concepts like justice and due process.
Posted in: Government and Law
Now Online: More Presidential Papers Collections to Spark New Student Research Opportunities
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore three new collections that the Library of Congress has recently placed online: the papers of Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Presidents
Teaching the Legislative Process with Primary Sources Using Congress.gov
Posted by: Danna Bell
One tool to make the process more engaging is to use the Library of Congress’ official site for federal legislative information, Congress.gov. The website offers a variety of information to support student learning. The Legislative Process section provides nine short videos detailing specific aspects of how a bill becomes law.
Posted in: Government and Law, Teaching Tools