Introductory Materials

• The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Features primary source materials in law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.
• US Historical Documents From the University of Oklahoma Law Center. A chronology of US historical documents from pre-colonial to the present.

Library of Congress

• Enactment of a Law

• Historical Documents
  • About Early Congressional Documents
  • About The Constitution
  • About The Declaration of Independence
  • About The Federalist Papers
• How Our Laws Are Made Revised and Updated by Charles W. Johnson, Parliamentarian, United States House of Representatives.
• The Annual Budget Process

National Archives and Records Administration

• The Charters of Freedom Features the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
• The Federal Judicial Center
  • Creating the Federal Judicial System, 2d ed. (PDF) Explains the provisions of the 1789 Judiciary Act and the compromises it embodies; reviews the evolution of the federal judicial system during the 19th century; and analyzes the conditions and debates that led to the passage of the Evarts Act (1891), which established the three-tiered system that characterizes federal court structure today.
  • Origins of the Elements of Federal Court Governance Brief description of the history and evolution of the major elements--agencies, offices, organizations, positions, and entities--of federal court governance.
• The Federal Judiciary Homepage Provides general information regarding the federal judiciary; includes links to what's new, frequently asked questions, court links, newsroom, and Judiciary Now newsletter.
  • Understanding the Federal Courts (PDF) Provides an overview of the organization, operation, and administration of the entire federal court system.
• U.S. Department of State International Information Programs
  • About the U.S. Government
  • Elections
  • State and Local Government
  • Three Branches of Government
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• United States Sentencing Commission Features guidelines, reports to Congress, and criminal sentencing related publications.
• United States Supreme Court
  • A Brief Overview of the Supreme Court (PDF) Covers the constitutional origin, jurisdiction, rulemaking power, and the term of the United States Supreme Court.
  • The Court and Constitutional Interpretation (PDF)
  • The Court and Its Procedures (PDF)
  • The Court and Its Traditions (PDF)
  • The Court as an Institution (PDF)
• Making of America Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.

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