This well-organized, browsable directory, maintained by a Florida
nonprofit, consolidates links to official federal, state, and local government
information sites for the United States, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands,
and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Browse by type of
government--federal, state, or local--or by state. The local government
section includes links to official county and city Web sites.
Why does a change in the interest rates by the Federal Reserve always
make headlines? Students can learn the history of the Fed, follow the
path of a check written at a neighborhood store, and become a virtual
bank examiner. This is great information and activities for middle and
high school students.