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Executive Branch

Legislative Branch U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives

Judicial Branch

The Cabinet Cabinet Departments

Related Sites on the Independent Judiciary

Judicial Branch
An in-depth site on the U.S. judiciary, from the court system to legal terms.

The Supreme Court
A comprehensive link to the Supreme Court, including the creation of the Court, its authority, decisions, and the individual justices.

Federal Judicial Center
The federal courts' agency for research and education, this FJC website links to other legal institutions, including the Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeal.

U.S. Federal Courts Homepage
A clearinghouse for information from and about the judicial branch of the U.S. government.

Legal Information Institute -- Cornell Law School
Publications of the Legal Information Institute with links to other relevant law-related websites.

Chicago-Kent College of Law (Illinois Institute of Technology)
Comprehensive list of legal institutions, special areas of law, legal resources and other law-related sites.

University of Chicago Law Library
A must-see site for the legal professional. Contains the "Law Lists," a three-part series providing background information and the use of law-related electronic mailing lists and Usenet newsgroups in general.

'Lectric Law Library
Take a tour in cyberspace of what's out there, legally speaking. Sites you can link to here include: the News Room, the Legal Professional's Lounge, the Periodical Reading Room, the Laypeople's Law Lounge and the Bookstore.

Lawcrawler
A search engine for U.S. federal and state laws, and a resource for other links, with an emphasis on international sites.

Lawnet
Links to a variety of law-related areas, as well as to international sites.

Issues of Democracy
USIA Electronic Journals, Vol. 1, No. 18, December 1996