Understanding how the United States government functions will be one of the most difficult tasks confronting HMCA delegates. The resources on this page will help explain the U.S. government by outlining the Constitution and providing links for further research.
The best resource for understanding the U.S. government is our Guide to the Constitution. We have also prepared guides on two other important concepts, federalism and partisanship.
After consulting these guides, you may want to do further research about how the U.S. government functions. Here are a few links that will help you better understand the U.S. government:
For a copy of the text of the Constitution, click here.
For more information on how Congress makes laws, click here.
The Bill of Rights can be found here.
To search the Constitution to find information about a specific issue, click here.
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