• American Bar Association
  National Law-Related Education Resource Center
  www.abanet.org/publiced/resources/home.html
  Provides information on law-related education materials and programs, including links to lesson plans.
• Bill of Rights Institute
  www.billofrightsinstitute.org
  Non-profit organization that works to strengthen civic knowledge and foster civic values among the next generation of citizens.
• Center for Civic Education
  www.civiced.org
  Non-profit which specializes in civic and citizenship education through program development, such as We the People—The Citizen and the Constitution, We the People—Project Citizen, and other programs to promote effective, engaged citizenship. Lesson plans and text books are available.
• Civic Education Project
  www.ourcourts.org
  
• Deliberating in a Democracy
  www.Deliberating.org
  U.S. government, law, world history, U.S. history, and/or economics teachers can now find 23 lessons on relevant controversial public issues at Deliberating in a Democracy, CRFC's international program for promoting deliberation in high school classrooms. Each lesson features a 5-7 page reading to support class discussion. Lessons also feature deliberation procedures based on the Johnson Brothers cooperative learning model, Structured Academic Controversy. Every lesson also comes with a list of suggested supplemental materials, and students can vote on the issues and compare their views with those of peers from around the world.
• Utah Commission on Civic and character Education
  http://www.civics.utah.gov/
  Supports Utah schools in accomplishing their important civic mission through civic, character and service learning education.
• Close Up
  www.closeup.org
  Promotes responsible and informed participation in the democratic process by providing law-related education materials.
• Constitutional Rights Foundation
  www.crf-usa.org
  Provides programs, publications, and lesson plans to help youth understand the Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, and their civic responsibility.  CRFC is pleased to provide classroom lessons and resources for elementary, middle, and high school teachers.
• Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago
  www.crfc.org
  Develops law-related education materials. 
• National Youth Court Center
  www.youthcourt.net
  Develops materials on youth courts and teacher training programs.
• Phi Alpha Delta Public Service Center
  www.padcommunity.org
  A professional service organization of pre-law students, law students, legal educators, attorneys, judges, and government officials.
• Street Law, Inc.
  www.streetlaw.org
  Programs promote practical legal education for high school students. Publishes a textbook and other educational materials.
• Utah State Bar
  www.utahbar.org

Other Educational Resources

• Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools
  www.civicmissionofschools.org
  Coalition of organizations nationwide focusing on civic education and civic engagement in schools.
• The Center on Congress at Indiana University
  www.centeroncongress.org
  Central goal is to improve public understanding of Congress.
• ConSource
  www.beta.consource.org
  Check out the on-line, redesigned Library of Constitutional Sources beta launch.  It showcases central features of what will soon be the premier on-line Constitutional history hub, providing access to source documents, guides, and teacher and student resources for researching, understanding, and discussing the history of the Constitution and its Amendments.
  
  
• Dirkson Congressional Center's Communicator
  www.webcommunicator.org
  A web-based e-newsletter providing educators with news and ideas to improve the understanding of Congress.  Contents include people who serve in Congress, Congress defined, lesson plans, editorial cartoons, trivia, and much more.
  
  
• FindLaw Annotated Constitution
  www.findlaw.com/caseloadcode/constitution/
  A complete copy of the United States Constitution explained almost line by line for teachers and students.
• iCivics: The Democracy Lab
  www.iCivics.org
  Spearheaded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics is a web-based education project designed to reinvigorate civic teaching and learning.  iCivics features free games, lesson plans, web quests, and interactive modules.
• Landmark Cases
  www.landmarkcases.org
  Freshly redesigned, with new activities, differentiation, and teaching tips, the web site features 17 frequently taught Supreme Court cases. Teachers can register to receive access to the "Teachers Only" section. Landmark Cases.org is a joint initiative of Street Law, Inc. and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
• The Learning Page . . . Especially for Teachers
  www.loc.gov/teachers
  Involves students in examining primary source documents.
• Madison's Treasures
  www.loc.gov/exhibits/madison
  Offers documents from our fourth President, James Madison, particularly those relating to the drafting and ratification of the Constitution and the introduction of the Bill of Rights.
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  www.ncsl.org
  Trust for Representative Democracy Program
  America's Legislators Back to School Program
• Utah Legislators Back to School Program
  http://le.utah.gov/lrgc/backtoschool.htm
  A year-round program where Utah legislators visit schools and classrooms.
• National High School Mock Trial Championship
  www.www.nationalmocktrial.org
  Provides information about the national competition each year.