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Federal Branches of Government
Executive Branch | Legislative Branch | Judicial Branch

The Executive Branch

  1. U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory (Louisiana State University)
  2. The White House
    1. Office of the President
    2. Council on Environment Quality
    3. Office of National Drug Control Policy
    4. United States Trade Representative

    Departments and Select Agencies, Services and Bureaus

  3. Agriculture
    1. Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
    2. Forest Service
    3. National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
  4. Centers for Disease Control
  5. Commerce
    1. Bureau of Economic Analysis
    2. Census Bureau
    3. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
      1. National Weather Service
    4. National Telecommunications and Information Administration
    5. Patent and Trademark Office
  6. Defense
  7. Education
    1. National Center for Education Statistics
  8. Energy
  9. Health and Human Services
    1. Administration for Children and Families
      1. Office of Family Assistance
      2. Head Start
    2. Administration on Aging
    3. Food and Drug Administration
    4. National Institutes of Health
      1. National Cancer Institute
      2. National Library of Medicine
  10. Homeland Security
    1. Federal Emergency Management Agency
    2. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
  11. Housing and Urban Development
  12. Interior
    1. Bureau of Indian Affairs
    2. Fish and Wildlife Service
    3. Geological Survey
    4. National Park Service
  13. Justice
    1. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    2. Bureau of Justice Statistics
    3. Civil Rights Division
    4. Drug Enforcement Administration
    5. Federal Bureau of Investigation
    6. National Criminal Justice Reference Service
  14. Labor
    1. Bureau of Labor Statistics
    2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  15. State
  16. Transportation
    1. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
    2. Federal Aviation Administration
    3. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  17. Treasury
    1. Internal Revenue Service
  18. Veterans' Affairs
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The Legislative Branch

  1. The Congress
    1. U.S. House of Representatives
    2. U.S. Senate
    3. U.S. Congressional Bibliographies (North Carolina State University)
  2. Legislation
    1. LexisNexis Congressional
    2. GPD Access
    3. Thomas (Library of Congress)
  3. Legislative Branch Units
    1. General Accountability Office
    2. Government Printing Office
    3. Library of Congress
      1. American Memory
      2. U.S. Copyright Office
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The Judicial Branch

  1. U.S. Courts
  2. Federal Judicial Center
    1. History of the Federal Judiciary
  3. U.S. Supreme Court
  4. U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
    1. 1937 - 1975 (full text)
    2. 1990 - present
  5. U.S. Court of Appeals
    1. 8th Circuit (includes Iowa)
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