Internet Exercises

The Council for Excellence in Government
"The Council works to improve the performance of American government and government's place in the lives and esteem of American citizens." The site includes online articles on government administration issues. Comprehensive list of related links
http://www.excelgov.org/

Yahoo Guide to the Executive Branch
http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/Executive_Branch/

Suggested Library of Congress Headings

USAGov.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
Calls itself "The U.S. government's official web portal." This claim is not far-fetched, as the site gives entree to innumerable federal government sites. More importantly, the site USAGov.gov for Citizens Get It Done Online! Provides guidance to widely used citizen services such as passport acquisition, mail voting, tax forms, and jobs in government.
http://www.usa.gov/

Federal Gateway
A privately run comprehensive guide to locales in the executive branch.
http://fedgate.org/

Census Bureau Home Page
This is the home page of the U.S. Census Bureau, and its associated publication Statistical Abstract of the U.S., provide a vast array of data and resources. Also try the Bureau's American FactFinder.
http://www.census.gov/

Federal Government Resources on the Web-Executive Branch
From Grace York, this site has excellent links to federal agencies, personnel including presidential nominees, and administrative law.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedexec.html