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Legal Topics: Structure of Government
Documents, United States Government:
U.S. Constitution online, from the Minnesota State Law Library.
The American Constitution - A Documentary Record, from the Avalon Project.
Documents, Minnesota Government:
Minnesota Constitution online, from the Minnesota State Law Library.
The historical documents leading up to the constitution of the state of Minnesota can be found in volume 1 of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Statutes Annotated. Minnesota Statutes Annotated also has reproductions of the handwritten original constitutions.
Chapter 24. "Minnesota Legal Materials from Wilderness to Statehood," in
Prestatehood Legal Materials, (Haworth Information Press, 2005) Reference KF240 .P688 2005.
Historical Documents Online, from the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.
Resources on Minnesota Government:
The Three Branches of Minnesota Government, from the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Service.
The Minnesota State Constitution, from the Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Service.
Morrison, Mary Jane. The Minnesota State Constitution: a Reference Guide (Greenwood Press, 2002) KFM5801.A6 M67 2002.
Links to State Government, from NorthStar.
Links for Youth, from the Minnesota State Legislature.
Historical Information About Minnesota State Government, from the Legislative Reference Library.
Resources on United States Government:
U.S. Federal Government, from USA.gov.
Branches of Government, from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.
The House Explained, from the U.S. House of Representatives.
National versus State Government, from Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office.
Greenberg, Ellen. The House and Senate Explained: the Peoples' Guide to Congress. (W. W. Norton & Co., 1996) Reference JK1067 .G74 1996.
Greenberg, Ellen. The Supreme Court Explained. (W.W. Norton, 1997). Reference KF8742.Z9 G728 1997.
Print materials listed here can be found in the Law Library, and in many county law libraries around the state.
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