Government Documents: Not Your Grandma’s Ravioli

Vickie MixOctober 21, 2016

Loveland, CO

DUCK SOUPLicense: Standard YouTube License

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DOCS SOUP: A GUMBO RECIPEINGREDIENTS ACTIVITY

• Write one item you consider as government documents• Add your “ingredient” to the mixing bowl• Mix the ingredients• Season to taste

DOC SOUP: A FAMILY FAVORITEIngredients:1 part Congressional 1 part Executive S&P1 part Judicial 1 part ServiceDirections:Consult your favorite government information cookbooks at USA.gov, GovInfo.gov, Congress.gov, Whitehouse.gov. Or just “Google” it. Season to taste to suit your information need.

Cookbook: Congressionalthe Groceries

The Grocery List: LegislationStandard YouTube License

https://youtu.be/JUDSeb2zHQ0From SNL

COOKBOOK: JUDICIALtaste test

Appealing to the Palate

• Judicial Review: Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution• Issues between two or more states• Cases on the high seas (admiralty)• Cases on treaties• Landmark Cases: Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, Education,

Marriage, Church & State, Privacy, Criminal law

http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/about

"Judge's Delight" - Supreme Court Marriage RapSeeUNextTuesdayhttps://youtu.be/OwZOREMaVl8

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Cookbook: Executivemenu planning

Federal Agencies Feed the MassesThe Cabinet

whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinetIn order of succession:• Vice President of the United States• Department of State state.gov• Department of the Treasury

treasury.gov• Department of Defense defense.gov• Department of Justice usdoj.gov• Department of the Interior doi.gov• Department of Agriculture usda.gov• Department of Commerce

commerce.gov

• Department of Labor dol.gov• Department of Health and Human

Services hhs.gov• Department of Housing and Urban

Development hud.gov• Department of Transportation

dot.gov• Department of Energy energy.gov• Department of Education ed.gov• Department of Veterans Affairs

va.gov• Department of Homeland Security

dhs.gov

The PantryCabinet Level Rank

whitehouse.gov/administration/cabinet

• White House Chief of Staff• Environmental Protection

Agency epa.gov• Office of Management &

Budget whitehouse.gov/omb• United States Trade

Representative ustr.gov

• United States Mission to the United Nations usun.state.gov• Council of Economic

Advisers whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/cea• Small Business

Administration sba.gov

Setting the TableStandard YouTube License

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Obama! A Modern U.S. President

COOKBOOK: SERVICEsserving it up

• Business: Economic Data http://www.census.gov • Consumers: Financial Protection

http://www.consumerfinance.gov/ • Education: Student Financial Aid https://fafsa.ed.gov/ • Employment Tools https://www.usajobs.gov/;

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/ • Health Insurance https://www.healthcare.gov/ • Social Security https://www.ssa.gov/ • Taxes https://www.irs.gov/

The spice rack & Utensils• USA.gov-Web portal to government information and services• Govinfo.gov https://www.govinfo.gov/ • Catalog of Government Publications https://catalog.gpo.gov/• Fdsys https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ • The Whitehouse https://www.whitehouse.gov/ • Congress.gov https://www.congress.gov/ • House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ • U.S. Senate http://www.senate.gov/index.htm • U.S. Supreme Court https://www.supremecourt.gov/

https://snaped.fns.usda.gov/resource-library/handouts-and-web-sites/cooking

https://www.foodsafety.gov/

Kids.Gov

NASA.gov

Feasting on government documentsinformation!

• Variety of offerings: 97% online, CD/DVD, paper, and the dreaded microfiche• Scope: GPO (Government Publishing Office) largest

publisher in the world• A dish for every taste (if you don’t like it, wait 4 years!)• FDLP Libraries and You!

The mission of the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is to provide free, ready, and permanent public access to Federal Government information, now and for future generations.

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