Law and Government Overview
This area of lawforwa links you to general information about the American system of law and government as well as specific information about Washington state.
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The Declaration of Independence
To learn more about the Declaration of Independence, explore some of lawforwa's resources:
- of the Declaration of Independence, from the Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
- of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence, from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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the Declaration of Independence and other background information from the History Channel.
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