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american politics resources

Campaign Finance (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides information on state and federal campaign finance. It provides links to print and electronic sources of information and data on how much candidates and issues are receiving and from whom.

Census Information (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources, by decade 1790-present, on the United States Census.

Citizenship Test (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on the United States citizenship test.

Debt and Budget Information (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on U.S. and international debt and budget information.

Declassified Documents (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on declassified documents.

Elections and Voting (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on U.S., Colorado, and international sources of election and voting information.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to sources on the law and practice of government document requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Accountability Office (GAO) (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides information about the GAO (formerly the General Accounting Office), and links to its numerous, highly-respected reports on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of government operations and their achievement of mission.

Government Information: Directories and Manuals (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to federal, state and local government agencies' websites and contact information.

GPO Access (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to GPO Access, a resource providing free electronic access to a wealth of federal-level legislative and regulatory documents and judicial decisions,.

History (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources in History.

Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe (requires VPN)

US Government Information
  - US Government Printing Office (GPO) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
  - US Government Information  http://www.usa.gov/

Congress
  - US House of Representatives  http://www.house.gov/
  - US Senate  http://www.senate.gov/
  - Biographical Directory of the US Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
  - C-SPAN  http://www.c-span.org/
  - Thomas, Legislative Information, Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov/
  - Maps of all Congressional Districts http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

Presidency
  - White House  http://www.whitehouse.gov/
  - American Presidents (C-SPAN) http://www.americanpresidents.org/
  - Presidential Libraries http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/

US Supreme Court
  - US Supreme Court  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
  - Federal judiciary  http://www.uscourts.gov/
  - Oral Arguments & Opinion Announcements http://www.oyez.org/

US Administration
  - US Cabinet Departments http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
  - Directory of US government departments and agencies http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

Voting and Elections
  - Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org) http://www.opensecrets.org/
  - Electoral College  http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/index.html
  - Federal Election Commission  http://www.fec.gov/
  - Project Vote Smart  http://www.vote-smart.org/

Media Trends

  - Center for Media & Public Affairs  http://www.cmpa.com/
  - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press http://people-press.org/

Public Opinion

  - American National Election Studies  http://www.electionstudies.org/
  - Doonesbury Strawpoll  http://cgi.doonesbury.com/cgi-bin/view_poll.cgi
  - The Gallup Organization  http://www.gallup.com/
  - Polling Report  http://www.pollingreport.com/
  - Public Agenda  http://www.publicagenda.org/
  - The Roper Center http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/

 

 

international politics resources


Honduras: Country Guide (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to print and electronic resources on the country of Honduras.

Nicaragua: Country Guide (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to official, statistical and informational resources on the country of Nicaragua.

Terrorism Resources (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on the war against terrorism.

United Nations (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides an overview of the United Nations (UN). You will find links to full-text and index resources. The library is a United Nations depository, so many of these resources will also be available in paper.

 

Foreign Relations and International Aid (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to government and research agency sources on foreign aid (economic, technical and military) and diplomatic relations.

  

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