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Politics & Government

Election/Voting (United States)

Project Vote Smart---comprehensive voting information, including biographies of candidates, elected officials, and their voting records
The Center for Voting and Democracy
Elections Around the World
Electoral College---including Electoral results since 1789.
Federal Election Commission
National Election Studies---at U. of Michigan
Public Campaign---Organization devoted to promoting campaign finance reform
Open Secrets: The Online Source for Money in Politics Data---by The Center for Responsive Politics, focusing on Congressional campaign contributions.
Voter Information Service
Votes for Women: Selections From the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921

Historical Information

Biographical Directory of the US Congress: 1774-present
Documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention 1764-1789
The Founder's Constitution---Anthology of primary documents and political theories that served as antecedents to the U.S. Constitution of 1789
National Archives & Records Administration---historical documents, photos, pictures, and links to presidential libraries
Presidents of the United States---biographies, documents, cabinet members lists, etc. collected by Internet Public Library

International Information

Africabib---African studies site at U of Arkansas-Little Rock
Canadian Government Information---by National Library of Canada
Centre for Russian Studies' Database---at Norwegian Institute for International Affairs
Council of Europe
Council of European Social Science Data Archives
Country Information by IMF
Country Studies---at Library of Congress
Euroguide---to the European Union
Europa: The European Union
The European Union in the US
European Union Internet Resources
G8 Information Center---at U. of Toronto
Governments on the WWW
International Constitutional Law---arranged by countries
International Monetary Fund
International Relations and Security Network---a cooperative project with partners all over the world, aiming to provide one-stop information service in international relations and security
Organization of American States
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Russian Studies---at College & Research Libraries News Web site
United Nations
United Nations Scholar's Workstation---by Yale U.
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Agency for International Development Regions and Countries Studies
    Africa
    Asia & Near East
    Europe & Eurasia
    Latin America & Caribbean
World Bank
World Factbook---country profiles by CIA

Issues and Opinion Polls

Gallup Poll
Public Agenda Online---major social issues and opinions on them
PollingReport.com---recent polls from Gallup, Harris, CBS/NYT, NBC/WSJ, etc.
*Congressional Digest---searchable database of articles from Congressional Digest and Supreme Court Debates. To search, click on MEMBERS on the home page.

U.S. Government Web Sites and Publications

Government Publications page on Truman campus
U.S. Federal Government Web Sites-Executive Branch
U.S. Judicial Branch
U.S. Legislative Branch
U.S. State and Local Governments Web Sites
Government Publications Access: Internet Publications---List of online publications arranged by issuing agency.

Comprehensive/Miscellaneous Sites

American Political Science Association
Avalon Project---digital documents of Law, Politics, Government, & more
Commission on Presidential Debates---archives of presidential debates
GovSpot---"resources for citizens and government employees"
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Online Political Information Network
Human Rights Library, University of Minnesota
INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity)
*LexisNexis Congressional---Congressional publications, bills, laws, member and committee information
Political Databases of the Americas---at Georgetown U.
Political Informmation.com---a subject search engine for politics/policy Web pages
Political Science: a Net Station---at U. of British Columbia
Political Science Resources---by a British political scientist
Politics 1---resources on parties, candidates, ideological positions, issues, and general political news
State and Local Government on the Net
Terrorism Research Center
Thomas---Legislative information
U.S. Committee for Refugees---refugee information sponsored by a non-profit organization
U.S. Conference of Mayors

A-Z List

Africabib---African studies site at U of Arkansas-Little Rock
American Political Science Association
Avalon Project---digital documents of Law, Politics, Government, & more
Biographical Directory of the US Congress: 1774-present
Centre for Russian Studies' Database---at Norwegian Institute for International Affairs
The Center for Voting and Democracy
Commission on Presidential Debates---archives of presidential debates
*Congressional Digest---searchable database of articles from Congressional Digest and Supreme Court Debates. To search, click on MEMBERS on the home page.
Council of Europe
Council of European Social Science Data Archives
Country Information by IMF
Country Studies---at Library of Congress
Documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention 1764-1789
Elections Around the WorldElectoral College---including Electoral results since 1789.
Europa: The European Union
Euroguide---to the European Union
The European Union in the US
European Union Internet Resources
Federal Election Commission
The Founder's Constitution---Anthology of primary documents and political theories that served as antecedents to the U.S. Constitution of 1789
G8 Information Center---at U. of Toronto
Gallup Poll
Government Publications page on Truman campus
Governments on the WWW
GovSpot---"resources for citizens and government employees"
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government Online Political Information Network
Human Rights Library, University of Minnesota
INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity)
International Constitutional Law---arranged by countries
International Monetary Fund
International Relations and Security Network---a cooperative project with partners all over the world, aiming to provide one-stop information service in international relations and security
Latin American Network Information Center---at U. of Texas
*LexisNexis Congressional---Congressional publications, bills, laws, member and committee information
National Archives & Records Administration---historical documents, photos, pictures, and links to presidential libraries
National Election Studies---at U. of Michigan
Open Secrets: The Online Source for Money in Politics Data---by The Center for Responsive Politics, focusing on Congressional campaign contributions.
Organization of American States
Political Databases of the Americas---at Georgetown U.
Political Information.com---a subject search engine for politics/policy Web pages
Political Science: a Net Station---at U. of British Columbia
Political Science Resources---by a British political scientist
Politics 1---resources on parties, candidates, ideological positions, issues, and general political news
PollingReport.com---recent polls from Gallup, Harris, CBS/NYT, NBC/WSJ, etc.
Presidents of the United States---biographies, documents, cabinet members lists, etc. collected by Internet Public Library
Project Vote Smart---comprehensive voting information, including biographies of candidates, elected officials, and their voting records
Public Agenda Online---major social issues and opinions on them
Public Campaign---Organization devoted to promoting campaign finance reform
Russian Studies---at College & Research Libraries News Web site
State and Local Government on the Net
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Terrorism Research Center
Think Tanks
Thomas---Legislative information
United Nations
United Nations Scholar's Workstation---by Yale U.
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Agency for International Development Regions and Countries Studies
    Africa
    Asia & Near East
    Europe & Eurasia
    Latin America & Caribbean
U.S. Committee for Refugees---refugee information sponsored by a non-profit organization
U.S. Conference of Mayors
U.S. Federal Government Web Sites-Executive Branch
U.S. Judicial Branch
U.S. Legislative Branch
U.S. State and Local Governments Web Sites
Votes for Women: Selections From the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921
Voter Information Service
World Bank
World Factbook---country profiles by CIA

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