Databases & Journals
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Hein Online This link opens in a new windowLegal documents, cases, law reviews, and historical documents.
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Public Access to Court Electronic RecordsThe Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) service provides electronic public access to federal court records. Members of the public can sign up for a free Case Search Only account. Accessing records costs $0.10/page, but if users accrue less than $30 in fees per quarter their fees will be waived. For more information about PACER fees look here.
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American Journal of Political ScienceThe American Journal of Political Science is committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research.
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The American Political Science ReviewThe American Political Science Review (APSR) is the longest running publication of the American Political Science Association (APSA). APSR, first published in November 1906 and appearing quarterly, is the preeminent political science journal in the United States and internationally.
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Midwest Journal of Political ScienceThe AJPS is a general-interest journal open to all members of the profession and to all areas of the discipline of political science. Research in all major areas of political science, including American politics, public policy, international relations, comparative politics, political methodology, and political theory, is presented. The journal is committed to significant advances in knowledge and understanding of citizenship, governance, and politics, and to the public value of political science research.
U.S. Government Printing Office
While there are other sources of government documents online, the GPO is often the best place to start. FDsys. Many of the documents they provide are in both, but some are still only available on GPO Access.
GPO Access documents have their own search tools. FDsys, on the other hand, combines them all into one powerful search engine. You can browse the documents by collection, congressional committee or date. Or use the Advanced Search, which allows you to specify specific documents or search all of them at once.
Some of the GPO's offerings include:
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Code of Federal RegulationsWhile the United States Code is the official law of the country as written by Congress, it is usually up to the Executive Branch to determine how to implement the law. These are the rules used by Federal Agencies to do this, and are a good source for policy implementation.
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Federal RegisterThe official daily journal of the United States government. The Register, online since 1994, publishes executive orders, proposed rules, and other documents of government agencies. You can also use the old system here.
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Congressional RecordThe official record of the daily activities of the United States Congress. You can also search the Congressional Record at the Library of Congress' THOMAS site, which allows you to search by individual members of Congress.
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Core Documents of U.S. DemocracyIncludes the Constitution and other important historical documents.
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Catalog of U.S. Government PublicationsSearch for general publications by agency, title, subject, keyword and more.
Web Resources
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Open SecretsOpenSecrets is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy.
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Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the general public. You can track the progress of current bills, see the current activity of the House and Senate, search the Congressional Record, and find nomination information, treaties, and other resources.
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USA.gov"The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal," this site can direct you to government information on just about any topic. Browse the categories (e.g., "Jobs and Education" or Health and Nutrition") or use the search box at the top of the page.
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U.S. HouseThe website of the House of Representatives. Useful for finding information on individual congresspeople, including websites and contact information, their committee work, assignments, and more.
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U.S. SenateThe Senate's website. Useful for finding information on individual senators, including websites and contact information, their committee work, assignments, and more.
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United States Government ManualThe Manual is the essential guide to the Federal Government, with contacts and information for every department and agency.
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Congressional District MapsPrintable maps of congressional district boundaries in pdf and gif formats.
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Biographical Directory of the United States CongressA simple site for retrieving biographical information about members of Congress since 1774. Search by name, position, state, party, year, or Congress number.
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Supreme Court of the United StatesHere you can see the Court's current docket, argument transcripts since 2000, some Court opinions, and other information.
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Preview of United States Supreme Court CasesPublished by the American Bar Association and available through HeinOnline, this site provides pdf files of Merit and Amicus briefs of scheduled Supreme Court cases.
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FedStatsA compilation of statistics from all over the Federal government. Use the Topic Links: A-Z to find data on specific topics. You can also find data by geographic region.
Books
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The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History. (Two Volume Set)
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ISBN: 9780691129716Publication Date: 2009-11-29A comprehensive and authoritative encyclopedia of U.S. political history. An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the book addresses both the traditional topics of political history--such as eras, institutions, political parties, presidents, and founding documents--and the wider subjects of current scholarship, including military, electoral, and economic events, as well as social movements, popular culture, religion, education, race, gender, and more. -
African American Political Thought
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Call Number: E185 .A25363 2020ISBN: 9780226725918Publication Date: 2021-02-16African American Political Thought offers an unprecedented philosophical history of thinkers from the African American community and African diaspora who have addressed the central issues of political life: democracy, race, violence, liberation, solidarity, and mass political action. Melvin L. Rogers and Jack Turner have brought together leading scholars to reflect on individual intellectuals from the past four centuries, developing their list with an expansive approach to political expression. -
Global Community
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ISBN: 9780585467863Publication Date: 2002-01-01A big names in the field of history and international relations, Iriye throws fresh light on the history of international relations in the second half of the 20th century. In a decade by decade account, he explores how intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations have interacted with each other and with sovereign states, thereby shaping global affairs.
