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GovSpot.com
- The best collection of government information on the web.
Federal, state and local agencies; historic documents; economic
and sociological data; news and opinion; international
affairs--whatever your pleasure, you'll find it here.
The Federal Register
- Love laws and regulations? Here's the online database of laws, proposed legislation, notices by federal agencies and organizations, and executive orders, searchable by keyword. Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
FedWorld Home Page
- A great place to start for official U.S. government
information and organizations. FedWorld offers links to specific
servers, telnet and FTP sites, and an easy-to-use WWW subject
index.
International Affairs Resources
- The site provides over 2000 annotated links, categorized by organization, region, and topic.
State and Local Government on the Net -
Provides one-stop access to the web sites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
THOMAS:
Legislative Information on the Internet - The legislative database used by Congress. THOMAS contains
full texts of all legislation and Congressional Records from the
101st-108th Congress. The site also includes partial Bill
summaries, links to the Senate and House of Representatives, and a
keyword-searchable Constitution. Bill summary/status and public laws are available online from the 93rd-108th congresses.
U.Va. Library Government Information Resources -
Reference sources by topic and by agency, lists and search engines, and government information in the University of Virginia Library. Invaluable resource.
Branches of the Federal Government - General Links
- Legislative Branch
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
- Executive Branch
White House - has links to other executive branches
- Judiciary Branch
USCourts.gov Political Parties
GOP Republican National Committee
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Democratic National Committee
Libertarian Party
Green Party
Natural Law Party
Constitution Party
Socialist Party
News and General Interest
Congress.org - It's your government—and here it is. Who holds what office?
What's the latest on your issue? How do you write your
congressman? These questions and more are answered.
Congressional Quarterly - The inside stuff of American government. Track legislation, find a congressional biography (past or present), read GAO reports, or handicap the field for this year's elections.
C-SPAN.org - Public affairs on the web. Track issues and watch or listen to C-SPAN online. Observe the democratic process in real time. Audio clips of archival material and past broadcasts.
FedForms.gov -
FedForms provides "one-stop-shopping" for the Federal forms most used by the public.
FedStats -
Searchable statistical data and maps, links to agencies and their statistics, agency press releases, statistics by geography.
First Gov - A practical government site—change your address, apply for student loans, get a government job or file your taxes. Also has information by topic (e.g., history, arts, and culture, money and taxes, voting and elections).
Great American
Speeches - A great archive by PBS that includes speech text, some audio and
background. All the greatest hits by America's orators plus
several fun activities.
Moving Ideas: The Electronic Policy Network - This network of interest groups, journals, and research institutes is focused on domestic social policy. In addition to EPN member sites, resource indexes on health care, welfare, and family issues are available.
National Election Studies -
Election data and public opinion. NES conducts national surveys of the American electorate in presidential and mid-term election years and carries out research and development work through pilot studies in odd-numbered years. The NES time-series encompasses 23 biennial election studies spanning five decades. Trends and the impact of historical events can be identified.
National Journal - Politics, news, opinion. Restricted to National Journal, CongressDaily, Hotline, Technology Daily and American Health Line subscribers
Opensecrets.org - Opensecrets tracks political donations to candidates
nationwide. Also has general information on money and politics, such as reports on media ownership, prescription drugs, Iraq contracts, etc.
Oyez - U.S. Supreme Court multimedia site run out of Northwestern University. Audio files, transcripts, opinions, oral arguments in some cases back to 1955 and all cases since 1995.
Political
Theory on the Internet - This site, from the University of Michigan, is an enormous
archive of Western political theorists and philosophers. Hypertexts of greatest hits in political science.
Public Agenda -
Nonpartisan site with opinion research studies on various issues, "issue guides," and information on polling (including "20 Questions Journalists Should Ask About Poll Results").
This Nation - A digital encyclopedia providing a road map to American government. Different pages link to information for citizens, students, and teachers.
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January 25, 2004
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