General U.S. Government Resources
Official Government Sites
- FedWorld Information Network
- Government Printing Office
- Office of the Federal Register
- U.S. Library of Congress (see especially their page on Government Publications and Other Information about Government)
Unofficial Sites
- AllPolitics (from CNN and Time Magazine)
- Almanac of American Politics
- Citizen's Toolbox (from U.S. News and World Report)
- Congressional Accountability Project
- CRP: Personal Financial Disclosure Reports
- Declassified Documents Online
- Federal Government Information on the Internet
- Federal Government Web Servers
- Federal Web Locator
- GovBot: Database of Government Web Sites (from the University of Massachusetts)
- Government Guide (from the Askew School of Public Administration at FSU)
- The Hill -- The Capitol Newspaper
- Langenberg's Government Page ("find Your reps, how they vote, source of financing, and current legislation")
- Municipal Codes Online (from the Seattle Public Library)
- National Priorities Project
- NewPolitics Main Page
- Policy.com ("the policy community online")
- PolicyWonk.com
- PoliticalAccess.com ("your online guide to political, election and legislative information")
- The Political Graveyard (places and dates of birth and death for many major U.S. politicians)
- Political Points (from the New York Times)
- Politics1.com ("the #1 net guide to American politics, candidates, and parties")
- PoliticsNow
- Project Vote Smart
- Roll Call
- U.S. Depository Ready Reference Sources
- U.S. Election Map Bank
- U.S. Federal Government Links (from Excite)
- U.S. Federal Government Resources (from NC State)
- U.S. Government and Politics (from the Michigan Electronic Library)
- U.S. Government Documents in the News (from the University of Michigan library)
- U.S. Government Foreign Affairs Web Sites (from the Michigan Electronic Library)
- U.S. Government Informational Databases (from Northwestern University)
- U.S. State and Local Government Links (from Excite)
- VoteNet.com ("political candidates, campaigns, and elections")
- Web White and Blue
The Presidency
- The White House
- The Electoral College
- Federal Election Commission
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States (from Columbia University)
- Periodic Table of the Presidents
- Presidential Debate History
- Presidential Election History (from the Encyclopedia Britannica)
- Presidents of the United States (from the Internet Public Library)
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (from the GPO)
The Judiciary
- U.S. Federal Courts
- Court TV's Supreme Court Library
- Federal Court Decisions and Rules (from the U.S. House of Representatives' Internet Law Library)
- Oyez Oyez Oyez (from Northwestern University)
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (from Cornell University)
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions since 1937 (from "FindLaw")
Congress
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- Current Floor Activity (from the House Majority Whip)
- CapWeb Guide to the U.S. Congress
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation (from the Library of Congress)
- Congressional and Political Web Pages
- Congressional Email Addresses
- Contacting the Congress
- THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet (from the Library of Congress)
- U.S. Congress Research Assistance (from the University of Michigan library)
Government Agencies, Bureaus, and Departments
Cabinet-Level Departments
- Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Defense ("DefenseLink"; includes DOD news, fact sheets, press releases, etc.)
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- Department of the Interior
- Department of Justice
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Dept of State Foreign Affairs Network (DOSFAN) (from the University of Chicago)
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- Hot Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy
- Consular Affairs
- Country Background Notes
- Counterterrorism policy
- Travel Publications
- World Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets
- Links to U.S. Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
- Department of Transportation
- Department of the Treasury
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Other Government Bureaus and Agencies
- U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (ACDA)
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (see also their FOIPA Electronic Reading Room)
- Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Peace Corps
- U.S. Information Agency (USIA)
- U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
- Peace Corps
- U.S. Postal Service
- US Trade Representative
- Voice of America (VOA)
Lobbyists and Pressure Groups
The Electorate and Public Opinion
- See also my U.S. political data page
- Political Polls News and Politics (from PollPatrol.com)
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