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Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Political Science:
Internet Resources
Research Guides and Gateway Sites
Electronic Data Sources and Archives
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CD-ROMs and
Data Sources - (Alexander Library) A searchable database. Includes
Alexander Library's holdings for statistical sources from U.S., state,
and foreign governments, as well as international agencies.
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County and City Data Book
- (University of Virginia) Online access to the U.S. Census Bureau's publication.
Includes data for states, counties, cities, and places, covering labor
force, housing, income, population, elections, federal funds and grants,
government finances and employment, and more.
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Cross National Times Series
- This database provides social, economic, and political data for over
250 countries beginning in the year 1815. Rutgers Restricted Access.
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Economic Report of the President
- (GPO Access) Report includes current and forseeable trends and annual
numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, unemployment, production,
real income, and the labor force.
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EuroStat - (European
Union) The latest statistical data on the European Union, including economic
and social indicators, trade, regional statistics, and more.
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Federal, State, and Local Governments
- (U.S. Census Bureau) Data from the Census of Governments and other
sources, covering finance, tax collections and revenues, public employment
and payroll, and other topics.
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FedStats - Provides "one-stop shopping
for Federal statistics. Easy access to statistics produced by over
70 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.
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Government Information Sharing
Project - (Oregon State University) Demographic and economic statistical
information from the Bureau of the Census and other federal agencies.
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Historical United States
Census Data Browser - (University of Virginia) Data describing the
people and economy of the U.S. for each state and county from 1790 to 1970.
Utilizes data created by ICPSR.
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ICPSR Data Archive - (Inter-University
Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan) Data
sets on a variety of topics in the political and social sciences, including
political behavior and attitudes; elites and leadership; international
systems; government structures and policies; legal systems; legislative
and deliberative bodies; social institutions; urban studies and more. Contact
the Data Librarian for information on downloading data..
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International Data
Base (IDB) - (U.S. Census Bureau) A computerized data bank containing
statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries
and areas of the world.
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Japanese Statistics - (Japanese
Information Network) Up-to-date statistical data in English for the country
of Japan, in areas including population, economics, industry, labor, financial
affairs, politics and elections, media, public opinion, and social welfare.
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New Jersey Data
- (New Jersey State Data Center) Economic and demographic data, and labor
market information for the state of New Jersey.
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Office of Population Research
Data Archive - (Princeton University) An overview of the resources
available at OPR's data archive, with links to some online files.
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics
- (University of Michigan) A longitudinal study of a representative sample
of U.S. individuals and the family units in which they reside. It
emphasizes the dynamic aspects of economic and demographic behavior, but
its content is broad, including sociological and psychological measures.
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Penn World
Tables - (University of Toronto) Comparative economic data for 152
countries in 29 subjects.
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Record of American Democracy
(ROAD) - (Harvard University) A massive aggregate data set on American
politics for 1984-1990. Includes election returns, socioeconomic summaries,
and demographic measures of the American public.
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Social Science Data on the Internet
- (University of California, San Diego) Search or browse a listing of 850
Internet sites of numeric social science statistical data, data catalogs,
data libraries, social science gateways, addresses, and more.
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Social Sciences
Data Center - (Scholarly Communication Center, Rutgers University)
An overview of the data holdings and tools available at the Data Center,
as well as a collection of Web resources for data.
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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics - (Bureau of Justice Statistics) Brings together data about
all aspects of criminal justice in the United States presented in over
600 tables from more than 100 sources.
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State and Metropolitan
Area Data Book - (U.S. Census Bureau) A collection of statistics on
social and economic conditions in the U.S. at the State and metropolitan
area levels. Selected data for component counties and selected cities of
metropolitan areas are also included.
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The State of the Nation's
Cities: A Comprehensive Database on American Cities and Suburbs - (Center
for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University) Brings together over 3,000
variables from a wide variety of sources, providing indicators on employment
and economic development, demographic measures, housing and land use, income
and poverty, fiscal conditions, and a host of other areas.
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Statistical Abstract of the
United States - (U.S. Census Bureau) A collection of statistics on
social and economic conditions in the United States. Also serves as a guide
to sources of data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and
private organizations.
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Statistical
Resources on the Web: Military and Defense - (University of Michigan)
A collection of links to sources for statistics related to military and
defense in the U.S. and the world.
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Statistical
Resources on the Web: Political Science - (University of Michigan)
Links to statistical sources on topics such as Campaign Finances, Elections,
Human Rights, and Public Opinion.
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Statistics Canada: Canadian
Statistics - Official statistics for Canada's population, economy,
trade, finance, labour, health, government, and more.
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TRAC: IRS Data - Comprehensive
nonpartisan information and data on the IRS, including detailed maps, ranking
tables, and individual district tables.
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Uniform Crime Reports - (Federal
Bureau of Investigation) Provides a nationwide view of crime based on the
submission of statistics by law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
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U.S. Census Bureau:
Subjects A to Z - An A to Z subject listing of the statistical data
available on the Census Bureau Web Site.
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World Bank Group: Development
Data - National statistics for countries and regions including at-a-glance
tables; data arranged by topic; and the online edition of World Development
Indicators.
Electronic Documents and Texts
- The American Constitution: A Documentary Record - (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
- Arms Control Treaties and Agreements - (Bureau of Arms Control, U.S. State Dept.) Full-text of 40 historic arms control agreements.
- Articles of Confederation - (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
- Avalon Project - (Yale Law School) Digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government.
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A Century of Lawmaking
for a New Nation - (American Memory, Library of Congress) U.S. Congressional
documents and debates 1774-1873, including Journals of the Continental
Congress, Elliot's Debates, Statutes at Large, House and Senate journals,
and the Congressional Globe.
- Common Sense: Thomas Paine - (Bartleby Project)
- The Constitution of the United States - (THOMAS, Library of Congress)
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Constitutions
and Constitutional Studies - (Political Database of the Americas) Includes
constitutions for all OAS member states in the original language of composition,
as well as a comparison of constitutional articles.
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Continental Congress
and the Constitutional Convention: Documents, 1774-1789 - (American
Memory, Library of Congress) 274 documents relating to the work of Congress
and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution.
- Declaration of Independence - (THOMAS, Library of Congress)
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Democracy in
America: Alexis DeTocqueville - (University of Virginia) Includes the
text and related resources including a virtual tour of DeTocqueville's
America in 1831.
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Federalist
Papers - (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
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Emma Goldman Papers
- (Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE) Electronic texts of published essays,
pamphlets, and speeches; documents and letters; and images.
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Foreign Relations of the United States (University of Wisconsin Digital Collections)
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Government
Documents in the News - (University of Michigan) Identifies issues
about government making news headlines and Web sources with additional
information.
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Human Rights Library
- (University of Minnesota) A collection of over ninety of the most
important international human rights documents, including treaties and
other instruments; general comments, recommendations, decisions, and views
of human rights treaty bodies.
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Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents - (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
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Internet Classics Archive - (MIT)
441 searchable works of classical literature, including the works of Aristotle.
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Thomas Jefferson
Papers - (American Memory, Library of Congress) Approximately 27,000
documents, including correspondence, memoranda, notes, and drafts of documents.
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Kappler's Indian
Affairs: Laws and Treaties - (Oklahoma State University) Text of U.S.
treaties with Indian tribes between 1778 and 1883.
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Abraham Lincoln
Papers - (American Memory, Library of Congress) Documents including
correspondence, drafts of speeches, notes, and printed material.
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Madison
Debates: Federal Convention of 1787 - (Avalon Project, Yale Law School)
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Multilaterals Project
- (Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University) A collection
of online texts of international multilateral conventions and other instruments.
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NATO Basic Texts - (North
Atlantic Treaty Organization) Includes the basic texts of the Alliance,
from the Treaty and its protocols to the Partnership for Peace documents.
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New Jersey Historic Documents
- (New Jersey State Library) Full-text electronic versions of some of the
most important documents in New Jersey history, including the State Constitution.
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Votes for Women:
Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection,
1848-1921 - (Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of
Congress) 167 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the suffrage
campaign.
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George
Washington Papers - (American Memory, Library of Congress) Approximately
65,000 documents including correspondence, diaries, journals, reports,
and notes.
Electronic Journals - Open Access
Access to the following electronic journals is free and unrestricted.
A listing of
online newspapers is also available.
- American Diplomacy - Commentary, analysis, and research on American foreign policy and its practice.
- The American Reporter - Freelance journalists' news reports.
- AntePodium - (Victoria University,
Wellington, New Zealand) An electronic journal dedicated to scholarly research
on the politico-strategic, politico-economic and politico-cultural dimensions
of world affairs.
- Bad Subjects:
Political Education for Everyday Life - A journal, website, and
arena for dialogue that are intended to subvert compliance with social
orders that produce poverty, injustice and submission.
- Ballot Access News - A non-partisan
newsletter reporting on ballot access laws and issues in the United States.
- Boston Review - The Boston Review's
New Democracy Forum debates the fundamental political issues of the day,
both conventional and non-conventional.
- Brookings Review
- (Brookings Institution) The Institution's quarterly magazine, designed
to make Brookings research and public policy proposals accessible to a
wide audience.
- Campaign Web Review -
A bi-weekly newsletter examining the use of the Internet by political campaigns
since the 1998 election.
- Cultural Logic - An electronic
journal of Marxist theory and practice.
- CUPR Report - The
official publication of the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University.
- Ethnic Conflict
Research Digest - Peer reviews of recently published books, journal
articles and research papers on the dynamics and management of ethnic conflict.
- Government Information
in Canada / Information Gouvernementale au Canada - A quarterly electronic
journal for discussion and study of Canadian federal, provincial/territorial,
and local government information.
- Harvard Political Review - This
preeminent journal of politics and public policy features in-depth, balanced
analysis of important domestic and international issues. Recent issues
available full-text.
- Hoover
Institution Essays in Public Policy - (Stanford University) Timely,
self-contained discussions of problems or issues international affairs
and domestic policy.
- Human
Rights Brief - (Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington
College of Law, American University) Reports on developments in international
human rights and humanitarian law, and provides concise legal analysis
of current human rights issues.
- Migration News
- (University of California-Davis) Summarizes the most important immigration
and integration developments of the preceding month.
- Moving Ideas: The Electronic Policy Network - Timely information and leading ideas
on economic policy, health policy, urban policy, foreign policy, the environment,
education, the media, and other topics.
- NATO Review - Published
under the authority of the Secretary General, this magazine is intended
to contribute to a constructive discussion of Atlantic issues.
- PeaceWatch - (Ariga)
Views about peace in the Middle East and articles about issues from participants
in the PEACE Mid-East Dialogue Group.
- PROL: Political Research Online
- From the American Political Science Association. Includes papers presented at the annual conference./li>
- Rand Review - Reports three
times a year on RAND research and related issues of general interest to
policymakers and decisionmakers.
- Richmond Journal of Law
and Technology - (University of Richmond School of Law) Focuses
on the impact that computer-related and other technologies have on the
law.
- Roll Call Online - A leading source
for Congressional news and other information from Capitol Hill.
- Slate: News & Politics - Political news and commentary and a gateway to other
politics sites on the Internet.
Subjects:
1. Voting and Elections
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2005 Elections -
Extensive coverage of issues and candidates in the latest off-year
elections.
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Center for Voting and Democracy -
A repository of articles about proportional representation, electoral reform,
and a variety of other relevant subjects.
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Election Guide -
(International Foundation for Election Systems) A comprehensive resource
on international elections. Includes an election calendar; information
on electoral structures, parties and candidates, and previous elections;
links to country election authorities; summaries of election results; data
on voter turnout; and real-time results.
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League of Women Voters - Information
on the League's activities and issue positions; voter information; and
online publications.
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Lijphart Elections Archive -
(University of California San Diego) Links to online sources of data for
national- and district-level elections in many foreign countries.
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American National Election Studies - Datasets, tables, graphs, reports, papers, and guides to research
on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
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Eagleton New Jersey Project - (Eagleton Institute of
Politics, Rutgers University) Reports on campaigns and elections in the state.
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Political Database of the Americas
- (Georgetown University / Organization of American States) A comprehensive
source of documentary and statistical political information for North and
South America. Includes current and historical election results and electoral
laws.
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Politics1 - Objective and unbiased
coverage of the candidates and issues for all upcoming federal and state
elections. Also includes a calendar of elections and events, and a directory
of U.S. political parties.
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Project Vote Smart - Factual information
on 13,000 candidates for political offices in the U.S., from President
to state legislature. Includes backgrounds, issue positions, voting records,
campaign finances, performance evaluations, and interviews.
2. Campaign Finance
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Center For Analysis of Public
Issues - (CAPI) A searchable database on contributions to New Jersey
political campaigns. The data comes from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement
Commission and is based on disclosure reports filed by candidates and committees.
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Federal Election Commission - Includes disclsure
reports, laws and regulations, and more.
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Open Secrets -
(Center for Responsive Politics) Tracks the money behind the candidates
in all current Presidential, Congressional, and local elections. Provides
information including the total amount raised, top contributors, a searchable
database, and more.
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Project Vote Smart - Factual information
on 13,000 candidates for political offices in the U.S., from President
to state legislature. Includes backgrounds, issue positions, voting records,
campaign finances, performance evaluations, and interviews.
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Soft Money Laundromat
- (Common Cause) A searchable database of special interest soft money contributions
to the Democratic and Republican national party committees.
3. Political Parties
4. Public Opinion
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Eagleton Poll Database
- (Center for Public Interest Polling / Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University)
A collection of searchable polls surveying and interpreting the opinions
of citizens on major policy concerns and key state issues and political
races. 1971-1995 currently available.
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Gallup Poll - Latest poll results
on politics and education; business and the economy; social issues and
policy, and lifestyle.
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General Social Survey: Data
and Information Retrieval System - (National Opinion Research Center
/ ICPSR) Searchable database of reports and data from the GSS, a personal
interview survey of U.S. households on a variety of social and political
issues.
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PollingReport - An independent,
nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion. Updated whenever
new polls are released.
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Public Agenda Online - Analysis
and opinion studies of public attitudes on major policy issues.
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Public
Opinion Poll Question Database - (Howard W. Odum Institute for Research
in Social Science, University of North Carolina) A searchable database
of poll questions from national, regional, and state polls from the 1960's
to present.
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The Pulse - (Economic
Policy Institute) A collection of well-annotated links to public opinion
data and sources on the Web.
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Quinnipiac Polling
Institute - (Quinnipiac University) A regular survey of residents in
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey about political races, state and national
elections, and issues of public concern.
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Star-Ledger
/ Eagleton Poll - (Center for Public Interest Polling, Rutgers University)
A poll on recent issues in New Jersey and national politics, conducted
four or five times a year.
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Washington
Post Poll Vault - A searchable database and story archive of Washington
Post polls and analysis.
5. Women in Politics
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Center for American Women and
Politics - (Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University) Includes
state by state historical summaries of women elected and appointed officials
for each state; current fact sheets on women in American politics; information
on current candidates and recent election results; and a list of publications.
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EMILY's List - A nationwide network
of political donors helping to elect pro-choice democratic women.
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Emma Goldman Papers
- (Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE) Electronic texts of published essays,
pamphlets, and speeches; documents and letters; and images.
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Feminist Internet
Gateway - (Feminist Majority Foundation) An annotated list of Internet
resources pertaining to feminism. Includes sections on women in politics,
women's organizations, and government resources.
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First Ladies' Bibliography
- (National First Ladies' Library) A bibliography of 40,000+ books, manuscripts,
journals, newspaper articles, and other materials related to first ladies
of the United States.
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Gender and Political Representation - (Inter-Parliamentary
Union) Information on women's participation in political
structures and various mechanisms for enhancing women's political
decision-making power.
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League of Women Voters - Information
on the League's activities and issue positions; voter information; and
online publications.
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Noema:
The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy - (Indiana University)
A comprehensive and continually updated bibliography of works by women
in all areas of philosophy, including political theory.
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Votes for Women:
Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection,
1848-1921 - (Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of
Congress) 167 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the suffrage
campaign.
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Women in Politics: Beyond
Numbers - (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)
Includes a handbook of strategies and ideas on how women MP's can impact
on the political process, and links to relevant Web sites.
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Women's Human Rights Resources
- (Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto) An annotated guide to
resources on women's international human rights law, including scholarly
articles, government documents, and Websites.
6. Political Theory
See also the section on Electronic
Documents and Texts, which contains links to online versions of many
important works in political theory.
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Alternative Press Center - List
of publications covered in Alternative Press Index, sample citations,
and resources for alternative viewpoints on the Internet.
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Anarchy
Archives - An online research center on the history and theory of anarchism,
including collected works of major figures, bibliography, commentary, and
a graphics archive.
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Foundations of Political Theory
- (American Political Science Association) Organizational information and
links to political theory journals, associations, and research institutions.
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Library
of Congress Subject Headings for Political Theory - (University of
Michigan)
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Marxists Internet Archive - An
online research center for Marxist theory and history. Includes full-text
of important Marxist writings and other writings relevant to Marxism, introductory
readings for students, and an Encyclopedia of Marxism.
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Political
Theory Resources - (University of Michigan) Annotated links to Web
resources for political theory.
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U.S. Federalism - (George Washington
University) A comprehensive collection of original hypertext essays and
annotated Internet resources relevant to U.S. Federalism, focusing on the
relationship between the national government and state governments.
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Yahoo!
Political Theory
Federal Government Resources
Gateway Sites to Federal Government Information
Legislative Branch
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Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-Present - A fully searchable
database containing information about all current and past members of Congress.
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Center for Legislative
Archives - (National Archives and Records Administration) The repository,
reference center, and outreach facility for the records of the U.S. Congress.
Includes online research guides.
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A Century of Lawmaking
for a New Nation - (American Memory, Library of Congress) U.S. Congressional
documents and debates 1774-1873, including Journals of the Continental
Congress, Elliot's Debates, Statutes at Large, House and Senate journals,
and the Congressional Globe.
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Congressional Budget Office - The Web
site of this support agency makes available research reports and data used
in the Congressional budget process.
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Congressional Publications
- (GPO Access) This page provides access to a number of official, searchable
publication databases, including the Congressional Record; the Congressional
Record Index; Congressional Bills, Committee Prints, Documents, Hearings,
and Reports; Public Laws; the United States Code, and the U.S.
Constitution, Analysis and Interpretation.
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Congressional Research Reports (UNT Libraries)
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Constitution of the
United States - (THOMAS) Includes the full-text of all articles and
amendments.
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FedLaw - (General Services Administration)
Federal laws and regulations arranged by broad subject.
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General Accounting Office - The investigative
arm of Congress. Web site includes online reports and publications.
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Government Printing Office - The
official producer and distributer of Federal Government information products.
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House of Representatives - The official
House Web site. Includes up to date schedules and news; a guide to the
legislative process; and links to Web sites for individual Committees,
Members, and leadership offices.
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Library of Congress - Includes a description
of collections, and access to the online catalog and other research tools.
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Roll Call - The online edition of
the "Newspaper of Capitol Hill." Includes news features, commentary, election
coverage, editorials, and special issues.
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Senate - The official Senate Web site.
Includes schedules, news, and directories, and information on Senate art
and history.
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Senate Bibliographies
- (North Carolina St. University) Cumulative bibliographies of Senate hearings,
prints, and publications from title page proofs received from the Senate
Library. Available from 98th Congress (1983-84) forward.
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THOMAS: Legislative Information on the
Internet - (Library of Congress) Includes status and text of bills;
public laws; Congressional Record; committee reports; schedules
and directories; historical documents, and more.
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United States Code - A consolidation
and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of
the United States.
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United States Government
Manual - (GPO Access) Comprehensive information on the agencies of
the legislative, judicial and executive branches, quasi-official agencies,
international organizations, and boards, commissions, and committees.
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Voter Information Services - Provides
voting record reports for all members of Congress.
Executive Branch
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Budget of the United States
Government - (GPO Access) Includes budget documents for current and
prior years, and A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- A guide to Federal financial assistance programs.
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Code
of Federal Regulations - (GPO Access) A codification of the general
and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive
departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
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Economic Report of the President
- (GPO Access) Report includes current and forseeable trends and annual
numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, unemployment, production,
real income, and the labor force.
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Federal Register
- (GPO Access) The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules,
and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive
orders and other Presidential documents.
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First Ladies Library - A virtual
library dedicated to the lives and legacies of America's first ladies.
Includes a bibliographic database.
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Federal Agencies Directory -
(LSU) A listing of all executive agencies and sub-agencies
with links to Web sites.
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Executive
Office of the President - Includes a record of accomplishments; an
archive of notable speeches; and a guide to recent Presidential initiatives.
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Executive Orders: Disposition
Tables - (National Archives and Records Administration) Information
about executive orders from 1953 (Eisenhower) to the present. Links to
full-text from 1995-present.
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National Partnership for Reinventing Government
- (Vice President Gore) Primary and supporting reports of the federal government
performance review.
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Presidential Materials
- (National Archives and Records Administration) A guide to researching
Presidential records and historical Presidential materials. Includes information
on Presidential libraries.
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Department of State - A wealth of information
on the President's foreign policy actions and initiatives.
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United States Government
Manual - (GPO Access) Comprehensive information on the agencies of
the legislative, judicial and executive branches, quasi-official agencies,
international organizations, and boards, commissions, and committees.
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Weekly Compilation
of Presidential Documents - (GPO Access) Statements, messages, and
other Presidential materials released by the White House. Currently available
from 1993-present.
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White House - Includes an extensive
archive of White House documents; White House and Presidential histories;
a guide to information about the federal government; and contact information
for the President, Vice President, and First Lady.
Judicial Branch
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Constitution of the
United States - (THOMAS) Includes the full-text of all articles and
amendments.
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Federal Courts Finder -
(Emory Law Library) A clickable map of the eleven Circuit Courts of the
U.S. Court of Appeals, plus links to sites on the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and
the Federal and D.C. Circuit Courts.
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Federal Judiciary Homepage - A clearinghouse
for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
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FedLaw - (General Services Administration)
Federal laws and regulations arranged by broad subject.
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FindLaw - A Web guide to legal information.
Includes links to Websites for U.S. Courts of Appeal, District Courts,
Bankruptcy Courts, and other courts; U.S. case law and court opinions;
law directories, and many other resources.
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History of the Federal Judiciary
- (Federal Judicial Center) This on-line reference source contains a biographical
database of federal judges since 1789, histories of the federal courts,
and historical documents related to the judicial branch of government.
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LII Supreme Court Collection
- (Legal Information Institue, Cornell University) Access to opinions for
Supreme Court cases dating back to 1990, and for many important historical
cases.
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Department of Justice - Includes many
online reports, publications, and legal documents including the U.S.
Attorneys' Manual.
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U.S. Judiciary: The Federal Court System and Decisions
- (Library of Congress) Links to U.S. Judicial Branch resources as well
as other Web sites specializing in legal information.
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PACER: Public Access to Courts
Electronic Records - Electronic access to U.S. District, Bankruptcy,
and Appellate court records. Registration required.
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Supreme Court Decisions
1937-1975 - (FedWorld) Full-text of over 7,000 Supreme Court decisions
from volumes 300 through 422 of U.S. Reports.
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Supreme Court Decisions
1893-Present - (FindLaw) A searchable database, including the full-text
of opinions.
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Supreme Court of the United States
- Includes information about the Court and its Justices; a calendar and
schedule; Court rules; and slip opinions from the most recent term.
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Supreme Court Multimedia Database -
(Oyez Project, Northwestern University) Digital audio recordings of Supreme
Court oral arguments and opinion announcements. Also includes a biographical
directory of Justices.
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United States Code - A consolidation
and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of
the United States.
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United States Government
Manual - (GPO Access) Comprehensive information on the agencies of
the legislative, judicial and executive branches, quasi-official agencies,
international organizations, and boards, commissions, and committees.
State and Local Government Resources
State and Local Government Information
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Federal, State, and Local Governments
- (U.S. Census Bureau) Data from the Census of Governments and other
sources, covering finance, tax collections and revenues, public employment
and payroll, and other topics.
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Municipal Codes Online
- (Seattle Public Library) Links to city and county codes available for
unrestricted searching on the World Wide Web.
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National Center for State Courts
- Includes court statistics and a Web directory for state courts.
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State and Local Government
on the Net - (Piper Resources) A guide to government sponsored Internet
sites.
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State Law Resources
(FindLaw) Includes a search engine for state government Websites, and links
to legal and government information for all 50 states, including state
constitutions, state statutes, state tax information, and more.
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State Web Locator - (Center for
Information Law and Policy) Links to the home pages of state governments,
agencies, and departments.
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States News - (Council of State
Governments) A daily newsletter providing the latest headlines on state
legislation and other government issues.
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Yahoo! State and Local Politics
New Jersey Government Information
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Budget of
the State of New Jersey - (Office of Management and Budget) Full-text
of state budget publications (FY1998+), including the Governor's Budget
Message, and NJ Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (FY1996+).
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County and Municipal Links
-(State of New Jersey) Links to web sites that provide information about
or by New Jersey local governments, community organizations and related
commercial interests.
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New Jersey Publications Information on the Web - (New Jersey State Library) A consolidated
collection of links to full-text electronic government publications from
Departments, Agencies, and Commissions of the New Jersey state government.
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New Jersey Judiciary -
Home page of the New Jersey State Courts with information on the Courts
and Court administration, Court Opinions, and related links.
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New Jersey Legislative
Histories - (New Jersey State Library) Arranged by Chapter number,
these histories are a compilation of the documents which express the purpose
or intent behind the passage of a particular law. Citations to bills, reports,
hearings, newspaper articles, etc. and some full text links are included.
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New Jersey State League of Municipalities
- A voluntary association which was created to help communities do a better
job of self-government through pooling information resources. Information
on the League, its services and publications, and on municipalities in
NJ is available at this site.
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New Jersey State Legislature
- Includes full-text of recent and current bills; a directory of members
and committees; a calendar; and legislative documents including full-text
of transcribed public hearings and meetings.
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New Jersey Statutes
- The compilation of law that is the most current official text of the
permanent and general statutes of New Jersey.
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Office of the Governor -
Includes a biography of the Governor, plus the texts of major speeches
and radio talks, accomplishments, the budget, and links to sites concerning
major programs such as Property Tax Relief and the Virtual University.
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Opinions of the New
Jersey Courts - (Camden Law School, Rutgers University) A full-text
archive of the Opinions of the New Jersey Courts, including the Supreme
Court, (since March, 1994), Appellate Division and Tax Court (both since
September, 1995).
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State of New Jersey Home Page - Official
home page for the state government; includes a search feature and links
to departments, agencies, publications, and facts about the state.
Foreign Governments and Area Studies
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Africa Policy Information
Center - Full-text of selected APIC publications, an archive of documents
on a variety of Africa policy issues, and links to other resources.
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Africa
South of the Sahara - (Stanford University) A large selection of annotated
Web links on Africa, sorted by topic and by country. Includes a large section
on politics and government.
- ArabNet
- Area Studies Resources (Political Science Research Page)
- Association for Canadian Studies
- International Network Information Centers (University of Texas)
- Asian Network Information Center (ASNIC)
- CIA World Factbook
- Online version of the well-known reference book for country information.
Includes statistics and info on people, government, economy, communications,
transportation, military, and transnational issues. Reference maps are
also accessible.
- Country Background Notes - (U.S. Department of State)
- Country Background Notes Archive - (U.S. Department of State)
- Country Studies: Area
Handbook Series - (Library of Congress / Federal Research Division)
On-line version of books previously published in hard copy. Provide a description
and analysis of the social, economic, political, and national security
systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. Statistical
tables are included.
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EuroData
- (Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education: CERGE) A source
of information on the European Union and associated countries with a stress
on the economic implications of the accession process. Includes links to
official Websites, databases, and online treaties and documents.
- Freedom in the World:
The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties - (Freedom
House) An annual comparative assessment of the state of political rights
and civil liberties in 191 countries.
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Governments on the WWW - Comprehensive
database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments,
ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting
corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions, and political
parties.
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IMF Staff Country
Reports
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Latin American Network Information Center
(LANIC)
maps
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Middle East Network Information
Center (MENIC)
Parline Database
Political Database of the
Americas - (Georgetown University / Organization of American States)
A comprehensive source of documentary and statistical political information
for North and South America.
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Russian and East European
Network Information Center (REENIC)
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Russian Studies
(Bucknell)
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South Asia Resources
(Gang)
United Nations and Its Specialized Agencies
Other International Organizations
Military and Intelligence
Research Centers, Institutes, and Organizations
Associations, Jobs and Directories
Listservs and Discussion Groups
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