Political Science
(World Bank) Open Knowledge Repository
Free fulltext of working papers, reports, ebooks, journal articles, and more from the World Bank.
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (A): USA.g
An A-Z list of all the United States Government Agencies and Departments. This website provides each agency or department's website and contact information as well as their parent agency.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
"Provides a full list of all Federal programs available to State and local governments."
Congress.org - Congressional Directory
Contact page on the Congress page allowing you to email members of congress.
Consumer Action Handbook - ConsumerAction.gov Main Page
Consumer Action Handbook Information Website
FBI Records: The Vault
"The Vault is (the FBI's) new electronic reading room, containing more than 3,000 documents that have been scanned from paper into digital copies so you can read them in the comfort of your home or office."
Family Research Council
The FRC monitors public policy in Washington DC as it pertains to the family
FedWorld.gov home
Search engine of all government sites and resources.
Federal Executive Branch: USA.gov
A list of the departments and agencies that are part of the executive branch. There are links for more information for each department and agency.
Federal Judicial Branch: USA.gov
A list of all courts in the Judicial branch and links for more information for the Supreme, Lower, Special Courts.
Federal Legislative Branch: USA.gov
Links to pages of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and agencies that that work with Congress.
Forms and Publications
Forms and publications for current and prior years.
Gallup.Com - Daily News, Polls, Public Opinion on Government, Po
Gallup delivers analytics and advice to help leaders and organizations solve their most pressing problems.Surveys regarding: attitudes and behaviors of employees, customers, students and citizens.
Government Documents Resources - Purdue University Libraries
A broad, well-oranized source for government documents.
Home - Government Information - Subject & Course Guides at Unive
A source for searching government information.
Home | FCC.gov
Info on E-Rate, home satellite dishes and FCC news.
Home | U.S. Department of Transportation
Programs, statistics and Websites for Federal transportation agencies and issues.
Illinois General Assembly Home Page
This is the official website of the Illinois General Assembly containing information about state Senate and House members, legislation, and additional resources. Good for an article regarding political/legislative matters or for basic General Assembly information (i.e. members of the House and Senate).
Illinois Lobbyist Registration
This site is provided by the State of Illinois and contains resources to register as a lobbyist, find information on lobbying in Illinois, and a list of every lobbyist in Illinois including the company he or she works for or represents and a phone number where he or she can be contacted.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum Archives
The Digital Archives includes documents, photographs, films, speeches, interviews, and other artifacts that represent JFK, with a strong focus on presidential and administrative papers. A rich source of digitized primary sources.
LII | Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
Supreme Court decisions, and other important legal materials federal, state, foreign, and international.
Laws of Illinois (digitization project of WIU)
Website from Western Illinois University with links to digitized versions of many volumes of the Laws of Illinois (1881- ).
List of World Heritage Sites (UNESCO)
Features photos and data documenting each of the sites on the World Heritage List
Making of America
Provides primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. Created by the University of Michigan
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Includes many online documents pertinent to criminal justice as well as WWW links and information about listservs.
National Institute of Justice: Criminal Justice Research, Develo
The research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice, whose mission is to provide objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety.
Oregon State's Government Information Sharing Project
Census Bureau demographic, economic, and governmental information about states and counties.
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.
PollingReport.com
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion.
Public Agenda
Provides research that bridges the gap between American leaders and what the public really thinks about issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion and civility in American life.
Southern Poverty Law Center
This website is an example of one area's goal of reducing poverty. Students covering nationwide poverty statistics would find help from this site.
Stanford Copyright & Fair Use Center
Current legislation, cases and issues, overview.
State of Illinois Home Page
Contains state information relating to government, finance, news and much more. Anyone writing a story about state issues or government would find it helpful.
Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web
Links to information and statistics for U.S agencies
THOMAS (Library of Congress)
Full text of bills from 103-105 Congresses, more.
At the end of 2014 the Thomas site will be moving to Congress.gov.
The 2011 Statistical Abstract
Summary of the political, economic, and social statistics of the U.S. government.
The Rutherford Institute : Dedicated to the Defense of Civil Lib
A conservative legal organization which specializes in the defense of religious liberty and human rights.
U.S. Senate: Art & History Home
...explore the paintings, sculptures, graphic art, and decorative art, ...in the Senate's collection - taken from website description
USPS - The United States Postal Service (U.S. Postal Service)
United States Postal Service - for all your mailing needs.
United Nations Publications
Allows you to search their catalogs of over 4,800 titles by subject, keyword, title, ISBN, Publisher, Series, Department, Language, and Date. Once you find the a title of interest, use I-Share or WorldCat to look up and request specific items.
Voice of America (VOA)
"...a dynamic international multimedia broadcaster with service in more than 40 languages. Serving an estimated weekly global audience of 187.7 million, VOA provides news, information, and cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television. VOA is funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
World Policy Institute | World Views on Global Challenges
Is a research and education policy center that seeks innovative solutions to critical problems facing the United State and the world.
