GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

Gale Global Issues in Context - (password protected off-campus). Perspectives on international news and events.

The Constitution Online 

Canadian Constitutional Documents

Canada in the Making: Primary Sources

FedStats.gov - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies  

U.S. Census Statistics – U.S. Census Bureau Fast Facts for Congress 

FirstGov.org -The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal 

NARA - U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) online catalog of their holdings including Presidential Libraries. It includes a database of more than 124,000 digitized historical photographs, drawings, maps, charts, and textual documents, many viewable online. 

POTUS - Presidents of the United States - In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included. 

Project Vote Smart - Tracks the performance of more than 40,000 office holders and candidates for public office. Resources include voting records, issues information, background information, campaign finances and performance evaluations. Type in your zip code and get back information on all your representatives.

The Library of Congress - Visit the catalogs of the Library of Congress and other libraries, special topic databases, and their exhibits and digital library collections. 

The National Security Archive - Includes a wealth of information on the Cold War, including transcripts of the full interviews conducted by CNN for its Cold War series, many declassified documents, reviews, and more. 

Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet -
- Named in honor of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas is the Library of Congress' internet resource clearinghouse for sites related to the U.S. Congress, including the House and Senate Web pages; GPO Access, and the U. S. Government Printing Office Home Page with resources on Congressional publications; The Congressional Record  and the Congressional (Pictorial) Directory  which has photographs of all current members of Congress.

The Learning Registry - An informal collaboration among several Federal agencies that share the same goal of maing Federal learning resources and primary source material easier to find.

CIA.org - Central Intelligence Agency 

Supreme Court of the United States

Congress.org - A Guide to the U.S. Congress

Congress Link  

U.S. House of Representatives 

U.S. Senate 

Whitehouse.gov - News and information direct from the White House