Federal Government The official website of the U.S. government. It provides direct online access to federal, state, local, and tribal governments..
Clear, simple information on our federal government, including branches of government, how laws are made, powers of federal and state governments. Also includes links to texts of historical documents.
Clear, simple information on our federal government, including branches of government, how laws are made, powers of federal and state governments. Also includes links to texts of historical documents.
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 Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.
Official website of United States House of Representatives.
Official website of United States Senate.
Official web site for the White House and President George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States. This site is a source for information about the President, White House news and policies, White House history, and the federal government.
A directory from Louisiana State University libraries.
Information on U.S. and state governments. Links to government reports, shortcuts to federal agencies and e-mail addresses for legislators; FBI Most Wanted List; resources on hot issues (such as school vouchers, death penalty) and more.
Online version of the Blue Pages in the phone book; includes telephone numbers and web links to U.S. government offices.
The Government Publications Departments does not collect the documents of foreign governments; this page was created as a way to access that information. It provides links to the official
websites of national governments.
The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of its information management mandate.
Great information about different countries and their governments.
Encyclopedias
Free encyclopedia that provides more than 57,000 articles from the Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Each article is enhanced with links to newspaper and magazine articles as well as pictures and maps - provided by HighBeam Research.
The world’s largest free reference site where you can find facts on thousands of subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business, education, and health.\
Congress
How Congress works, information on members, historical information about Congress. Also includes classroom resources for teachers
A comprehensive campaign information site. Information on thousands of candidates and officials in five basic categories: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and performance evaluations. Includes links to political parties and organizations, and much more.
House and Senate directories, information on the legislative process; historical documents; information on the current Congress, including text of bills, committee reports, voting records on bills, as well as recent Congressional records.
Law and the Courts Professor Douglas Linder’s collection of famous trials from the trial of Socrates in 399B.C. to O.J Simpson in 1995, about 40 trials in all.
Court calendar, current docket, opinions of present and past years, as well as information on visiting the court or contacting the Justices.
Short, annotated list of important Supreme Court cases, listed chronologically from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to Bakke v.
Regents of the University of California (1978), explains the importance of each decision.
Summary of cases from Marlbury v. Madison (1803) to ClintoN v. New York City (1998). Each summary includes the citation, legal concepts, facts of the case, the issue and opinion.
Massachusetts State Government The official gateway to the state government. Politics Political information including election results, description of political parties, constitutions, information on executive, legislative and judicial branches, comparative constitutional study, electoral laws
Official website of the Democratic Party.
Official website of the Republican Party.
Read about the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases.
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