Political Science Resources

Class Presentations

• POL3330 - Women in Global Politics Presentation 10-7-09

Web Links

General U.S. Politics

• C-SPAN Video Library A digital archive of C-SPAN videos from 1987 to the present, with recordings of a multitude of federal government events



• The Cato Institute The official website of the highly regarded libertarian think tank, including articles, editorials, studies, podcasts and video


• Data.gov A collection of data sets generated by the executive branch of the federal government, with many topics represented. Looking for raw numbers for your paper? Start here!


• Federal Digital System Searchable archive of the U.S. Government Printing Office, includes Congressional bills; documents; reports and hearings; laws; Presidential documents and the Federal Register


• The Nuclear Vault Resources from the National Security Archives Nuclear Documentation Project, hosted by George Washington University


• Policy Agendas Project A collection of online data sets recording US federal government activities since 1947, hosted by the University of Texas at Austin


• The ReDistricting Game A game that educates about the issue of redrawing district lines after each Census, hosted by the USC Annenberg Center for Communications. Caution: audio on startup


• The Torture Archive Primary documents concerning the detention and interrogation of individuals by the United States government, part of the National Security Archive


• Voting America: United States Politics, 1840-2008 A collection of maps showing voting data for U.S. elections, hosted by the University of Richmond

U.S. Presidency

• Advice to the President A collection of papers on policy areas of interest to the current presidential administration, hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York


• American President: An Online Reference Resource Contains information and multimedia concerning each of the American Presidents, hosted by the University of Virginia

U.S. Congress

• OpenCongress Information on the work of the current Congress, including bills, committees, vote results and issues, hosted by the Sunlight Foundation and Participatory Politics Foundation

U.S. Judiciary

• JURIST: Legal News and Research A legal news and research service hosted and produced by the University of Pittsburgh's School of Law that is updated frequently with accurate and objective articles


• LLRX.com: Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals A collection of wide ranging information on Internet legal research and techology-related issues


• OpenJurist A large collection of published court opinions, including the US Supreme Court (from 1790) and regional courts of appeals (from 1880) - does not include commentary on cases or opinions


• Oyez: US Supreme Court Media A wealth of information about the US Supreme Court, including oral and written transcripts of major cases since 1955

U.S. State and Local Politics

• National Conference of State Legislatures Information on state governments, with particular emphasis on ballot measures and initiatives


• Rockefeller Institute of Government Reports and papers on state and local government finance, federalism and intergovernmental relations, with particular emphasis on New York State government, hosted by State University of New York at Albany


• State and Local Sourcebook A database of demographic, public policy and government managment material with a focus on the state and city level, this is the online version of the authoritative print compendium


• State Government The federal government's General Service Administration portal to information on state governments for all 50 states and 6 territories


• State of the Cities Data Systems Database of demographic and economic population characteristics for cities, with an emphasis on housing and urban development issues, maintained by the Department of Housing and Urban Development

Money in U.S. Politics

• Follow the Money: National Institute on Money in State Politics Gives information on how donations shape policy decisions at the state level, hosted by the National Institute on Money in Politics


• MAPLight.org Makes available data on campaign donations, bill texts and legislative voting records and gives tools for comparison so as to find connections between donations and votes


• Office of Management and Budget Official website of the US Office of Management and Budget gives information about the federal budget and regulatory, legislative, and agency activites within the department.


• USASpending.gov Information on government spending at the Federal level, including Federal grant money and Federal contracts

International Politics

• ASIL Guide to Electronic Resources for International Law A database of resources for international legal research maintained by the American Society of International Law


• United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law Material on a wide variety of international law topics, hosted by the United Nations (Note: Audio begins when accessing site)


• SIPRI The official website of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a global think-tank researching conflict, peacemaking and international cooperation


• Small Arms Survey A variety of articles and data on the global trade in light weapons, produced by the Graduate Institue of International Studies, a Swiss think-tank


• The World Factbook Contains useful information on 266 countries, hosted by the CIA

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Created September 2009
Updated October 2010