GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL RESOURCES
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- THE CONGRESS
- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
- FEDERAL STATISTICS
- HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
- THE MILITARY
- POLITICAL NEWS AND MAGAZINES
- POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTING
- THE PRESIDENCY
- STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- WORLD POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
THE CONGRESS
- Congressional
Biographical Directory
- Biographical information on all members of Congress from 1774 to the present.
- The C-SPAN Networks
- Detailed information on Congress as well as information on what is being
shown on both C-SPAN networks with some select programs that can be watched
or listened to online.
- CongressLink
- This site offers online resources for teachers as well as lesson plans and
student activities. It also has online experts and information on
Congress in general. The best part of the site is the easy access to
information on specific members of Congress. Search by zip code,
state, name or a variety of other variables. Information includes how
to contact the member, website address, and voting record.
- Contacting the Congress
- Phone numbers, FAX numbers, and e-mail addresses for Congress members.
- Current Floor Activity
- Exact notes on activities currently happening on the floor of the House of
Representatives.
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Daily Washington File
- United States Government official texts prepared daily by the United States Information
Agency.
- GovEngine.com
- Federal, state and local government and court resources.
- Herb Kohl
- Home Page of this Wisconsin senator.
- House of Representatives WWW
- Access to legislation, member, committees, and organizations of the House.
- Plogress
- This series of blogs offers information on all of the U.S. Representatives
and Senators. Each congressperson is given their own blog where the
legislation they are involved with is posted. Subscribing to these blogs
with RSS feeds is the easiest way to stay in touch with the activities of your
federal elected officials.
- Roll Call Online
- Daily news and information about Congress.
- Russ Feingold
- Home page for the Wisconsin senator.
- Thomas -- Library of Congress
- Allows users to call up the full text of any bill introduced in Congress since 1992.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION
- USBluePages
- A directory for federal government listings. Search by keyword, state,
city, area code, zip code, or agencies.
- DefenseLINK
- The official site of the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Department of Homeland
Security
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Federal News Service
- Congressional transcripts online with a connected search engine and
archive.
- GovBenefits
- Search for government benefits that suit your personal profile.
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Access to tax information and services.
- Library of Congress
- Online exhibits and information filled with pictures.
- The National Security Archive
- The Archive, from George Washington University, collects and publishes
declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act.
- Ready.gov
- Site from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security covering their advice
on how to ready your home.
- U.S. Government Information and Resources @
About.com
- Links and related articles, covering government surplus, census, Congress,
laws, the Constitution, consumers, courts, environment, taxes, freebies,
forms, grants, jobs, gun control, historic documents, immigration, military,
money, the President, public safety, social security, technology and
veterans.
FEDERAL STATISTICS
- Ameristat
- This site offers U.S. population data covering marriage, family, estimates
and projections, education, race, income, migration, foreign-born
population, children, seniors, labor force and mortality figures.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Economy information. Searchable.
- Commerce Department
- Reports, press releases, and announcements.
- Economic Statistics Briefing Room
- Latest U.S. economic statistics.
- Social Statistics Briefing Room
- Latest U.S. statistics on a variety of social issues.
- STAT-USA
- Economic, social, business and environmental data from the Dept. of Commerce.
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Information given by subject. Endangered species, fisheries, wetlands, nature refuge and
more.
- World Wide Web Virtual Library
: Demography and Population Studies
HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
- Avalon Project
- Yale Law School presents this collection of digital documents relevant to the fields of
Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government from before the 18th century
through the 20th century.
- Our Documents
- This site provides access to 100 of the documents that helped shape
America.
THE MILITARY
- Gulf War Veterans Resource
- Clearinghouse for veteran affairs and the Gulf War Syndrome.
- Navy NewsStand
- News from the Navy with top stories, headlines, and photos.
- POW/MIA Database
- Searchable by last name, country, service branch or keyword.
- The United States Army Homepage
- The United States Marine Corps
POLITICAL NEWS AND MAGAZINES
- MotherJones
- National Review Online
- Conservative political magazine.
- The New Republic Online
- Progressive political magazine
- Slate
- Online political weekly magazine.
- The Washington Monthly
Magazine
- Politics, news, and culture.
- Yahoo! Politics
POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTING
- Common Cause
- Working to end special-interest politics and reform government ethics.
- Democratic National Committee
- Events, Internet sites, organizations and more.
- E-Democracy
- Non partisan, non profit site for the 2004 Presidential Election with
sections on directories, news, resources and discussion.
- eVote
- News about elections, government and politics.
- Free-Market
- This site serves as a libertarian portal, collecting news on freedom and
information on liberty. It offers information on member organizations
and spotlights current controversies on freedom and its abridgment.
- League of Conservation Voters
- Voting records of representatives on environmental issues.
- League of Women Voters
- Information from this non-partisan group.
- The PBS Democracy Project
- This site teaches you how to be an informed voter. It offers
analysis, databases and articles, including local politics, voting records
of those running for office, and links to election sites.
- PollingReport
- Nonpartisan look at recent polls, including state and national.
- Public Campaign
- A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which looks at how citizens can help remedy the
campaign finance problems in elections.
- Republican National Committee
- This site offers news, platform details, party history, and information on
party leadership and elected officials.
- U.S. Politics @ About.com
- Site which offers chat areas, information, newsletters, and Internet
sites, covering political figures, budget, campaign finance, civil rights,
Congress, education, environment, foreign policy, taxes and social security.
- VoteWatch
- This site serves as a base for voter complaints, ongoing discussions about
voting issues and a hub for information on voting irregularities.
THE PRESIDENCY
- For information on specific presidents, see the Great
People in History Page.
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- American President
- This site has two sections. One, the Presidency in History, offers
information on all of the presidents. The second, the Presidency in
Action, shows the duties and responsibilities of the president.
- American Presidents: Life Portraits
- C-SPAN has created this site to enhance their program by the same title. Short biography
with detailed information and interesting facts, plus many links to related sites.
- Photographing History: Fred J.
Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974
- This site from the Smithsonian Museum features the photographs taken of Richard Nixon
which are both portraits and historical documents.
- The Political Graveyard
- Site that tells where dead politicians are buried.
- The White House
- Official White House page.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Citizen Access Project
- "The Marion Brechner CAP will eventually provide ratings, summaries, and
the legal language of open meetings and public records of the 50 United States
and the District of Columbia."
- Full-text state statutes and
legislation on the Internet
- Guide to full-text and only full-text laws and statutes from any state.
- GovEngine.com
- Federal, state and local government and court resources.
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National Association of Counties
- Use this site to find county officials for any county in the U.S. It
also contains the code of ethics, ordinances, demographics, and policies.
- National Conference of State
Legislatures
- Information on issues and legislation currently before state legislatures.
- Wisconsin Blue Book
- Online version of this book filled with factual information about the
state, legislators, and constitution.
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue
- Forms, assistance and information.
WORLD POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
- Electronic Embassy
- Information on embassies in Washington D.C.
- United Nations News Service
- Press releases, news by region, and online resources.
Updated November 8, 2005.
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