» Virtual Reference: Government
Federal Government
- Official Federal Government Web Sites
- The federal executive branch, from the Library of Congress. Lists every official agency and department, as well as independent agencies.
- Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics
- This site provides statistics to over 70 federal agencies.
- Who's Who in the Federal Government
- Links to biographical information on government officials.
- United States Supreme Court Justices
- Links to biographical information on past and present members of the United States Supreme Court Justices.
- POTUS: Presidents of the United States
- "The POTUS site is part of the Internet Public Library (IPL) and is a quick biography source for all the presidents of the United States. Individual links to the different presidents provide basic biographical information, election results, cabinet member biographies, and notable events that occurred in each of these administrations. Additional links are provided for resources dealing with particular presidents and historical events that occurred during particular presidencies."
- GovSpeak
- GovSpeak is an online guide to government acronyms and abbreviations.
- Presidential State of the Union Addresses
- Searchable database containing full-text of all State of the Union Addresses from 1790-2007.
- Links to Government Servers and Information
- Maintained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, this site offers basic links to help you begin your research.
State and Local Government
- Commonwealth of Kentucky
- The state home page for Kentucky.
- State of Ohio Home Page
- The state home page for Ohio.
- State and Local Government on the Net
- For each state, provides links to the official state home page, statewide legislative and executive offices, boards and commissions, and county and city home pages. Also links to multi-state groups like OKI, and to national organizations like the National League of Cities and the National Governors' Association. An excellent starting point when searching for state-level information.
- The Council of State Governments
- The Council of State Governments forecasts "policy trends for the community of states, commonwealths, and territories on a national and regional basis."
- State Government Information
- Offers helpful links to governmental and individual state websites.
- Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
- "This website provides extensive information on the programs and services available to businesses including existing businesses, newly locating companies, start-ups, small and minority businesses, and many others." One particularly useful section of this website is an up to date community directory, under Local Economic Development Contracts.
International Government
- International Affairs Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
- From the CIA.
- Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty
- From the U.S. State Department.
- European Union
- "Europa is the portal site of the European Union. It provides up to date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration."
- Infonation
- From the United Nations, provides basic factual information on the U.N. member nations.
- International Agencies and Information on the Web
- From the University of Michigan Documents Center. Large collection of links to international organizations, foreign governments, constitutions and treaties.
- NATO
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- New Countries of the World
- From the Mining Company.
- Foreign Government Resources on the Web
- This site is maintained by the University of Michigan and offers a variety of links to foreign governments.
- World Government Resources
- This site contains law and government resources for 230 different countries. Searchable by country.
- Publications of Foreign Governments
- This site contains links not only to publications of foreign governments, but also of the United States government, and state and local governments.
- The Embassy Web
- Created in 1995, this site provides an overview of the foreign embassies, links to their websites, and other information.
- Constitution Finder (for Nations of the World)
- "Constitution Finder’s simply designed website features a well placed pull-down index to over 200 countries ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe."
updated on 04/25/07