» Virtual Reference: Political Science
- Presidentmatch.com
- This webite from AOL News and Time allows the viewer to match their views with those of the candidates. It also provides a side by side list of the candidate's views on many of the major issues.
- Government Documents in the News
- Project Vote Smart
- Tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders at the federal and state levels. Its "Research the Issues" page provides numerous links to web sites related to current issues like abortion, affirmative action, gun control, animal rights, immigration, campaign finance, gender and family issues, welfare, AIDS, health care, and more.
- Government Documents in the News
- This Web site identifies both national and international government-related current events and provides links to relevant Web sites. Offers access to bills, congressional committee publications, working papers, and news articles.
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
- Presents summary statistical data dealing with political, social, and economical aspects of the United States . Generally, tabular data covers a 15-20 year period. This work will identify the primary source of the data and can lead to further information. The online version is abridged.
- Fedstats
- Offers statistical data from federal agencies.
- United States Census
- An indispensable source of statistical information. Includes data focusing on region, population and housing, social and economic characteristics, and aging.
- Kentucky Stats
- A selected list of websites including statistical material related to Kentucky
- Population Reference Bureau
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- Stateline.Org
- Searchable site offering news and statistics on state-level political issues.
- County and City Data Book
- Presents a variety of statistical information collected by private and government agencies on states, counties, cities, and smaller regions in the U.S. Topics covered include banking, crime, agriculture, elections, population, housing, and education.
- General Social Survey
- 1972-present. A data and retrieval system for the General Social Survey, an annual "personal interview survey of U.S. households conducted by the National Opinion Research Center ." Provides a search engine as well as a subject index.
- National Election Studies
- 1952-present. At this site The NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior provides tabular data dealing with public opinion toward the government, campaigns, voter turnout, elections, health care, abortion, affirmative action, and others.
- Pew Research Center
- Summarizes latest survey results and provides a data archive.
- Poll and Survey Data and Findings
- Originating from the Princeton University Survey Research Center, this site links to sources of survey data.
- PollingReport.com
- As a companion site to the magazine The Polling Report, this Internet resource identifies trends in public opinion and provides poll data on topics ranging from politics, public policy, business, economics, and American society. Data content originates from reputable polling firms such as Gallup , Harris, NBC/WSJ, etc.
- Political Science Internet Resources
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- Area Studies, Comparative Politics: elections, parties and on a Country by Country Basis
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- Political Science Sites compiled by University of Hawaii
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- Internet Resources for Political Science International Government Links
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- GPO Access
- Coverage: Access to many publications of the U.S. government, including the Budget, the Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, the Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional publications, Economic Indicators, the U.S. Code, the Constitution, the Economic report of the President, the Federal Register, Public Papers of the Presidents and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Supreme Court decisions, and the U.S. Government Manual.
- Voting and Registration Data
- From the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
- The Thomas web site offers the text of bills, congressional records, and committee reports, and provides status reports for public laws. Be sure to use links for Executive and Judicial branches. Through these connections you can find texts of Presidential speeches, policy papers from various agencies and all Supreme Court decisions since 1900. Finally the link to state/local sources provides extensive local information.
- United States Code, 1994
- See Also: GPO Access and Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe Presents a compilation of federal laws. Subject areas covered include crimes and criminal procedure, commerce and trade, and public heath.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- See Also: Lexis-Nexis Congressional Universe Available in print and on-line, the CFR offers a simplified version of rules and regulations published by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
- Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
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- Municipal Code Corporation
- Links to online municipal codes, by state.
- Municipal Codes Online, from Seattle Public Library
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- Findlaw Constitutional Law Center
- Full text (searchable) of the Constitution with annotations of related Supreme Court cases; full text of the Articles of Confederation and the Federalist Papers; the history of the Constitution; biographical information on the founding fathers and Supreme Court justices; discussion of "hot" constitutional topics such as flag burning and abortion; text of Supreme Court cases with discussion, chat rooms and message boards on constitutional and legal issues.
- Congress Today
- Originating from C-Span online, this Web site supports searching for congressional votes by member or by subject, information for contacting your local representative or senator, and the chance to check the status of current bills. Presents recently passed legislation in each state.
- Kentucky Revised Statutes
- The official compilation of Kentucky's current laws.
- United Nations Home Page
- This web site offers key documents, news reports, and a personnel directory. Topics covered include human rights, economic and social development, and international law, among others.
- The Economist
- The current issue and selected articles from past issues are on the web. This periodical is subject indexed by PAIS, ABI/Inform, and Expanded Academic Index (Infotrac) in Steely Library.
- Tradeport's Country Library
- A rich source of business information for countries around the world. For each country, includes demographic, economic and political background information, market research reports, trade information, sources of financing, key contacts, travel information, and related links.
Politics of Western Europe
- Area Handbook Series
- Compiled by the Federal Research Division of The Library of Congress, each country's study outlines political, economic, social, and geographic situations. A bibliography is included. Individual countries are updated on a rotating basis, so check the date of publication for the country you are studying.
- INCOREInternet Country Guides
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- CIA World Factbook and Other Publications
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- Dependencies and Areas of Special Sovereignty
- From the U.S. State Department.
- Independent States in the World
- From the U.S. State Department. Lists current short-form and long-form names of countries, and indicates whether they have diplomatic relations with the U.S. and whether they are members of the U.N. United Nations, Official Web Site Locator for the United Nations System of Organization.
- New Countries of the World
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- Superior Court Decisions from Seven Countries
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- NATO
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- European Union
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- British Politics
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- French Studies Web: Politics and Government
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- German Studies Web: Politics and Government
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updated on 04/25/07