Westwood College Library Research Guide: US Government
Portals to Current Government Information
- USA.gov, the official portal to and search site for US Government information
- A to Z Index of US Government Departments and Agencies
- FedStats, a searchable database of statistics
- Govspot, links and resources on miscellaneous governmental offices and issues
- Healthfinder, a portal to health information, published research and statistics
Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of Government
- White House
- Cabinet, List of President's appointed advisors, and links to their respective sites.
- Thomas, searchable index to federal legislation, including bills and resolutions currently on the floor of Congress, maintained by the Library of Congress
- US Senate
- US House of Representatives
- U.S. Courts, The Federal Judiciary overview page
- Supreme Court of the United States
History and Archives
- American Presidents: Life Portraits, a C-SPAN biography project
- POTUS, President of the United States, a compilation of facts and statistics about each president and each administration.
- Charters of Freedom, full text of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Amendments and Declaration of Independence.
- National Archives and Records Administration
- American Memory Project, digitized historical material from the Library of Congress, including photographs and recordings.
- Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex and collection of digital archives
U.S. Constitution:
- Constitution of the United States reproduction from the National Archives
- Justice Learning's Guide to the U.S. Constitution tells you what it says and what it means
- Constitution Center in Philadelphia provides the background and setting when the document was drafted and signed
- Constitution Facts.com provides some quick answers and quizzes about the Constitution
- POTUS, the Internet Public Library's Presidents of the United States research center includes biographies and historical events by presidency (including the first one!)
Policital Parties and Elections:
- About the Electoral College
- Federal Election Commission
- Project Vote Smart, a nonpartisan voter education organization.
- Vote Smart Directory of Political Parties
- Yahoo! Directory of Political Parties
International Relations:
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Country Profiles
- Foreign Affairs Magazine
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- US Department of State, with links to information about current events and travel advisories
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