American Experience

An extremely thorough guide to political science sites. Includes information on archives, biographies, campaign finances, congress, elections, federal government, foreign policy, lobby groups, news sources, photographs, political parties, and more.

"USA.gov, the official gateway to all government information, allows searching of more than 51 million web pages from federal and state governments, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories."

"An online, searchable version of the US Constitution," including "links to Supreme Court opinions, the United States Code, and the Code of Federal Regulations."

An exploration of the creation and inpact of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. Includes hi rez images

This site features "comprehensive research coverage of key First Amendment issues and topics, daily First Amendment news, a unique First Amendment Library and guest analyses by respected legal specialists."

Portal to the 13 Presidential Libraries

"The Office of the Federal Register is the one-stop location, whether online or in print, to keep abreast of all of the substantive actions of the executive branch and the Congress."

"In 1992, FedWorld was established to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government." It is run by NTIS.

"all regulations issued by U.S. government agencies; many Federal agency notices published in the Federal Register; additional supporting materials, public comments, and Federal agency guidance and adjudications."

"archive of legislative video from both houses of the U.S. Congress, spanning from early 2006 to the present; searchable by speaker name, spoken text, date"

Congressional newspaper published four days per week while Congress in in session, and once per week during recesses.

Legislative information on bills, resolutions, presidential nominations, committee reports, treaties, and the Congressional record.

Searchable document archive of over 86,000 documents related to the study of the presidency

An "interactive gateway to the holdings of the extant 12 presidential collections of the National Archives."

Find information about the current administration, the White House, and the executive branch of government. You can also watch the President Obama's weekly address and learn about his administration's policies and projects.

Find recent decisions and learn about the Supreme Court.

Maintained by Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute.

"The education and research agency for the federal courts. ... This stie contains the results of Center research on federal court operations and procedures and court history."

"high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation... to inform explanations of election outcomes"

"A New Nation Votes is a searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy. "

"GovTrack.us helps you keep tabs on the U.S. Congress --- This is an innovative clone of THOMAS. GovTrack is not affiliated with the U.S. government; it is non-commercial, non-partisan, and an open source project."

"Contributions given by interests supporting and opposing each bill; average donations given to legislators voting Yes and No on each bill; timeline of contributions and votes for each bill," and more.

"OpenSecrets.org is your nonpartisan guide to money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy. Whether you’re a voter, journalist, activist, student or interested citizen, use our free site to shine light on your government."

Find biographical info, voting records, issue positions, interest group ratings, public statements, and campaign finances for elected officials and candidates.

"The ACLU Congressional Scorecard -- http://scorecard.aclu.org/ -- provides you with a quick summary of important civil liberties measures and how your elected officials have voted."

"A nonpartisan fact tank that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world through public opinion polling, social science research, reporting news, analyzing news coverage, and holding forums and briefings."

"An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion."