Selected Internet Resources in Political Science

American Government and Politics

United States Federal Government

• Executive Branch Resources (Compiled by the Library of Congress)
• Legislative Branch Resources (Compiled by the Library of Congress)
• Judicial Branch Resources (Federal Judiciary Homepage)
• Supreme Court Decisions (Full Text of Decisions from 1990-1995, and Selected Earlier Decisions)
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
• FedStats (Statistics Produced by 70 U.S. Federal Government Agencies)
• DefenseLINK
• THOMAS (This is a truly wonderful source of information on legislation and legislators. Included are the full texts of recent Congressional legislation, the Congressional Record, and analysis of "hot bills".)
• Federal Election Commission
• Campaigns and Elections Magazine
• The Congressional Directory
• Inaugural Addresses for United States Presidents (From George Washington/1789 to George W. Bush/2005)
• CIA Publications
• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
• County and City Data Books
• Department of Defense Dictionary of Military Terms (includes "NATO only" terms.)
• Vietnam Era POW/MIA Database (Maintained by the Library of Congress)
• CongressLink - A world of information about the US Congress as well as lesson plans for teachers and students.

State Government

• State of Illinois (Information on Illinois State Agencies, Educational Institutions, and Legislators)
• Project Vote Smart -- Illinois (An Introduction to Illinois Politics and Links to Officials, Candidates, and State Web Sites)
• State Government Links (A Listing of State Government Resources Compiled by the Library of Congress)