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Political Sciences Resources on the Web - Topics include Area Studies, Foreign Politics, International Relations, Internet Guides, Periodicals, Political Methodology, Political Theory, Profession/Education, Reference Tools, Statistics, Think Tanks, United States Politics, and more. By Grace York, Political Science Librarian, University of Michigan Library

Politics Now - election site and contains Almanac of American Politics, which is searchable by state, name, senate or house. The News section is also very comprehensive.

Political Information   - A targeted search engine for politics, policy & political.

FedStats - The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.   
Public Affairs Web, Homepage
StateScape - A commercial service that sells comprehensive legislative and regulatory reporting.

US Federal Government:

Executive Branch

The White House | Agriculture Department | Commerce Department | Defense Department | Education Department
Energy Department | Environmental Protection Agency | Health & Human Services | Housing & Urban Development Interior Department  | Justice Department  | Labor Department  | State Department  | Transportation Department
Treasury Department  | Veterans Affairs
 

Legislative Branch

Senate Democratic Policy Committee | Senate Republican Policy Committee | House Legislative Digest
The Whipping Post - House Majority Whip | The Whip Wind-Up - House Minority Whip |Congressional Record
Congressional Budget Office | Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet | U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate | U.S. Legislative Branch - ( from the Library of Congress )

Judicial Branch

Supreme Court of the United States | Federal Judges Biographical Database | U.S. Supreme Court

Democratic Party Resources:

Senate Democratic Leadership Committee  Partisan page describing in great detail the shortcomings and failures of the Republican Congress.

Democratic Leadership Council/Progressive Policy Institute - Organization devoted to, and in part responsible for, reshaping the Democratic Party.

Democratic National Committee - In its own words, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) "plans the Party's quadrennial presidential nominating convention; promotes the election of Party candidates with both technical and financial support; and works with national, state, and local Par ty organizations, elected officials, candidates, and constituencies to respond to the needs and views of the Democratic electorate and the nation."

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is committed to recruiting, training and helping to fund Democratic congressional candidates throughout the country.

Republican Party:

Senate Republican Conference - Describes Senate Republican legislative agenda, and how Republicans, unlike Democrats, are taking the right tack on policy issues important to the general public.

National Republican Congressional Committee - The NRCC, in its own words, "is a political committee devoted to increasing the 228-member Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives." It supports the election of Republicans to the House through direct financial contributions to candidate s and Republican Party organizations; technical and research assistance to Republican candidates and Party organizations; voter registration, education and turnout programs; and other Party-building activities.

 Republican National Committee - Press releases and policy statements of a decidedly partisan nature.

House Republican Conference - Partisan page that advances the policy positions and touts the achievements of congressional Republicans.

American Enterprise Institute - The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom— government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense— scholarly research, open debate, and publications. Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of America's largest think tanks.

Brookings Institute  - Established in 1916, Brookings was the first private organization devoted to public policy issues at the national level. Brookings functions as an independent analyst and critic, committeed to publishing its findings for the information of the public.

Center for Urban Policy Research - The Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR) focuses on urban poverty, community development, economic development and forecasting, housing, land use, environmental policy, and Geographic Information Systems. CUPR is concerned with both academic urban res earch and the practical application of research results to policy design and implementation.

Center for Responsive Politics  

Center for the Study of the Presidency - The Center for the Study of the Presidency is devoted to the study of the Presidency, government and politics. Under its auspices is published Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Hoover Institution - The Hoover Institution's sixty resident scholars-specialists in economics, political science, history, international relations, law, and other disciplines-study, analyze, write, and publish on current public policy issues as well as historical topics. The ir numbers include four Nobel laureates, nineteen members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and recipients of numerous awards including the Medal of Honor, the National Medal of Science, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

RAND - RAND researchers assist public policymakers at all levels, private sector leaders in many industries, and the public at large in efforts to strengthen the nation's economy, maintain its security, and improve its quality of life. They do so by analyzing ch oices and developments in many areas, including national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations, and regional studies.

Urban Institute - The Urban Institute investigates social and economic problems confronting the nationand analyzes efforts to solve these problems. The Institute seeks to increase Americans' awareness of important public choices and improve the formulation and implementati on of government decisions. Much of its research is available to the public.

Gallop Poll - The world's premier source for public opinion data since 1935. The Gallup Poll covers new social and business-related issues every week. Special reports provide in-depth analysis on social and commercial issues around the world. Key reports and data are archived from March 96 to present.

 The Pew Research Center - An independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward press, politics and public policy issues, the Pew Research Center is best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for our polling that charts trends in values and fundamental political and social attitudes.

Polling Report - PollingReport.com is a service of THE POLLING REPORT, an independent, nonpartisan resource on American public opinion, published in Washington, D.C.

 Public Opinion Poll Question Database - The IRSS Public Opinion Poll Question Database, which the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill maintains, allows any researcher with access to the World Wide Web to view questionsand frequency distributions for many polls conducted during and since th e 1960s. The Database allows researchers to search for specific pollquestions by using key words. The system displays the full question text, study information, and, for most questions, frequency distributions. The Database provides quick and easy access to users interested in looking up previous question wordings in order to develop questions for their own studies, as well as to users interested in frequencies or in locating particular variables for statistical analysis. In addition, depending on the pol l, users can also search by date, study number, study title or state. Public opinion data available through the Database include Louis Harris polls, Carolina and Southern Focus Polls, polls conducted by members of the National Network of State Polls, and surveys conducted in several Latin American countries (in the original language).

Washington Post - Searchable database of Washington Post polls conducted since Janauarly 1998.

Campaign Web Review - What exactly have our politicians been up to online? This Web site keeps tabs on the use (and abuse) of the Net in the 1998 elections.

Center for Democray and Technology - Tech issues are supposed to be a no-show with voters this election, according to the experts. For those of us who do care about such Net issues as e-commerce, privacy, spamming, content control and encryption, though, the Center For Democracy and Technology is a must. The CDT is a non-profit public interest organization based Washington, D.C., that works for public policies that advance civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications technologies.

Center for Responsive Politics - Want to find out who's paying for all those vote-for-me TV ads? This Web site has a special report on the fundraising patterns of the 1998 elections.

Democratic National Committee - The virtual HQ of the Democrats' 1998 election campaign.

FECInfo Home Page - Produced by former Federal Election Commission employees, this site delivers the FEC's campaign contributions data in an easy-to-use format.

Federal Election Commission - In 1975, Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs the financing of federal elections. Provides information about PACs and their contributions to pa rties and candidates. Includes financial reports filed by presidential and house campaigns, parties and PACs.

Libertarian Party - The Libertarians have a healthy online following, but their official home page is fairly plain, and not attuned to the 1998 campaign.

Politics Now - election site and contains Almanac of American Politics, which is searchable by state, name, senate or house. The News section is also very comprehensive.

Politics1 - Politics1 is a good place to start building your election dossier. This nonpartisan site, produced by lawyer Ron Gunzenburger, has just about everything -- a breakdown of all the Congressional and state candidates, news, thumbnails of issues and pressure groups, links galore, and a mailing list.

Project Vote Smart - A great nonpartisan research site. Here you can find out who your representative is just by tapping in your ZIP code. Once you've done that, Project Vote Smart lets you track their performance and voting history in Congress, as well as gather a dossier on opposing candidates.

Women's Voting Guide - You don't have to be a woman to use this nonpartisan site, which lets voters compare the positions of incumbents and candidates in the House and Senate.

Write to Congress - C-SPAN's Write to Congress page shows off the Net's democratic potential. Its searchable database helps you find, then badger, your Congressional representatives with a few key strokes.

Republican National Committee - The GOP's cybercampaign bunker.

Reform Party - Ross Perot's party Web site spends more time discussing the Lewinsky scandal than it does the 1998 elections.

Yahoo! Election Guide - Still can't find your candidate? Try here. The Yahoo! guide is easy to navigate, informative, and offers the most up-to-date links to campaign Web sites.

Country Profiles:

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Gateway to country data around the world.
Country Watch - Free country information: people & history, economy, agriculture, energy, metals, environment & much more.
Individual Country Data - General statistics, agriculture & food, gestures, economic indicators, translating dictionaries, economic & financial statistics, trade & investment, social indicators, urban environment & more.
CIA World Factbook - Click here for country profiles which include information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation, communications, defense forces & a map.
Atlapedia Online - Contains full color physical & political maps as well as key facts & statistics on countries of the world.
Country Background Notes - Current information on geographic entities & international organizations

Country Studies - Comprehensive information on political, economic, social & national security systems

Infonation -  Go here for statistical data for the Member States of the United Nations

 

Country Gateways:

Countries - Gateway to countries around the world.

Government Servers - Your link to international, governmental & government-related servers around the world.

Middle East - Link to information about middle eastern countries.

Virtual Tourist - Links to country information around the world.

Foreign Governments - Hotlinks to foreign government agencies are found at this site.

U.S. State Department - Link to international business services, policy & travel.

Country Entry Requirements:

Foreign Country Entry Requirements - This country listing is for U.S. citizens traveling on tourism/business and does not apply to persons planning to emigrate to foreign countries.

Country Health Profiles - Be a risk-free world traveler with this site that provides general situation, political trends, and specific health problems of nations around the world.

Tourism & Travel:

Virtual Tourist - Clickable map-based directory of all the WWW servers in the world including information about countries, states & regions.

Travel Web - Your link to finding a hotel & available airline flights.

Traveller Seek - Gateway to adventure, discount hotels, tourism, air travel, eco tourism, tours, backpacking, family travel, tour operators, boating, hotels, train travel, budget travel, lodging, travel agents, business travel, maps, travel books, campgrounds, motels travel guides, car rentals, resorts, travel tips, cruises, restaurants, vacations, destinations, RV parks, weather & more.

European Travel Network - ETN is a non-profit organization promoting worldwide the use of discounted flights & hotels. Find links to discount airfares, cheap flights, discount hotels & discounted cruises from consolidators, discount travel agents, bucket shops, & tour operators in 144 countries.

Eco Travels In Latin America - Clearinghouse for environmental news & ecotourism information in the Americas. Provides more than 8,000 pages of short articles & in-depth scholarly reports.

X Rates - Foreign currency exchange rates for all countries around the world.

Currency Exchange Calculator - Provides an up-to-date calculation of currency exchange rates around the world.

Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory - Alphabetic listing to address, phone number, fax number, & e-mail address for tourism offices of most countries & all U.S. states.

Local & Global Travel - Hotlinks to local & global travel services & places.

Worldwide Hostel Guide - Addresses & phone numbers of hostels around the world.

Internet Lodging Directory - Your guide to motel, hotel, & bed & breakfast accommodations across the U.S.

Free Trip - Leisure, business, family travel, RV, gateways, trucking, hotels, road atlas & more.