Internet Resources by Subject: Government & Political Science

"... is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries." The Association's web page provides access to resources designed for teachers, career information, information on grants, and opportunities for Graduate students. Some parts of the site may be limited to members.

"... a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." FactCheck.org monitors TV ads, debates, speeches, etc. for factual accuracy. The service is provided as a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Use the site to find out the truth behind the political rhetoric.

A resource for researching foreign aid and international development, this free database is "the world's largest database of individual foreign aid projects, accompanied by a variety of innovative software applications to analyze these data, and a blog for discussion of international development."

"... is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries." The Association's web page provides access to resources designed for teachers, career information, information on grants, and opportunities for Graduate students. Some parts of the site may be limited to members.

Created in 1999 by John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Contains documents for the study of the U.S. Presidency. The archive contains public papers of Presidents, addresses, speeches, FDR's Fireside Chats, debates, etc. Documents can be browsed or searched. The site also provides links to Presidential Libraries, election data, and an audio/video archive.

This Yale Law School project was designed to provide digital access to documents in the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. The project's site can be searched or browsed. Browsing can be done by Authors, Subjects, Titles, or by a specific collection of documents such as American Diplomacy: Bilateral Treaties 1778-1999. Documents are also available to browse by time period beginning with the Ancient Documents : 4000bce - 399 and continuing to the 21st Century.

A site from the C-Span television station. Find information on C-Span series, featured topics of interest, etc. In addition users can access a number of other related C-Span sites such as the American Political Archive, American Presidents, and Capitol Hearings. In addition the C-Span video library includes over 20 years of video available for online viewing.

"... a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics." FactCheck.org monitors TV ads, debates, speeches, etc. for factual accuracy. The service is provided as a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Use the site to find out the truth behind the political rhetoric.

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, which is produced by the Department of State's Office of the Historian, began in 1861 and now comprises more than 450 individual volumes. The volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies.

This Digital Collection from the United States Institute of Peace contains primary documents relating to Peace Agreements and Truth Commissions worldwide. "The Institute library hopes that its digital collections will become research and learning tools on peaceful means to end international conflict."

"… is an independent, non-partisan organization chartered by Congress to assist federal, state, and local governments in improving their effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability." The website provides information about the Academy's projects, initiatives and Centers. It also provides access to resources such as news releases, congressional testimony, transcripts from lectures, and links to other related sites.

The National Opinion Research Center, NORC, is a private, non-commercial social science research organization. Some citations for NORC publications include links to downloadable PDF documents or to external websites, which may require registration, subscription, or payment to view the document. See the publications area of the site for more information.

An independent non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University, the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States. Some of these items are accessible online for free.

This site is from the Library of Congress. "...the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress is the nation's oldest and most comprehensive presidential library." The Library started a program to digitize these presidential collections in 1996. This page provides links to selected items that are currently available.

Through a variety of programs—for high school and college leaders to first-time political candidates and influential business and community leaders—the Sorensen Institute has established itself as a powerful and effective force for restoring public confidence in our political system.

The United Nations (UN) is an international cooperative designed to aid in world peace. The UN does not make laws or act as a world wide government. The website can be accessed in several languages. The site provides access to a variety of information, publications and resources on programs and services provided by the UN. The site has an index and a search function or can be browsed. The CyberSchool Bus area (http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.html) provides easy access to quick information about countries, statistics, and the organization itself. There is also an archive of documents, UN webcasts, UN library and more.

"An independent, non-partisan federal institution created by Congress to promote the prevention, management, and peaceful resolution of international conflicts." The institute provides programs such as research grants, fellowships, education programs and publications. The website provides access to information about the various projects and programs of the Institute. It has the full-text of many of the reports, newsletters, etc.

"USA.gov™ is the U.S. government's official web portal." Search the site or browse through available categories to locate U.S. government information. It includes an A to Z Agency Index.

Provides information and analysis on public opion from all over the world. Explore the site through topics or by regions of the world. This site is "a publication of the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland."