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Selected Internet Resources
See also the United States Government Research Guide
State and Local Government Resources
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- City/Town Info
- GovEngine (links to federal, state, and local government information)
- Government Gateway
- NACO: National Association of Counties
- SearchGov (locate federal and state and local government information)
- State Government and Legislative Information
- State and Local Government on the Net
- State Government Information
- Stateline.org (news on the states and current issues)
- State Rankings List
International Resources
- Foreign Government Resources on the Web (U. of Michigan Documents Center)
- International Organizations (U. of Michigan Documents Center)
- Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown U.) (major source of information on elections, political parties, and constitutions)
- Election Resources on the Internet (includes publicly available election data for over 100 countries)
- ElectionGuide (provides election results and overviews of electoral systems for countries around the world)
Political Resources
CQ Politics (Congressional Quarterly)
Election TV
"A non-partisan resource to help voters make an informed choice. Voters can watch videos of their candidates and learn more about their positions on important topics"--includes top political headlines, blogs, candidates & politicians, political news, events, and more
FactCheck
" We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."
Justice Learning
"An innovative, issue-based approach for engaging high school students in informed political discourse. The web site uses audio from the Justice Talking radio show and articles from The New York Times to teach students about reasoned debate and the often-conflicting values inherent in our democracy."
Political Information
A search engine for politics, policy, and political news.