Politics Resources at Princeton University Library

Resources for American Politics

• Almanac of American Politics
  Publisher: Washington, DC: National Journal. Biennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1012 .A44
  Library Has: 1972-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Provides a political overview of each state, including information on governors, senators and representatives. Includes brief biographies, office addresses and telephone numbers, election results, Congressional committee memberships, interest group ratings and key votes. See also, Politics in America below.
   
• CNN - Inside Politics
  URL: http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
  Inside Politics provides current political news and campaign information.
   
• Congress and the Nation: A Review of Government and Politics.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Quadrennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: KF49 .C653
  Library Has: 1945-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Covers national government and politics during four-year presidential terms. Divided into major policy areas, each chapter provides a chronology of legislative and political action. Appendices provide a glossary of Congressional terms, a brief outline of the legislative process, information on Congressional membership, Presidential appointments and vetoes, selected texts, charts and a listing of public laws passed.
   
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Current American Government.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Annual.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: JK1 .C14
  Library Has: 1961/62-present
  Current Volume: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Published annually, the Guide discusses major policy issues in the Federal government.
   
• The Constitution of the United States (Pocket Ed.)
  URL: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_documents&docid=f:hd096.pdf
  A convenient copy of the U.S. Constitution with current amendments, plus an index and the Declaration of Independence.
   
• CQ Researcher (PU only)
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Weekly.
  Location: Off-Site Annex, Forrestal (Annex A)
  Call Number: H1 .C857
  Library Has: 1926-2001
  URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher (1991-present)
  Each issue of CQ Researcher explores a single topic in the news. Topics include social issues, the environment, health, education, science, and technology. Each report provides useful background information, a chronology of major events, a "pro & con" section, and references to further reading. Online access dates back to October 25, 1991. For earlier issues, submit an Annex Request at the Circulation Desk.
   
• A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government.
  Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK9 .H57 1998
  Edited by George Kurian, the Historical Guide presents a composite profile of the U.S. government through a history of its various departments and agencies. Includes many bibliographic references to additional sources of information.
   
• National Journal Group - Policy Central (PU only)
  URL: http://nationaljournal.com/about/policycentral/
  Based in Washington, D.C., National Journal Group is a leading publisher of magazines, newsletters, books and directories for people who have a professional interest in U.S. politics, policy, and government. This site provides access to National Journal, CongressDaily, The Hotline, American Health Line and Technology Daily.
   
• Politics in America.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Biennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1010 .P64
  Library Has: 1945-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Provides articles that summarize Congress members' performance, issues, legislative influence, political alliances, elections and voting records. Includes statistics on elections, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and committee memberships. See also the Almanac of American Politics above.
   
• United States Government Manual
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register. Annual.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: 7567.01.9221
  Library Has: 1935-1972/73
  Call Number: JK421 .A3
  Library Has: 1973/74-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Official listings of U.S. government agencies. Provides contact information as well as descriptions of agency responsibilities and statutory authorities. Also available online (1995-present) via GPO Access.
   
• WashingtonPost.com - On Politics
  URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/
  Section of the Washington Post online that provides extensive U.S. political news. Free registration required to use this site.
   
• Who's Who in American Politics.
  Publisher: New Providence, NJ: Marquis Who's Who. Biennial.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: E176 .W6424
  Library Has: 1967/68-present
  Current Volume: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Biographical directory of influential men and women who make significant contributions to American political dialogue.
   

• America at the Polls, 1920-2000.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK524 .M33 2001
  This 2-volume set (vol.1 covers 1920-1956, vol.2 covers 1960-2000) provides a wealth of election statistics for a long time period.
   
• America Votes: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Elections Research Center & Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Biennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1967 .A8
  Library Has: 1956-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  This is the generally recognized standard source for compiled election statistics covering presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional elections. Data for the major parties and third party with the largest vote are provided for each state at the county level.
   
• Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections. 4th ed.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Inc., 2001.
  Location: SSRC Ready Reference
  Call Number: JK1967 .C662 2001
  Part I introduces the reader to U.S. elections and their history. Part II describes political parties, explains campaign financing, and summarizes issues that have impacted U.S. elections since 1945. Part III provides a history of elections with a detailed examination of primaries, nominating conventions and the Electoral College. Part IV provides a history of Senate and House elections, including popular vote returns, and an examination of reapportionment. Part V is an examination of the election results for governors plus important side issues such as term limits and party lineups.
   
• Elections A to Z.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2003.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1976 .M57 2003
  An easy-to-read encyclopedia covering topics regarding elections in the U.S.
   
• Campaigns & Elections
  URL: http://www.campaignline.com
  Web site of the magazine published by Congressional Quarterly that reports on the trends, strategies and techniques of modern candidate and issue campaigning. Full-text articles from this magazine dating back to March 1994 are available to via ProQuest (PU only).
   
• Election Statistics
  URL: http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/elections.html
  Since 1920, the Clerk of the House of Representatives has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories. These documents have been collected and scanned to make them available online to researchers and students.
   
• Federal Election Commission
  URL: http://www.fec.gov
  The Federal Election Commission has exclusive jurisdiction in the administration and civil enforcement of laws regulating the acquisition and expenditure of campaign funds to ensure compliance by participants in the Federal election campaign process.
   
• League of Women Voters
  URL: http://www.lwv.org
  National organization that encourages "informed and active participation of citizens in government." The League works on voter education and campaign reform.
   
• League of Women Voters of New Jersey
  URL: http://www.lwvnj.org
  Web site of the New Jersey chapter of the League of Women Voters.
   
• National Election Studies
  URL: http://www.umich.edu/~nes
  The mission of the National Election Studies (NES) is to produce high quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation that serve the research needs of those interested in the theoretical and empirical foundations of mass politics in a democratic society. NES conducts national surveys of the American electorate in presidential and midterm election years and carries out research and development work through pilot studies in odd-numbered years. The main series of NES studies encompasses biennial election studies spanning five decades.
   
• OpenSecrets.org
  URL: http://www.opensecrets.org
  Web site of the Center for Responsive Politics. Explore the world of Federal campaign contributions by industry, by candidate or by geographic area. For historical data consult Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money & Politics, published by Congressional Quarterly, located in the Social Science Reference Center (SSRC), under call number JK1991 .M26 1996.
   
• Project Vote Smart
  URL www.vote-smart.org
  PVS calls itself "a voter's self-defense system." This site provides extensive information on candidates and elected officials. Allows search of "who represents you" by zip code. Also has voting records of members of Congress.
   
• U.S. Census Bureau - Voting and Registration Data
  URL: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/voting.html
  In November of congressional and presidential election years, the Current Population Survey collects self-reported information on voter registration and voting by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. This site provides detailed information from recent surveys and historical trends in selected areas.
   
• U.S. Electoral College
  URL: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/electoral_college.html
  This is the National Archive's official web page for information about the Electoral College. Find current election results as well as historical results going back to 1789.

• U.S. House of Representatives
  URL: http://www.house.gov/
  Official web site of the U.S. House of Representatives.
   
• U.S. Senate
  URL: http://www.senate.gov/
  Official web site of the U.S. Senate.
   
• Almanac of American Politics
  Publisher: Washington, DC: National Journal. Biennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1012 .A44
  Library Has: 1972-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Provides a political overview of each state, including information on governors, senators and representatives. Includes brief biographies, office addresses and telephone numbers, election results, Congressional committee memberships, interest group ratings and key votes. See also, Politics in America below.
   
• Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1996.
  Publisher: Alexandria, VA: CQ Staff Directories, Inc., 1997.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1010 .A5 1997
  Provides listings of Congressional membership starting with the Continental Congress and ending with the 104th Congress. Biographies section provides brief biographies on each member. Also includes listings of Cabinet members for each Presidential administration from 1789-1996.
   
• Congress A to Z. 3rd ed.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1999.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1021 .C554 1999
  An easy-to-read encyclopedia about Congress. Covers such topics as the organization of Congress, the committee system, the legislative process, and the budget process.
   
• Congressional Universe (PU only)
  URL: http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp/
  A web-based indexing and abstracting service for Congressional publications including hearings, committee prints, reports, House and Senate documents, and public laws. It includes the full text and status of recent bills, selected testimony, regulations, and full-text access to the Congressional Record. Congressional Universe is the web equivalent to the print CIS Index located in the SSRC. This database provides indexing for the corresponding CIS microfiche sets located in Microform Services on Level C.
   
• CQ Almanac.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Annual.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1 .C66
  Library Has: 1945-present
  This annual reference covers the actions, votes, and other acts of each session of Congress. It provides a permanent collection of articles from CQ Weekly, with stories tracking major pieces of legislation that saw action at the committee, floor, or conference level. The Almanac also pulls together all the recorded votes in the House and Senate, important presidential statements and responses from members of Congress, and public laws. Includes an annual statistical analysis of presidential support, party unity, and voting attendance.
   
• CQ Weekly Report (PU only)
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Weekly.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1 .C15
  Library Has: 1949-2003
  URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly (1983-present)
  Provides reports on virtually every act of Congress, delivering non-partisan news and analysis. The online version provides an archive dating back to 1983. Search by topic, page number, committee, bill number, byline or reporter and by keyword in full-text. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983 are also provided. For earlier issues, see the print version.
   
• C-SPAN
  URL: http://www.c-span.org
  The primary mission of the C-SPAN is to provide live gavel-to-gavel coverage of both houses of Congress. In addition, when Congress is not meeting C-SPAN provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events.
   
• GPO Access - Legislative Branch Resources
  URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/legislative.html
  This service of the U.S. Government Printing Office provides online access to a wealth of Congressional materials, most going back to 1994.
   
• How Congress Works. 3rd ed.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1998.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1021 .H69 1998
  As the title implies, this short book explains how the U.S. Congress works in clear and non-technical language. Covers such areas as the core elements of Congressional functions, leadership, the legislative process, and committees.
   
• Politics in America.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Biennial.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1010 .P64
  Library Has: 1945-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Provides articles that summarize Congress members' performance, issues, legislative influence, political alliances, elections and voting records. Includes statistics on elections, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and committee memberships. See also the Almanac of American Politics above.
   
• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
  URL: http://thomas.loc.gov/
  A service of the Library of Congress since 1995, Thomas provides a great deal of useful resources for researchers interested in the activities of Congress.
   

• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
  URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html
  A service of the Library of Congress, this site comprises a variety of primary source documents from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the first forty-three Congresses. consists of a linked set of published congressional records of the United States of America from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress (1774-1875). All these materials may be viewed online as digital page images, some with searchable transcribed text.
   
• Continental Congress & Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
  URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bdsds/bdsdhome.html
  An online collection of the Library of Congress, this contains 274 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.
   
• The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
  URL: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/avalon.htm
  An extensive collection of digital documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government covering time periods from pre-18th Century to the 20th Century. Links to supporting documents are also provided. Documents include charters, constitutions, declarations, diplomatic documents, papers, speeches and treaties.
   
• Chronology of US Historical Documents
  URL: http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
  Provided by Eric Cooper and James Callison of the University of Oklahoma College of Law. This is a rich collection of online versions of historical documents ranging from pre-Colonial times to the present.
   
• Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
  URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs/index.html
  A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, this site provides an electronic collection of the core historical documents of American democracy. Includes online versions of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers, Constitution of the United States, Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address. Provides links to many more rich collections of historic U.S. documents also available online.
   
• Historic Documents (PU only)
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Annual.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: 1089.464
  Library Has: 1972-present
  Current Volume: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Each annual volume is a compilation of excerpts from key speeches, government reports, treaties, court decisions, presidential statements and special studies of the year. Documents are arranged in chronological order, each beginning with an short introduction. Each volume also includes a subject index to help locate documents. The online edition provides that same collection of excerpts with enhanced searching capability.

• Almanac of Federal PACs.
  Publisher: Hedgesville, WV: Amward Publications, Inc. Biennial.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: JK1991 .A744
  Library Has: 1988-1990, 1994-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Published every two years, this book covers political action committees (PACs) that contributed to federal campaigns during the previous election cycle. Provides information on each PAC, including contacts and headquarters, as well as amounts of receipts, expenditures, and contributions with a split between Democratic and Republican contributions.
   
• CQ's Washington Information Directory.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc. Annual.
  Location: Firestone (F)
  Call Number: F192.3 .W33
  Library Has: 1975/76-present
  Current Volume: SSRC Ready Reference
  Comprehensive source of contact and descriptive information for governmental and non-governmental organizations in Washington, DC.
   
• Public Interest Profiles 2004-2005.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Foundation for Public Affairs & Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2004.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1118 .P79 2004
  Provides information about America’s most influential public advocacy groups, including assessments of group effectiveness, group political orientation, contact information, mission statements, funding sources, leadership and membership information, publication lists, and methods of advocacy. Some earlier editions are also available in Firestone stacks.
   
• CQ's Federal PACs Directory 1998-1999.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK1991 .C663
  Provides profiles of political action committees that contributed $5,000 or more to Congressional candidates during the 1995-96 election cycle. Profiles include contact information, web address, decision-making personnel and spending breakdowns from 1993-1997. Organized by industry with geographic, name and sponsor indexes.
   
• OpenSecrets - Lobbyists Database
  URL: http://www.opensecrets.org/lobbyists/index.asp
  From the Center for Responsive Politics, this site provides a report with year-to-year comparisons of lobbying spending on Capitol Hill. Includes industry breakdowns and searchable database of individual lobbyists and firms.
   
• Project Vote Smart
  URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/index.phtml
  PVS provides lobby group ratings for elected officials by state. Click on Special Interest Groups in the left column.

• Department of Defense
  URL: http://www.defenselink.mil
  The DoD is responsible for providing the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States. See these links for more information: Annual Report to the President and the Congress, Defense Almanac, Dictionary of Military Terms, and DoD 101: Introduction to the U.S. Department of Defense. See also the individual armed forces pages: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
   
• Department of State
  URL: http://www.state.gov
  The State Department advises the President in the formulation and execution of foreign policy. Their primary objective in the conduct of foreign relations is to promote the long-range security and well-being of the United States.
   
• Department of Homeland Security
  URL: http://www.dhs.gov
  Homeland Security leads the unified national effort to secure the United States from terrorist attacks, threats, and hazards. DHS works to ensure safe and secure borders, welcome lawful immigrants and visitors, and promote the free-flow of commerce.
   
• Center for Defense Information
  URL: http://www.cdi.org/
  Founded in 1972 as an independent monitor of the military, the CDI is a private, nongovernmental, research organization.
   
• Center for Military Readiness
  URL: http://www.cmrlink.org
  The CMR is an independent, non-partisan educational organization promoting sound military personnel policies in the armed forces.
   
• Federation of American Scientists
  URL: http://www.fas.org
  Founded in 1945, the FAS conducts analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy, including national security, nuclear weapons, arms sales, biological hazards, secrecy, and space policy. The web site is the clearinghouse for its research and advocacy work.
   
• GovExec.com
  URL: http://www.govexec.com
  Web site for federal managers and executives from the publishers of Government Executive Magazine. Provides current information on a variety of government-related business issues, including procurement, technology, outsourcing and defense contracts. See the Top 100 Defense Contractors for 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. Paper copies of Government Executive Magazine are also available in Firestone under call number JK1 .G58, with current issues is SSRC.
   
• Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
  URL: http://www.idds.org
  IDDS is a think tank for research and education on ways to reduce the risk of war, minimize the burden of military spending, and promote democratic institutions.
   
• RAND Corporation
  URL: http://www.rand.org
  A nonprofit public policy research institution established after World War II to study national security. Current areas of research and analysis include national defense, education and training, health care, criminal and civil justice, labor and population, science and technology, community development, international relations and regional studies. See the RAND Publications Research Guide for more help in locating RAND publications. See also the section on National Security and Terrorism.

• Political Parties/Organizations United States
  URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psusp.html#party
  List of links to national party web sites provided by Grace York at the University of Michigan's Documents Center.
   
• The Encyclopedia of the Democratic Party/The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party.
  Publisher: Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 1997. 4 vols.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK2352 .K87 1996
  Volumes 1-2 cover the Democratic Party, while volumes 3-4 cover the Republican Party. The encyclopedia chronicles the evolution of both parties providing history, issues and ideology, as well as conventions, platforms and elections. Includes biographies that cover presidents, vice-presidents, losing presidential candidates, speakers, and other notable party members. Also provides lists of members of Congress and governors.
   
• The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in America.
  Publisher: Armonk, NY: Sharpe Reference, 2000. 3 vols.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK2261 .E474 2000
  Similar to the work above, this presents the history of third parties from the Early Republic to the present. Provides extensive details of more than 115 parties (from the well-known to the obscure) and brief, informative biographies of the major players and candidates. Covers national, regional, and state parties, as well as major political parties that predate the Democrats and Republicans.
   
• The National Conventions and Platforms of All Political Parties, 1789-1905.
  Publisher: Baltimore, MD: The Friedenwald company, 1906.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK2255 .M2 1906
  This is a very thoroughly researched compendium that provides brief descriptions of party conventions, their platforms, and popular and electoral vote results.
   
• National Party Platforms, 1840-1976. 2 vols.
  Publisher: Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1978.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK2255 .J64 1978
  Covers all major and most minor political parties and provides authentic copies of party platforms. Updated somewhat by 1980 supplement (see JK2255 .J643).
   
• National Party Conventions, 1831-2000.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 2001.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK2255 .N373 2001
  Provides brief narratives about political parties and information on national conventions along with excerpts from party platforms.
   

• The White House
  URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov
  The official web site of the White House.
    
• Biographical Directory of the United States Executive Branch, 1774-1989.
  Publisher: New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.
  Location: General and Humanities Reference (DR)
  Call Number: E176 .B578 1990
  Provides biographies of cabinet heads, presidents, vice-presidents and presidents of the Continental Congress.
   
• POTUS - Presidents of the United States
  URL: http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/
  Resource provided by the Internet Public Library that contains biographical information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest on each of the Presidents.
   
• The Presidency A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. 2nd Ed. Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1998.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK511 .P775 1998
  An easy-to read encyclopedia about the presidency. Add more...
   
• Code of Federal Regulations. Title 3, The President.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Annual.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: JK516 .U547
  Current volume only, Earlier volumes in Firestone (F)
  Title 3 of the CFR provides an annual compilation of Presidential Proclamations, Executive Orders and other Presidential documents. The CFR may be searched or browsed online via GPO Access.
   
• Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, 1989.
  Location: U.S. Documents Ready Reference (DOCS)
  Call Number: AE 2.113:945-89
  URL: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/codification/codification.html
  An editorial codification prepared by the Office of the Federal Register. While not intended as a definitive legal authority, it was published to provide a convenient one-volume source for proclamations and Executive Orders with general applicability and continuing effect. This codification covers the period between April 13, 1945 and January 20, 1989, which encompasses the administrations of Harry Truman to Ronald Reagan.
   
• Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archive and Records Administration. Semiannual.
  Location: Firestone (F) (1929-2001)
  Call Number: 1066.922.7
  URL: www.archives.gov/federal_register/publications/public_papers.html#online
  The print version of this series provides an historical reference covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. Documents of the Reagan, Bush and Clinton presidencies are available online. Each volume contains the papers and speeches, in chronological order, of the President that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period. For documents of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, see The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, located in Firestone (F) under call number 10885.783.92.2.
   
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration. Weekly.
  Location: Firestone (F) (1965-2000)
  Call Number: 1066.9595
  URL: www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html (1993- )
  [insert info on print ed.] The online edition is a pilot project of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Government Printing Office to provide the public with enhanced access to Presidential documents.
   

• e-Citizen Government Addresses and Information
  URL: http://governmentweb.com/govtlist/index.htm
  Find the mailing addresses of cities, towns, villages, boroughs, townships and counties in the United States.
   
• Library of Congress State and Local Governments
  URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html
  Provides links to meta-indexes for state and local governments, as well as links to individual state web sites.
   
• National City Government Resource Center
  URL: http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/1389/
  Collection of city-related URL's from throughout the United States.
   
• Official City Sites
  URL: http://officialcitysites.org/
  Provides access to city and county web sites from the U.S. and other countries.
   
• State and Local Government on the Net
  URL: http://www.piperinfo.com/state/index.cfm
  Developed by Piper Resources to provide access to state and local government web sites. Organized by state and territory.
   
• StatesNews.org
  URL: http://www.statesnews.org/
  A web site of the Council of State Governments. Founded in 1933, CSG serves the executive, judicial and legislative branches of state government through leadership education, research and information services.
   
• States.org
  URL: http://www.states.org/
  Web site of the States Inventory Project, which serves to foster the development of the National Information Infrastructure by providing a single clearinghouse for tracking state, territorial, and provincial information infrastructure strategies and activities.
   
• U.S. Conference of Mayors
  URL: http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/home.asp
  The United States Conference of Mayors is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more.
   
• Yahoo! Government> U.S. Government> State Government
  URL: http://http://dir.yahoo.com/Government/U_S__Government/State_Government/
  Directory of government web sites by state.

• Supreme Court of the United States
  URL: http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
  Official web site of the Supreme Court.
   
• Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. 2nd Ed.
  Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: KF8742 .A35 O93 2005
  This authoritative guide contains over 1,200 entries on key cases and treatment of crucial areas of constitutional law, such as abortion, freedom of religion, school desegregation, freedom of speech, voting rights, military tribunals, and the rights of the accused.
   
• Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions.
  Publisher: New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: KF4548 .O97 1999
  This is an authoritative guide to the landmark decisions of the Supreme Court, described by eminent legal scholars. Arranged alphabetically, each entry provides the United States Reports citation, the date the case was argued and decided, the vote of the Justices, who wrote the opinion for the Court, who concurred, and who dissented. Entries also feature an informative account of the particulars of each case, the legal and social background, the reasoning behind the Court's decision, and the case's impact on American society.
   
• The Supreme Court A to Z. 2nd ed.
  Publisher: Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1998.
  Location: Social Science Reference Center (SSRC)
  Call Number: KF8742 .A35 S8 1998
  Arranged in encyclopedic A-to-Z format, this book seeks to explain in understandable language how the Supreme Court has contributed to American democracy. Entries range from short definitions to a series of thematic essays exploring landmark cases, justices of the Supreme Court, constitutional principles, legal topics, and other broad areas.
   
• Supreme Court Collection
  URL: http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
  The Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School offers Supreme Court decisions under the auspices of Project Hermes, the court's electronic dissemination project. Nearly all the Supreme Court's decisions since May 1990 are available in full text. In addition this site provides access to a collection of about 600 historic cases, biographies of current and previous justices, the current court calendar, Supreme Court rules and a short glossary of terms.
   
• Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975
  URL: http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/
  Provided via FedWorld, a service of the Dept. of Commerce that allows access to a wide variety of government information, this system contains the full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975. Note that decisions are available as ASCII text files, and can be quite long.
   
• Supreme Court Opinions
  URL: http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
  This is a free service from FindLaw.com providing a searchable database of Supreme Court decisions since 1893. The database may be browsed by year and US Reports volume number, and searched by citation, case title and full text.