Guides: Politics and Government: U.S. Political Resources

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This page includes links to government organizations within the United States. It will be useful for collecting primary source information on various government institutions.

United States Politics Resources

Websites
Election Statistics

Almanac of Policy Issues
Excellent site that provides links to important and current public policy issues.
American President: An Online Reference Resource
Rich site, from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs, has a wealth of primary sources including public papers, party platforms (from 1840-present) , speeches, video, and audio.
Biographical Dictionary of the United States
Provides biographical sketches and years in Congress. Searches are by name, position, state, party, year or Congressional session.
Congresslink
Excellent site, from the Dirksen Congressional Center, for basic information about Congress.
OpenSecrets.org
The site proclaims "Your Guide to the Money in US Elections." And they are correct. Detailed and virtually complete guide to campaign finance in the United States. Information about donations to campaigns at every level (local,state, and national) and from every source (individual to PAC). Created and supported by the Center for Responsive Politics, a respected political watchdog group.
Political Advocacy Groups: A Directory of United States Lobbyists
Has links to nearly 500 web sites of United States Lobbyists. Groups are listed alphabetically and also organized into approximately 50 subjects.
The Supreme Court Database
The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices.
THOMAS
Access to a vast amount of information from Congress, including ability to search for bills and resolutions, public laws, roll call votes, current activity in Congress, Congressional Record, legislative schedules and calendars, committee information, presidential nominations, treaties and links to other online legislative and governmental resources.
USA.gov
Official web site of the United States government contains links to federal, state, local and tribal political sites with a wealth of online information, services and resources. It was formerly known as firstgov.gov.
YouTube Politicians
YouTube channel offers centralized access to online political campaign advertising.

America Votes book

reference collection - call number REF JK1967.A8

postwar votes for President, Governor, Senator - vote numbers split by party
votes for President, Senator, House of Representatives - vote numbers organized by county and party
primary election totals for President, Governor, Senator, House of Representatives

Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives