Great Websites for Government Information and Research
Great Websites for Government Information and Research
2011/12
U.S. Government Information
USA.gov -- America’s search engine for public government information
White House -- Check out the latest from President Obama
U.S. House of Representative -- What is Rep. McCollum up to?
U.S. Senate -- Frankin, Klobachar?
Library of Congress -- Incredible research tool
C-Span -- Check this out everyday
Findlaw -- Learn about the law
Oyez -- Good source for Supreme Court Cases
SCOTUSblog -- For all things Supreme Court
Federal Register -- Rules, executive orders, etc.
National Governors Association -- View federal issues through the
states eyes
National Conference of State Legislatures -- States working to
implement and shape federal policies
Stateline.org -- Media outlet covering state governments
U.S. Government Research
Open Secrets -- Show me the money in politics
Polling Report -- Overview of polling trends
Republican National Committee -- Enough said
Democratic National Committee -- Enough said
American Enterprise Institute -- Conservative think tank
Brookings Institute -- Liberal think tank
Congress.org -- Great source for information on Congress, Pres, Courts
FactCheck.org -- Check the accuracy of the politicians (10+)
Politifact.org -- Another great accuracy checker -- fun graphs
Mediamatters.org -- Keeping the media’s political coverage in check
ProCon.org -- See difficult issues from both sides
League of Women Voters -- Nonpartisan public policy advocate
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Presented here is a collection of U.S. government information and some wonderful sites for finding data about specific public policy and various politicians.