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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Designed for academic institutions, this database is the leading resource for scholarly research with more full-text journals and more peer-reviewed journals than any other database available. It supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing journals, periodicals, reports, books, and more.
Britannica Escolar This link opens in a new window Contains 145,000 encyclopedic articles in English or Spanish
Britannica Library This link opens in a new window Contains historical timelines and topical overviews
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window Contains over 9000 open access journals covering all areas of science, technology, medicine, social science and humanities
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window Contains over 100,000 full-text authoritative ebooks on a wide range of subjects.
Fuente Académica This link opens in a new window Fuente Académica provides researchers with a collection of scholarly journals from Latin America, Portugal and Spain, designed to make academic research readily available in PDF format.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Global Issues: Gale in Context This link opens in a new window Provides information on current world events
Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window Provides articles, etc. offering pro/con viewpoints on thousands of many important current issues.
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The American Presidency Project An in-depth collection of digital documents on all US presidents and summary data for many presidential topics.
BBC News Country Profiles Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries; included are basic statistics, profiles of governmental leaders, and other relevant data. They also include audio and video clips from the BBC archive.
Biographical Directory of the United States Provides biographical information for all members of the U.S. Congress from 1774 to present.
Center for American Women in Politics The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women’s participation in politics and government and to enhance women’s influence and leadership in public life.
CIA – The World Factbook The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
Economic Report of the President 1996-present. Submitted within ten days of the President’s budget. Offers an analysis of economic trends, goals and a program.
Foreign Affairs Online This web site remains Google "Top 15" site for "International Relations."
Historic Supreme Court Decisions - by Topic Comprehensive collection of U.S. Supreme Court decisions arranged by topic. Provided by the Legal Information Institute.
National Archives and Records Administration The National Archives and Records Administration provides an enormous amount of historical material relating to all branches of the United States Government.
Project Vote Smart From the Center for National Independence in Politics. It is “focused on providing citizens with information about the political system, issues, candidates and elected officials.”It includes “Congress Track,” which can be used to trace legislation, and a directory of “Candidates & Elected Officials,” that consists of biographies, addresses, issue positions, voting records, and information on campaign finances.
Roll Call – Congress.Org Congress.org. is a "one-stop-shop" where one can identify their Congressional representatives; research Congressional voting records; learn about the issues of the day; and send e-mail directly to Congress. Constituents can even opt to have their e-mail message hand-delivered to their Representative or Senator's office on Capitol Hill - all without ever leaving their computer.
Supreme Court of the United States Website for the Supreme Court includes historical information about the court as well biographical information for the justices.
U.S. Department of State (Includes Human Rights Reports) Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, human rights reports, economy, and foreign relations.
United States House of Representatives Official website for the U.S. House of Representatives. The Educational Resources section provides a detailed description of the legislative process and how laws are enacted once they have been passed.
United States Senate Official website of the United States Senate. Includes a wide range of material on the history of this institution.
The White House Official website for the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
Writing in Political Science This site is maintained by the Writing Center of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. It contains a brief overview and suggestions on paper writing and research in the field of Political Science. This is a good place to find suggestions on how to effectively write on Political Science topics.

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