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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.
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Britannica Escolar This link opens in a new window
Contains 145,000 encyclopedic articles in English or Spanish
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Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
Contains historical timelines and topical overviews
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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
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Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 100,000 full-text authoritative ebooks on a wide range of subjects.
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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.
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Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
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Global Issues: Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Provides information on current world events
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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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ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9,000 full-text magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals
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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.
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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.
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Historic Supreme Court Decisions - by Topic
Comprehensive collection of U.S. Supreme Court decisions arranged by topic. Provided by the Legal Information Institute.
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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.
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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.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Website for the Supreme Court includes historical information about the court as well biographical information for the justices.
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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.
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United States Senate
Official website of the United States Senate. Includes a wide range of material on the history of this institution.
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The White House
Official website for the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
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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.
