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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.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Contains over 9,000 full-text magazines, newspapers and scholarly journals
The American Presidency Project
An in-depth collection of digital documents on all US presidents and summary data for many presidential topics.
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.
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.
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.
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.