Political Science: American Politics

Thousands of documents, recordings and videos dealing with current and historical information on American presidents from 1789 to present.

Explanations of the acts of Congress from 1945 to the present.

Full text of thousands of U.S. documents since 1972, including presidential speeches, treaties, Supreme Court decisions and various government reports.

Includes Archive 1923-Present. A database of in-depth, authoritative reports on political and social-policy issues that study the evolution of various topics over time.

Commentary and analysis on Supreme Court decisions, biographies of justices, and history.

Presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial election and campaign informatin. Political parties and demographics are also covered.

A guide to national organizations and government agencies.

Primary material documenting the actions, debates, and thoughts of the First Federal Congress and its members.

Provides free online access to official Federal Government publications. Full text of legislative, executive and judicial Federal resources, including Congressional bills, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Codes, etc.

Comprehensive digital library of U.S. Government information, drawn from a wide variety of sources, and sharing the attributes of being of public interest or educational value.

Catalog of U.S. Government publications (online counterpart of the Monthly catalog) with direct links to documents available online.

Online access to public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.

Covers full text, primary source Congressional legislative history. Includes all enacted and related bills, Congressional Record excerpts, and related committee documents. All of these publication types can be used in court to determine the intent of Congress in enacting legislation in cases where the statutory language is ambiguous. Presidential signing statements are also included. Accessible also from within Proquest Congressional Publications database.

Formerly Lexis Nexis Congressional and Congressional Universe. Includes Committee Printes (1830-Present), House Senate Hearings (1824-1979) and Unpublished Hearings (1973-1979), House and Senate Documents (1817-Present),

In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress. Text of bills, resolutions, Congressional Record, etc.

Biographies of today's political leaders.