Research Guides @ Fordham: Political Science: American Politics

Selected Titles of Distinction

One Man Against the World by Tim Weiner
Call Number: (RH, LC) E856 .W425 2015
New York: Henry Holt and Company, [2015]
Oxford Handbook of U. S. Social Policy by Daniel Béland; Kimberly J. Morgan; Christopher Howard
Call Number: E-book
New York: Oxford University Press, 2014
The Progressive Era by Francis J. Sicius
Call Number: E661 .S555 2015
Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
The Reagan Era by Douglas C. Rossinow
Call Number: E876 .R676 2015
New York: Columbia University Press, [2015]

American Politics and Government Databases

American Presidency Project
Thousands of documents, recordings and videos dealing with current and historical information on American presidents from 1789 to present.
CQ Congress and the Nation
Explanations of the acts of Congress from 1945 to the present.
CQ Historic Documents
Full text of thousands of U.S. documents since 1972, including presidential speeches, treaties, Supreme Court decisions and various government reports.
CQ Researcher
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.
CQ Supreme Court Collection
Commentary and analysis on Supreme Court decisions, biographies of justices, and history.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection
Presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial election and campaign informatin. Political parties and demographics are also covered.
CQ Washington Information Directory (2020-2021)
A guide to national organizations and government agencies.
FDsys: Federal Digital System
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.
Federal Depository Library Program Electronic Collection
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 (CGP)
Catalog of U.S. Government publications (online counterpart of the Monthly catalog) with direct links to documents available online.
Policy File Index
Online access to public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
ProQuest Legislative Insight
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.
Legislative & Executive Publications (Proquest Congressional)
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),

House and Senate Reports (1819-Present), Bills and Resolutions (1789-Present) and Legislative Histories (1969-Present). Also includes the Serial Set with House and Senate Documents and Reports (1789-2003).
Congress.gov
In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress. Text of bills, resolutions, Congressional Record, etc.
Who's Who in American Politics (Marquis Biographies Online)
Biographies of today's political leaders.