Political Science: Web Resources

Offers statistical data on voting, public opinion and political participation in US elections from 1952 to the present.

Brief summaries of information about countries, from the U.S. State Department.

Biographical information on all members of the House and Senate.

This site provides information on civil, racial and criminal justice.

Well known think tank offers in-depth studies on a variety of social, economic and political issues.

From the US Dept. of Justice. Recommended as a source of statistics on crime and criminal justice.

Excellent resource from a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and international engagement by the U.S.

This site advocates a proportional representation electoral system for the U.S.

The beta version of the site contains legislation from the 107th Congress (2001) to the present, member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972).

Source for U.S. budgetary information.

The Constitution Project brings together policy experts and legal practitioners from across the political spectrum to foster consensus-based solutions to the most difficult constitutional challenges of our time.

Founded in 1933, The Council of State Governments is our nation’s only organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy.

A non-partisan site that analyzes the accuracy of major political speeches, debates and ads since December, 2003.

Provides information on campaign finance law and how to track "hard" money in U.S. elections.

"The best place to begin legal research on the web".

A useful website about First Amendment rights.

"The nation's most complete resource for information on money in state politics."

The web site of one of the nation's leading non-profit, non-partisan organizations. Includes keyword searchable resource library. Recommended for all levels of students.

NARA is an independent federal agency set up to preserve documents relevant to U.S. history and to manage all federal records. Includes a searchable database.

Database of ballot measures in every state since 1902.

A useful site that compiles statistics from government sources to examine the trade offs between military and social spending.

From the University of Texas at Austin, this site has been deservedly described as "a wonderful map resource for researchers and historians".

Gives the results of current polls by US public survey organizations such as NRR, Fox News, Harris and Gallup.

An American Library Association voluntary project that is a wiki of state databases.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Includes information on the president and vice-president, federal benefits, education programs, science and technology programs, business, and on obtaining government documents.

From the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. An interactive website exploring 11.5 million secret files detailing 140 politicians and their use of offshore tax havens to hide wealth.

Links to many human rights organizations. In-depth discussion on death penalty.

A highly recommended international affairs site based in Washington. Deals with national and international security, global development and finding new methods of governance.

A useful site that provides links to most nations of the world's constitutions.

Home page for all bodies of the EU.

Issues and statistical information concerning Central and South American nations.

Home page for all bodies of the UN and its affiliates. Includes a guide to UN documentation.