Research Guides @ Fordham: Political Science: American Politics

Background Sources

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Offers authoritative reports and timelines on political & social policy issues as they have evolved from 1923-present.
CQ Congress and the Nation This link opens in a new window
Explains acts of Congress from 1945 to the present. Includes Congressional trends, actions, and controversies.
CQ Supreme Court Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides summaries, commentary, data, and timely updates on Supreme Court decisions, Supreme Court justices, history of the Court, and more.

Directories

Who's Who in American Politics (Marquis Biographies Online) This link opens in a new window
Biographies of today's political leaders.
CQ Washington Information Directory (2020-2021) This link opens in a new window
A guide to national organizations and government agencies.

Grey Literature

Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
ProQuest database offering links to public policy research from nonprofit organizations and think tanks.

Primary Government Documents & Data

American Presidency Project This link opens in a new window
Non-profit and non-partisan database of presidential documents, recordings and videos dealing with current and historical information on American presidents from 1789 to present.
CQ Historic Documents This link opens in a new window
Compiles collections of U.S. government document excerpts showcasing important events by year since 1972.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides election data and analysis for presidential, gubernatorial, and congressional elections from 1780 to present.
CQ Vital Statistics on American Politics This link opens in a new window
Presents statistics on elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the three branches of U.S. government, foreign, military, social and economic policy, and more. Enter series title in Search Box to find all editions.
Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Official website with factual U.S. Federal legislative information such as text of bills and statutes, committees, reports, resolutions, members of Congress and more.
ProQuest Legislative Insight This link opens in a new window
Covers full text, primary source Congressional legislative history. Includes all enacted and related bills, Congressional Record excerpts, and related committee documents.
Legislative & Executive Publications (Proquest Congressional) This link opens in a new window
Includes Committee Prints (1830-Present), House Senate Hearings (1824-1979), House and Senate Documents (1817-Present), and more.
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).

SupremeCourt.gov
Official website offering opinions, oral arguments, case documents, biographies of Supreme Court Justices, and more. This website will carry decisions the day they are released.

Making of Modern Law: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs 1832-1978 This link opens in a new window
Most comprehensive digital collection of records and briefs brought before the nation's highest court by leading legal practitioners from 1832-1978.
HeinOnline Law Library This link opens in a new window
Contains a wide range of primary and secondary legal resources including Supreme Court cases, legal journals and books, codes, state legislature information, and more.

Political Science: American Politics

Background Sources

Directories

Grey Literature

Primary Government Documents & Data

Reference & Instruction Department