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Presidency / Executive Branch | |
The White House | |
Presidential speeches | |
Clinton Administration | |
President of the United States (University of Michigan) | |
Potus (All the Presidents) | |
Executive Branch Generally (via Library of Congress) | |
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents | Covers 1993-present. |
Congress / Legislative Branch | |
The United States Senate | Senators, committees, legislative activities, and other resources |
U.S. House of Representatives | Members, committees, leadership, roll call votes, and other resources |
Congress.Org | Capital directory; identify and contact your Congressman; current legislation and schedule |
Legislative Histories | Univ of Michigan's guide to information on bills back to 1993 |
Project Vote Smart | Tracks the performance of the President, Congress, Governors and States Legislators. Includes issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and evaluation by special interests. Tracks the performance of Congress on major bills. |
Federal Election Commission | Lists contributions and financial reports filed by Presidential and House campaigns, parties, and PACs. |
Center for Responsive Politics | Private, non-profit site provides detailed break-down and interpretation of campaign finances. |
Associations Unlimited | U.S. National, and Regional, State, and Local |
Gallup Poll | National public opinion coverage since 1996. |
Proceedings of Congress from 1993 to Present (THOMAS Service, Library of Congress) | Text of bills, 1989-present; roll call votes, 1989-present; Congressional Record, 1989-present; committee reports, 1995-present |
Congressional Hearings on the Web (University of Michigan) | |
Committee Hearings (House of Representatives) | |
Congressional Publications (via GPO access) | |
Congressional Research Service Reports | Nonpartisan, analytical research reports. |
Legislative Branch Generally (via Library of Congress) | Congressional Member Bios, Voting Records, Finances, Interest Group Ratings |
Federal Election Commission | |
Center for Responsive Politics | |
Project Vote Smart | |
Supreme Court / Judicial Branch | |
Supreme Court Decisions, 1990-present (Cornell) | |
Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975 (Flite) | |
Selected Historic Supreme Court Decisions | |
USSC+ (Supreme Court decisions with additional information about the court) | |
Official Supreme Court Page | |
U.S. Federal Courts Finder (Federal Court decisions below the supreme court) | |
United States Federal Judiciary | |
LII and Hermes | All opinions since 1990 and many before |
Oyez | All written opinions since 1893, and many oral arguments |
State & Local Governement | |
State and Local Governments | Library of Congress's gateways to state and local government information, state maps, and state government information. |
StateSearch | Topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet. A service of the National Assn. of State Information Resource Executives. |
State and Local Government on the Net | State, multi-state commissions; Federal resources; national organizations; and other links. |
National Network of State Polls | Public opinion poll results from over 350 state-level surveys. |