This is a guide to library resources for the POL 2304: Introduction to Political Science course. Here you will find databases, electronic journals, tutorials, and other information.
"American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies (CCPS) serves scholars, students, policymakers and the public by propelling actionable research, providing public education and promoting a more reasonable democratic square."
"The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) is a non-partisan convener of leaders and experts from the government, private sector, and academia that works to foster bipartisan solutions to our nation’s most pressing challenges, often with a national security focus."
DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases including GPO's Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo.
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily journal of the United States. It is the publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Also available on https://www.federalregister.gov/.
"GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."
The Legislative Source Book is a compilation of research guides for legislative document research. It includes links to House and Senate committee hearings, legislative histories, Freedom of Information Act resources, and more.
Congress established its Law Library in 1832, recognizing its need for ready access to reliable legal materials. The Law Library has grown over the years to become the world’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.65 million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world.
The Law Library of Congress contains the largest collection of United States, foreign, comparative, and international law and legislation in the world....The Law Library continues to digitize legal and legislative materials to help users gain access to important historical documents.
"As the official handbook of the Federal Government, The United States Government Manual provides information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches."
"CBO was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (the Budget Act) to provide objective, nonpartisan information to support the Congressional budget process and to help the Congress make effective budget and economic policy. The agency offers an alternative to the information provided by the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies in the executive branch."
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations. Years 1996-present are available online.
"The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) serves the President of the United States in overseeing the implementation of his vision across the Executive Branch."
"The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the nation's leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. It also provides a substantial amount of business & economic data."
Learn about America's communities through the Census Bureau's data profiles. They cover 100,000+ different geographies: states, counties, places, tribal areas, zip codes, and congressional districts.
Finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available.
As part of the Library of Congress since 1870, the Copyright Office registers copyright claims, records information about copyright ownership, provides information to the public, and assists Congress and other parts of the government on a wide range of copyright issues. Search for copyright records, register your works, and learn about copyright law on their website.
"The Secretary of State is the chief election officer for the State of Texas. The Secretary of State’s Elections Division provides assistance and advice to election officials on the proper conduct of elections."
"The FEC was created to promote confidence and participation in the democratic process....The FEC regularly publishes information about its objectives and performance. These documents include strategic plans, budgets and procurement reports."
"Vote.gov directs voters to their state election websites for state-specific voting information. Vote.gov does not register people to vote. You must register directly with your state. Vote.gov prioritizes user privacy by not collecting or storing any personal data from the public."
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. The 50 subject matter titles contain one or more individual volumes, which are updated once each calendar year, on a staggered basis.
The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR) is the regularly updated online version of the Code of Federal Regulations. It provides a way of exploring the Code of Federal Regulations as it exists today and at points in time back to January 2017. Users can browse the Code of Federal Regulations as it existed at any point in time; compare the regulations as they existed on any two dates; view a timeline of how the CFR content has changed; search for specific terms; and subscribe to changes in the regulations.
The List of CFR Sections Affected lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title.
