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Political Science : Guide to Online Research

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Accounting Anthropology Art Biology and Environmental Studies Business and Finance Careers and Employment Criminal Justice Education Health & Human Services History Human Resources Humanities Law Marketing Mathematics Media/Communication Medicine and Health Philosophy Physical Sciences: Chemistry and Physics Political Science Psychology Sociology Sports Management Theater Arts Veterinary Science	Online Reference Sources Consult for background information, facts, definitions, statistics, etc.
	Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774 - present
	THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet Search the Thomas Database for the text and status of Bills, Public Laws, roll call votes in Congress, the Congressional Record, Congressional Committee Reports, and more.
	Indexes and Databases Search for magazine, journal and newspaper articles on politics and related subjects.
	EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite Provides full text and indexing/abstracts for academic journals in a variety of disciplines, including political science and related fields.
	LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Search for general and political news articles.
	ProQuest Search for magazine, newspaper and peer reviewed journal articles in political science and related subject areas.
	Recommended Web Resources Some of the "Best Political Science Sites on the Web." These links can be a great time saver.
	Web Directories
	Iraq War Debate - 2002/2005 From University of Michigan Documents Center, provides links to international news articles, primary source documents, web sites, etc.

	Political Information .com : A Search Engine for Politics, Policy and Political News
	Political Science Internet Resources University of Colorado guide to Web sites of government agencies, international organizations, interest groups, think tanks and research institutes, and news sources.
	Statistical Resources on the Web: Politics Provides links to statistical information on elections, public opinion, human rights, campaign finances, etc.
	Web Sites
	CNN Inside Politics Political news from news services, magazines and media.
	Pew Research Center The Center is an independent opinion research group that studies and provides surveys on attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.

	POTUS : Presidents of the United States Links to web sites about all presidents including biographies, election results, cabinet members, historical documents, audio and video files, etc.
	Project Vote Smart Issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and evaluation by special interests of over 13,000 federal and state political leaders. From this site you can also register to vote, track legislation, identify and contact your elected officials, and find information on current political issues.
	Public Agenda Online The Journalists' Inside Source for Public Opinion and Policy Analysis. Nonpartisan guides on policy and opinion polls covering current issues; digest of news, legislation, and studies; research sources, and more. Most are full text.
	WhiteHouseTapes.org Contains about 5000 hours of taped conversations of U.S. Presidents from FDR - Nixon, including relevant research materials
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