Reference Research Guide - Political Science: The Presidency & Congress
Location In Stacks
| Range | Subject |
|---|---|
| HN50 - HN995 | Social Conditions by Regions |
| HX1 - HX970 | Political "isms", i.e., Socialism, Anarchism, etc. |
| J1 - J82 | Papers of Presidents & Congress |
| JA1 - JA92 | Political Science: General |
| JF201 - JF619 | Functions of Government |
| JF800 - JF1177 | Political Rights & Participation |
| JF2011 - JF2112 | Political Parties |
| JK1 - JK9593 | U.S. Political Institutions & Practical Politics |
| KF4530 - KF4744 | U.S. Constitution & Bill of Rights |
Videos
| Location | Title |
|---|---|
| JK515. W41 1992 | President and the Congress (4 parts) |
| KF224.s3 M64 2000 | The Monkey Trial |
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
| Location | Title |
|---|---|
| HN90.P8 .G3/.G32 | Gallup Polls (5 vols.) |
| HX86 .E58 1990 | Encyclopedia of the American Left |
| JK9 .P65 1992 | The American Political Dictionary |
| JK274 .S74 2000 | Vital Statistics on American Politics |
| JK477 .E53 | Encyclopedia of the American Presidency (6 vols.) |
| JK574 .M33 2001 | America at the Polls: Kennedy to George W. Bush |
| JK1012 .C63 | Politics in America (1983-2004) |
| JK2967 .A8 | America Votes (vol.2 - vol.24) |
| KF4546 .E33 1992 | Encyclopedia of the American Constitution |
| KF4744 .C62 1997 | Complete Bill of Rights; Drafts, Debates, Sources, Origins |
Periodicals
| Location | Title |
|---|---|
| 320.5 Am35j | American Journal of Politics Library has: 1973-2002 |
| 320.5 Am35 | American Political Science Review Library has: 1959-2000 |
| 320.05 Am35p | American Prospect Library has: 1990-2000 |
| 305 Am35a | Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science Library has: 1982-2001 |
| 320.5 C76d | Congressional Digest Library has: 1960 to date |
| 304 Ed48 | Congressional Quarterly's Editorial Research Reports Library has: 1987-1990 |
| 323.405 H88 | Human Rights Quarterly Library has: 1991 to date |
| 320.05 J826o | Journal of Political Science Library has: 1985 to date |
| 321.05 N42p | New Perspectives Quarterly Library has: 1987-2000 |
| 301.1543 P96q | Public Opinion Quarterly Library has: 1990-2000 |
| 305 So89 | Social Science Quarterly Library has: 1968 to date |
Metasites
Political Science: General
Political Database of the Americas • http://pdba.georgetown.edu/
Political Information: politics, policy and political news • http://www.politicalinformation.com/
Politics1: Guide to American Politics • http://www.politics1.com/
Social Science Information Gateway: Politics • http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/politics/
U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal • http://www.firstgov.gov/
Who’s Who in the Federal Government. University of Memphis • http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html
Political Science: Abbreviations / Citations
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government • http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/subjectareas/gov/docs_abbrev.html
Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications. University of Memphis • http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/citeweb.html
Political Science: Congress
Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, 1774 to Present • http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Office of the Clerk: U.S. House of Representative (House documents, bios, etc.) • http://clerk.house.gov/
Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet • http://thomas.loc.gov/links/
University of California at Berkeley: Congress/Legislative Branch • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/
U.S. Senate: Senators of the 108th Congress • http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
U.S. Congress: Senate, House & Executive Reports • http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/index.html
Political Science: Elections
Federal Election Commission.gov • http://www.fec.gov/
OpenSecrets.org: Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections • http://www.opensecrets.org/
Politics1: Candidates • http://www.politics1.com/
U.S. Presidential Election Maps, 1860 – 1996. University of Virginia. • http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/elections/maps/
Political Science: Political Cartoons
Professional Cartoonists Index • http://cagle.slate.msn.com/main.asp
Political Science: Political Parties
Conservative and Radical Right Organizations. Hunter College • http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/polsc/dcaputo/rightwing.html
Liberal, Moderate and Progressive Organizations. Hunter College • http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/polsc/dcaputo/progress.html
Political Science: Pollsters
The Gallup Organization. • http://www.gallup.com/
Harris Interactive: The Harris Poll • http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/
NES (National Election Studies) Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior • http://www.umich.edu/~nes/nesguide/nesguide.htm
PollingReport.Com Non-Partisan Resource of American Public Opinion • http://www.pollingreport.com/
Political Science: Presidency
Academic Info: Social Science: Political Science: Presidents • http://www.academicinfo.net/histuspres.html
American Presidency Project. University of California at Santa Barbara • http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php
National Archives & Records Administration: Presidential Libraries • http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/contact/libraries.html
POTUS: Presidents of the United States. Internet Public Library • http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/index.html
University of California at Berkeley: President/Executive Branch • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/gov_uspres.html
Political Science: Special Groups
Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law. Indiana University • http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol/
Center for American Women and Politics. Rutgers University CAWP • http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/
Women in Politics Bibliographic Database • http://www.ipu.org/bdf-e/Bdfsearch.asp
Political Science: Statistics / Demographics
CIESIN: Access to U.S. Demographic Data • http://sedac.ciesin.org/demog/
FedStats: Gateway to Statistics of U.S. Federal Agencies • http://www.fedstats.gov/
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E-Journals
American Prospect Online • http://www.prospect.org/web/index.ww
Campaign & Elections: Magazine for People in Politics • http://www.campaignline.com/
House Journal: Journal of the House of Representatives • http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwhj.html
Michigan Journal of Political Science • http://www.umich.edu/~mjps/
Politics Now: Weekly Political Roundup by the National Journal • http://nationaljournal.com/misc/pnow_splash.htm
Roll Call Newspaper Online • http://www.rollcall.com/
E-Texts
Code of Federal Regulations • http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html
Congressional Record • http://www.gpoaccess.gov/crecord/index.html
Political Thought: Original Documents • http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/thought.htm
Statistical Abstract of the United States • http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
United States Code • http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html
United States Government Manual (1995-2003) • http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Working-Paper Sites of Political Science • http://www.workingpapers.org/
Online Research
Academic Search Premier. • http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=aph
Periodical Abstracts Research II. • http://www.il.proquest.com/pqdauto
WilsonSelectPlus. • http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WilsonSelectPlus;autho=100159676;FSIP/
Military & Government Collection • http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=web&defaultdb=mth
Annual Review: Political Science • http://polisci.annualreviews.org/
Associations
American Political Science Association. Publications, links, etc. • http://www.apsanet.org/
International Political Science Association. Political science portal, publications, etc. • http://www.ipsa.ca/
Pi Sigma Alpha: National Political Science Honor Society. Chapter info, links, news,etc. • http://www.apsanet.org/~psa/
Social Science Research Council. News, links, publication issues, etc. • http://www.ssrc.org/
Society for Political Methodology. Working papers, computing resources,analysis,etc. • http://polmeth.wustl.edu/
Southwestern Social Science Association Online. Research, issues, news, etc. • http://www.sssaonline.org/
