EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Atlas of US Presidential Elections   Click on the "Presidential map" to see electron results going back (eventually) to 1824.  1856 to 2004 are currently working.

Executive Office of the President   Links to the Councils and Offices included in the EOP

GPO Access for Executive Brance Resources

POTUS : Presidents of the United States  (IPL)   Background information, election results, cabinet members, & notable events of each President

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States  (GPO)   A search engine going back to 1991

U.S. Presidency and Presidents (U of L)   

U.S. Presidential Library (HeinOnline)   See the tutorial video for additional information

U.S. Presidential Papers (USA)   Print copies are available in the library ; AE 2.114:  (Print version)

The White House   Official federal website

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present   Search by name or state ; Y 1.1/3:100-34  (Print version)  [1774-2005]

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875   (LC - American Memory)    A collection of primary historical documents

Congressional Directory  Y 4.P 93/1:1/[yr.]  (Print version) ; [online: 1995 - present ; print: 1918 (incomplete) - present]

Congressional Serial Set Catalog (CGP)   Contains records for House & Senate reports and documents, Senate Executive reports and documents, and Senate Treaty documents, from the 95th Congress (1977/78) to the present

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1764-1789   (LC - American Memory)   A collection of primary historical documents

GPO Access for Legislative Branch Resources

Legislative Research : a Web-Based Bibliographic Instruction Program (U of MI)   

LexisNexis Congressional   Access to legislative information through the Lexis website. For USA ONLY!

Open CRS : Congressional Reports for the People   Reports created for members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events ;  LC 14.1 (& .7):  (Print version)

THOMAS : Legislative Information on the Internet   Track the movement of bills and resolutions through the legislative process, also covers other activities on Capitol Hill

U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline) - search United States Statutes at Large

United States House of Representatives   Official federal website with links to House Roll Call votes and Committee information

United States Senate   Official federal website with links to Senate Roll Call votes and Committee information

JUDICIAL BRANCH

11th Circuit Court of Appeals : Federal Circuit covering Alabama, Florida & Georgia   Search district and appellate court opinions with links to state court websites

American Law Sources On-line [ALSO]   User-friendly site with links to free online sources for state and federal legal resources

Code of Federal Regulations  (NARA)   Use this database if you already have your citation for an agency rule or regulation (1996-present)  ; AE 2.106/3:  (Print version)

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): Main Page  (GPO)   Use this site for keyword searching of current agency rules & regulations

Federal Courts Finder (Emory Law Library)   Clickable map for locating federal, district, appellate, and specialized courts

GPO Access for Judicial Branch Resources

Legal Information Institute (Cornell U)   Constitutions, codes, and court opinions

Search the United States Code  (U.S. House)   Search engine for locating federal statutes

Supreme Court Cases (HeinOnline) - search for Supreme Court Case law

Supreme Court Collection (LII/Cornell U)   1990+ decisions and selected historical opinions

Supreme Court Decisions, 1937-1975  (GPO Access)   Use for locating older Supreme Court decisions

Supreme Court of the United States   Official federal agency website

United States Code  (GPO)   Keyword search of the Code & supplements ; Y 1.2/5:  (Print version)

U.S. Code Collection (LII / Cornell U)   Browse Code titles or search by citation or keyword

U.S. Court of International Trade   Official site providing information on general functions

U.S. Judiciary : The Federal Court System and Decisions   (Law Library of Congress)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government (ID U-Purdue U)

Agency Index (Washburn U School of Law)

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications   An online index for searching print and online publications from the Government Printing Office, back to 1994 ; GP 3.8:   (Print version)

Federal Citizen Information Center : USA Services   For information about federal services and government information

FirstGov.gov   Easy, one-stop access to all online federal government resources, including a search engine, directory by topic, and directory by department

Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal Government Information (ALA/GODORT)

GPO Access : A Service of the U.S. Government Printing Office   Search for a broad range of U.S. government information

GPO Access Online Resources : A-Z Resource List   Federal government databases available online

IRS Tax Forms & Publications   Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader ; T 22.19/2: [Pubs]  (Print version)

LOUIS - Library Of Unified Information Sources  A search engine for selected federal documents from the executive and legislative branches of government

LSU Libraries Federal Agencies Directory

MarciveWeb DOCS - Express Search   Available on campus ONLY!

U.S. Agencies and Government Search Tools (U of IL)

U.S. Government Agencies (USA)   Course bibliography ; Print copies are available in the library

U.S. Government Manual   The official handbook of the federal government providing comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches

U.S. Government Online Bookstore   Order federal government publications online

ALABAMA RESOURCES

INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES

Background Notes   (US State Dept.)   Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of each country ; S 1.123:  (Print version)

Background Notes : Prior to Jan. 20, 2001  (US State Dept.)   Older information arranged by geographic region

Country and State Information (USA)

Country Studies  (Library of Congress)   Descriptions and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of individual countries ; D 101.22:  (Print version)

Data by Topic  (The World Bank Group)

Foreign Government Resources on the Web (U of MI)

Foreign National Governments / International Governmental Organizations (IGO's)  (ALA/GODORT/International Documents Task Force)

Foreign Relations of the United States (U of WI) A search engine for this federal publication ; S 1.1:  (Print version)  Also available at: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/

InfoNation   View and compare the most up-to-date statistical data for the member states of the UN

International & United Nations Information (U of IL)   

International Data Base (IDB)  (Census Bureau)  Statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world

International Documents : Foreign Governments (Northwestern U)

International Organization and Integration (U of MI)

International Organizations and Related Information (U of MI)

Political Science Resources : International Relations (U of MI)

Portals to the World  Links to electronic resources from around the world

Treaties and International Agreements (Stanford U)   S 9.12:  (Print version)

United Nations   Official website

Yahoo! : Government - Countries   Information on embassies, government officials, laws, military, and politics