LibGuides: Political Science Research Guide: Federal Government

General US Sources for Executive & Legislative Information

USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal. Groups "online service" by audience, e.g. citizens, business, governments.
Gov Info
Excellent starting point for federal government information. A service of the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
Regulations.gov
A useful place to look for rule changes within the federal government. This can also be a useful source to find other groups or individuals that can strengthen your argument.
Congress.gov
Current and past legislative action - including bills and hearings.
Homeland Security Digital Library
The nation’s premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management.
H+T Index
By taking into account the cost of housing as well as the cost of transportation, H+T provides a more comprehensive understanding of the affordability of place.
United States Census Bureau
Explore Census Data. The Census Bureau is the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Reports commissioned by members of Congress to get background information on legislative topics.

Judicial

LexisNexis
Subscription database, has a large number of law reviews and full text of cases.
Legal Information Institute
from Cornell University, provides synopses of current cases.
FindLaw
a good beginning site for finding legal and case information.

Overview

The United States Federal Government is an immensely rich source of high quality information for reporters. Generally, information is divided between the three branches; executive, legislative and judicial.

Depository

We have been a selective depository library since 1967. Feel free to browse our government document collection on the second floor, with materials that have been added since the mid 90's.