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Government
Document Resources Online -
keyword searches for government documents.
Subject
Index to Government Information - links to 15,684
different sets of subjects in 40 different sets of subject indexes.
First Gov - a
U.S. Government website that provides free access to government information
and services.
GovEngine -
federal, state and local government search site.
GPO Access Databases - disseminates official information
from all three branches of the Federal Government.
GPO Browse Topics - finding aids to Government Documents using over
150 Subject Headings.
GrayLit Network - over 100,000 Full Text technical reports from
the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, the EPA and NASA.
Monthly Catalog - provides
bibliographic records of U.S. Government information resources published by
the GPO. You can link to Federal Agency online resources or identify materials distributed to depository libraries.
National
Security Archive - archive of declassified U.S. documents through
George Washington University.
NTIS - central
source for government sponsored scientific, technical, engineering and related
business information.
U.S.
Government Manual - covers all three branches of the government,
quasi-official agencies and international organizations in the US participates.
Uncle
Sam - Easy way to search for US Government Documents.
Electronic
Collection from the U.S. Government - full text
reports and publications from the Government on variety of topics
from aerospace to global change, from terrrorism to wildlife management.
U.
S. Government Documents Ready Reference - 16 Subject headings
with links to actual Government Documents.
U.S. Government Online Bookstore -
online bookstore for all U.S. Government publications.
Federal World
Federal
Government Information - frequently used sites related to U.S. Federal
Government Information.
Federal Government Statistics
Government
Documents -135 of the most used gov't documents covering
business, labor, crime, etc.
GovSpot - gateway to federal, state and
local government sites. Includes documents, facts, figures, news and political
information.
Associations on the Net -
Guide to web sites of prominent organizations and associations.
CommonCause - a nonpartisan, citizens' lobbying group.
Nongovernmental
Organizations - These organizations are not directly affiliated
with any national government but often have a significant impact on
the social, economic and political activity of the country or region
involved.
Nonprofit Organizations - provides financial and other information on
more than 620,000 nonprofit groups.
OMB Watch - lifts the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), which oversees regulation, the budget, information
collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies,
and much more.
Open Secrets-
Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan research group that tracks
money in politics.
Open the Government - Americans for less secrecy and more democracy.
Political Advocacy Groups -
online directory of U.S. political pressure groups.
Political
Lobby Groups - alphabetical list of issue oriented groups.
ProPublica - journalism in the public interest providing access to missing memos from the Bush Administration.
Public Policy
Issues and Groups - alphabetical list of 54 subject headings with links
to the groups embracing the topics.
Scientific & Technical Information
Network - provides abstracts of scientific reports and access to full
text of the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory.
Stat-USA - one stop internet browsing
for business, trade and economic information from the Federal Government.
Sudoc Numbers - explanation
of the Superintendent of Documents Classification System.
Think Tanks -
directory of think tanks, includes a description of their mission and a list
of recent reports with abstracts.
Another link to a list of Think Tanks.
Think Tanks - directory of Conservative, Liberal or Individual think tanks.
Searching for Legal Information
Department of Defense
Defense Almanac -
selection of statistics and information on the organization, staff, funding
and equipment of the DOD.
Department of the Interior
History of the Interior Department
National Park Service
Recreational Opportunities on Federal Lands
United States Geological Service
Office of Management and Budget - the US budget for the current fiscal year, with a citizen's guide to the budget.
U.S. State Department
US State Department Policy - Democracy, Human Rights, Labor
World Military Expenditures
and Arms Transfers
Biographical Directory of the U.S.
Congress - guide to those who served in Congress from 1774 to the present.
Capitol Police - latest Federal
Web site hosted by GPO Access.
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - U.S. Congressional documents and debates from 1774 to 1875.
Congressional
Hearings - transcripts of various Congressional Hearings on a variety
of topics.
CongressLink - learn about Congress,
how it works, its Constitutional underpinnings, its leaders and members,
and the public policies it produces. (Includes lesson plans for teachers).
Fast Facts for Congress -
Bureau sources of economic and demographic data for the U.S., states, counties, and congressional districts of the 108th Congress.
Historical
Directory of the U.S. Congress - provides biographical, archival, and
bibliographical information for current and former senators, as well as
representatives, vice presidents, and members of the Continental Congress.
House of Representatives
U.S.
Senate
How Congress Voted
Congressional Budget Office Home Page
- Congressional Gold Medals presented between 1776 to the present day.
Congressional
Gold Medal Recipients
Congressional Research
Service - search Congressional Reports on the environment, economic
policy, education, government and law, foreign and defense policy, health, science and technology.
Legislative Titles Online - Hearings from
various House and Senate Committees.
Statutes at Large -
official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress from 1789 to 1875.
THOMAS--U.S. Congress on the
Internet - searching for information on current or past legislation.
United States Supreme Court - Slip Opinions, case guides, argument calendar
and more with an internal search engine.
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Findlaw - legal resources including
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Federal District Court opinions.
Primary Legal Documents - legal
documents from major breaking news stories (i.e. Enron, War on Terrorism)
Legal News - latest legal news from
the American Lawyer and the National Law Journal.
Library of Law & Court
Decisions - Internet related court decisions (Copyright, Domain
Name, First Amendment, etc.)
Supreme
Court Decisions - covers decisions from 1893 to 2001.
Major Supreme
Court Decisions - from June 1998, covers line item veto, attorney client
privilege, HIV and more
United States Court of International
Trade - provides information about the U. S. Court of International Trade
and its role in the federal judicial system.
U.S. Courts - clearinghouse for information
from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
Finding Judges of
the U.S. Courts
American Law Sources - compilation
of links to freely accessible on-line sources of law for the
United States (State, Federal and Local) and Canada.
Independent Government Corporations
Central Intelligence Agency - coordinates
the nation's intelligence activities and correlates, evaluates, and disseminates
intelligence which affects national security.
Studies in Intelligence - includes Intelligence research, history and historical records.
European Governments
Online - the main governmental sites for each European Union country,
includes the sites for the Head of State, the Government, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, and a portal site for the national civil
service.
Foreign & International
Information - information on countries, governments, embassies, statistics
and news sources.
Foreign Governments -
links to foreign governments by geographic area. Includes country background, biographies, human rights, national symbols, constitutions,
laws and statistics on demographic, economic, health & military.
Governments on the Web - sites from about 200 countries, includes parliaments, ministries, offices,
courts and embassies.
International Government
Pages - list of government sources by country as well as international
organization links.
Intergovernmental Organizations -
a reference guide to about 120 IGO's.
International
Organizations - extensive list of links to more than 100 international
organizations.
Links
to Foreign Governments - provides links to the official websites of national
governments.
Nongovernmental
Organizations - These organizations are not directly affiliated
with any national government but often have a significant impact on the social, economic and political activity of the country or region involved.
United Nations World Government
Information
World
Fact Book 2001 - the best and most comprehensive coverage of worldwide
country information.
Voting
and Electoral College Sites
Election Center 2008 - CNN's election coverage site.
Ballot Initiatives - covers the ballot initiatives introduced in various states for the upcoming election.
C-SPAN 2008 Campaign -
learn about the candidates, the issues, and the elections in communities
nationwide? Also includes a scavenger hunt.
Campaign 2008 - Minnesota Public Radio Campaign information
Candidate Finder - locate candidates by state and district for the 2008 election.
Center for Voting and Democracy -
dedicated to fair elections where all voters are represented.
Congress.org -
a private, non-partisan company that specializes in facilitating civic participation.
Democracy Corps -
non-profit organization dedicated to making the government more responsive to the people.
E - Democracy - Election news, information and links to candidates.
E - Vote - provides polling, news and feature information about the various campaigns and candidates.
Election Online - Election Reform Information Project.
Elections and the Media -
national media watch group offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.
Electoral
College Calculator - experiment with campaign strategies, predict or track probable
election outcomes.
League of Women
Voters DemocracyNET - public interest site for election information.
Media Matters - not for profit center
dedicated to monitoring, analyzing, and correcting misinformation.
Minnesota
E-Democracy - a non-partisan organization whose mission is to improve participation
in democracy in Minnesota through the use of information.
Minnesota Secretary of State's Election Page
National Election Studies - American National Election Studies (ANES) produces quality data on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
Opinion Pages - opinion and editorial pieces from over 600 different English language international sources.
Open Secrets - guide to the money in U.S. Elections.
Pew Research Center for People and the Press
Political Money Line - a money in politics database.
Political Advocacy Groups - online directory of U.S. political pressure groups.
Political Lobby Groups - alphabetical list of issue oriented groups.
Political Research & Exit Polling - Edison Media Research provides strategic information to radio & television stations, Internet companies, newspapers, cable networks, and other media organizations.
Polling Data - one of the most comprehensive ways to keep tabs on recent and informative polls.
Polling Institute - Quinnipiac University's Polling Institute is perhaps one of the best known polling centers in the U.S.
Pollster.com - developed by Mark Blumenthal, a 20 year veteran of political polling.
Public Agenda Online - provides overview, background data and recent stories on topics such as crime, education, environment, immigration, social security and welfare.
Public Integrity - nonprofit, nonpartisan organization known for its high-quality, well-documented research.
Public Opinion Research - American Association for Public Opinion Research.
Presidential Debate Transcripts - houses the transcripts from 1960, and 1976 through 2004.
U.S. Action -
seek to take our democracy back from the corporate elite.
US Presidential
Elections Atlas - presidential elections from 1789 to 2004, obtain results
by state, compare results, or view articles, documents, the election process
or related news.
Vote-Smart - a citizen's organization providing accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making.
Vote Trust USA - non-partisan organization working to ensure future elections are free, fair, accountable and accurate.
Washington Post Key Races - presidential races.
Voter Registration Form for the State of Minnesota.
Archival
and Manuscript Depositories - list of archives and manuscript repositories
by State.
BlueBooks for all States - an alphabetical directory to each State's Blue Book.
Compare Minnesota -
an economic and statistical fact book. (.pdf)
National Association of Counties - resource for locating information about County Government.
State and County Quick Facts -
facts about people, business and geography at the national,
state, & county level.
State & Local Government
Information - comprehensive guide to States & Territories of the U.S.,
as well as regional, county and city government sites.
State and Local
Governments - Library of Congress meta site for state and local government
information.
State Reports - provides
data on history, statistics, maps, geographical data, government, economy
and more.
State of Minnesota
Capitol Watch - legislative
update for members of Education Minnesota.
Issue Watch -
covers critical and emerging issues, trends and ideas in Minnesota that affect citizens and government.
Minnesota BlueBook - covers federal, state executive, judiciary, legislative and state agencies.
Minnesota
Constitution - includes the state's bill of rights and the division
of powers.
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota Department of Public Safety -
The mission of the Department is to protect the people and property in Minnesota
through prevention, regulation, enforcement, information and service.
Minnesota Legislative Reference Library - 2006 Notable State Documents list is now online in .pdf.
Minnesota Legislators - biographical information on all MN legislators, past & present, going back to territorial times, .
Minnesota Office of the Attorney General
Minnesota Attorney General Opinions
Minnesota Secretary of State
Minnesota
State Legislature -- Legislation and Bill Tracking
Minnesota Session Laws - all acts of the Legislature passed in each year's legislative
session from 1849 to the present.
Minnesota State and Local
Government - guide to Minnesota state, county and city government sites.
Minnesota State Court System -
State of Minnesota - North Star Options
State of Minnesota Yellow Pages Directory - A to Z directory of State of Minnesota offices and departments.
Minnesota Counties
Minnesota
Counties - List of Minnesota counties with links to County Home Pages.
Welcome to Dakota County
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
St.Louis County
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