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DatabasesWeb Sites

Academic Search Premier - Provides full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals, including many from field of Government & Politics.

Columbia International Affairs Online - Sources include university research institutes, foundations, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs.

CQ Almanac  -
Original narrative accounts of major legislation considered during each congressional session starting in 1945.

CQ Public Affairs Collection - Background Information related to key public affairs topics.

CQ Researcher Plus Archive - Original reports and analysis on issues in the news, dating back to 1991.

CQ Weekly - Weekly reports on congressional activity, dating back to 1983.

Infoshare Community Data [ How do I?] - Statistical database related to community studies.

Military & Government Collection -(EBSCO) - Covers periodicals, academic journals, and pamphlets relating to the military.

Political Science Abstracts Worldwide (CSA) [ How do I?] - CItations and abstracts of journal articles related to political science, international relations, law, and public administration and policy.

Political Science: SAGE Full Texr (CSA) - Full text of SAGE journals covering all areas of political studies.

Government Documents and Publications

Censtats Databases - Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau regarding the U.S. population and its' activities.

LexisNexis Congressional - Comprehensive information about the U.S. House and Senate. Includes bills, regulations, documents, laws,  committee reports, congressional record and testimony, biographies, voting records, legislative histories, hot topics, and more.

LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index - Index of U.S. government publications dating back to 1988. Includes links to government periodicals on the web.

LexisNexis State Capital - Documents from all 50 state capitals, including bills, laws, constitutions, regulations, legislature membership, and newspapers of record.

Government Information

FirstGov.gov

Federal Executive Branch

Federal Legislative Branch 

Federal Judicial Branch 

State Goverments 

Local Goverment 

Tribal Government 

New York State 

New York City

GPO Access

United States Government Manual

Political Issues

RealClearPolitics

Political Resources on the Net

Politics1

Selected eJournals

American Journal of Political Science

Dispatch

Foreign Affairs

Journal of Politics

Political Science Quarterly

Political Theory

Public Administration Quarterly

World Politics

More government and politics ejournals


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