POL 211: Introduction to American National Government

POL 211: Introduction to American National GovernmentChella Vaidyanathan

History, Political Science, U.S. Govt./International Docs. Librarian

University of Miami Libraries, Coral Gables, FL

Databases

LexisNexis Academic

LexisNexis Congressional

CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923-present)

CQ Weekly

CQ Voting and Elections Collection with Dataset

Relevant Resources for Course TopicsConstitution of the United States: The

National Archives Experience – http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution.html

Primary Documents in American History: American Memory (Library of Congress) – http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/constRedir.html

Privacy & Civil Liberties Office: U.S. Dept of Justice – http://www.usdoj.gov/pclo/

U.S. Courts – http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/

U.S. Senate – http://www.senate.gov/

Relevant Resources for Course Topics

U.S. House of Representatives – http://www.house.gov/Welcome.shtml

United States Public Interest Research Groups (U.S. PIRG) – http://www.uspirg.org/

Pressure Groups/Interest Groups/Lobbyists/ Political Advocacy Groups – http://www.csuchico.edu/~kfountain/index.html

The Gallup Poll (In Depth: Topics A-Z) – http://www.galluppoll.com/topics/

Relevant Resources for Course Topics

The Pew Research Center – http://people-press.org/ (You can search by “Survey Reports.” You can also narrow down your search by “topic” and by “period/date”).

Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism – http://www.journalism.org/

Presidents of the United States (POTUS): The Internet Public Library –http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

Relevant Resources for Course Topics

U.S. Census Bureau – http://www.census.gov/

USA.gov – http://www.usa.gov/

GPO Access – http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

House Committee on Foreign Affairs/Committee on International Relations (U.S. House of Representatives) –http://www.internationalrelations.house.gov/

U.S. Department of State – http://www.state.gov/