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Congressional Quarterly Publications - Excellent starting place for discussion of issues
| Brings together a variety of content, including both current analysis and primary sources, on 20 major public policy areas.
| | Weekly magazine that covers Congress.
Print version is available in (GPML Doc Ref JK1.C66)
| | Since 1945 has annually reviewed the work of Congress. It contains floor votes that are indexed in the back of each volume(GPML Doc Ref JK1.C67)
| | A weekly publication, covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Coverage of some topics goes back to 1923. (GPML Doc Ref 35.C7)
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Significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy. Contains declassified government documents obtained through extensive use of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This online source gathers content from public policy think tanks, university research programs,research organizations and publishers. Some well known contributors include: the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cato Institute, and many others.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Database of all federal programs that provide funds to individuals, state governments, etc. Gives a description of the program, cites the law creating the program and cites regulations, financial information and contacts. - Congressional Support Agencies - Documents and Publications
Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office and the General Accounting Office conduct studies, evaluations, and develop policy papers. - | Green Book via GPO | Green Book via House Ways & Means Committee |
(Background Material and Data on Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means)
Provides program descriptions and historical data on a wide variety of social and economic topics, including Social Security, employment, earnings, welfare, child support, health insurance, the elderly, families with children, poverty and taxation. It has become a standard reference work for those interested in the direction of social policy in the United States. It is compiled by the staff of the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives. (Gov Pubs Ref Y4.36:) - Legislative History Sources
- World Directory of Think Tanks - published by the National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
- Gale Ready Reference Shelf
The database offers 14 directories in one including Research Centers Directory, International Research Centers Directoryand Government Research Centers Directory. - Think Tanks - Annotated resource list maintained by University of Michigan Government Documents. Indicates political leanings/missions.
- Roper center for Public Opinion Research via
The database covers over 4,000 subjects, from social and political concerns to economic issues. Information is gathered from professional polling organizations, television networks, universities, newspapers, businesses and associations in the United States and 70 other countries. Data includes the full text of the question and its result.
- Public Agenda Online
Public Agenda, a nonpartisan, non profit research organization devoted to public opinion, policy analysis, and citizen education, has recently relaunched its Website. Public Agenda Online provides issue guides that cover topics such as crime, education, environment, immigration, social security, and welfare. Each issue guide contains an overview of the issue, a news digest of recent stories, background data, various perspectives on the issue, resources for more information, and analyses of related public opinion drawn from major public opinion polls. - MSEL's Resources in Political Science
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