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POLITICAL SCIENCE

• NOVA Libraries Best of the Web -- Government
  
  

• Almanac of American Politics
  From the National Journal Group- insight on politics and policy.
  
  
• The American Enterprise Institute
  Private nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education on issues of government, politics, economics, and social welfare.
  
  
• The Brookings Institute
  Private nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and innovative policy solutions.
  
  
• The Cato Institute
  Non-profit libertarian public policy research foundation
  
  
• Center for Responsive Politics
  
  
• CIA World Factbook
  Excellent source for up-to-date country profiles, facts, and figures about nations around the world.
  
  
• The Cook Political Report
  
  
• The Constitution: That Delicate Balance
  A thirteen-part online video series on the American Constitution from Annenberg/CPB.
  
  
• Council on Foreign Relations
  
  
• Country Studies Series
  Online version of a series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. Focuses on lesser known areas of the world or regions in which U.S. forces might be deployed.
  
  
• Democracy in America
  A fifteen-part online video course covering topics of civic knowledge and skills.
  
  
• FactCheck.org
  Monitors the factual accuracy of what is said by major U. S. political players in TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
  
  
• Federal Election Commission
  
  
• Gapminder -- data presented visually and dynamically
  
  
• Global Policy Forum
  
  
• Glossary of Political Economy Terms
  Created by Dr. Paul Johnson at Auburn University.
  
  
• The Heritage Foundation
  A conservative, non-profit public policy research institute.
  
  
• History and Politics Out Loud
  A searchable multimedia database documenting and delivering authoritative audio relevant to American history and politics.
  
  
• Library of Congress--Country Studies
  
  
• National Association of Counties
  
  
• Political Graveyard
  Biographical information on deceased U.S. politicians.
  
  
• Political Resources on the Net
  
  
• ProCon.org: The Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
  ProCon. org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is "Promoting education and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a simple, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."
  
  
• Project Vote Smart
  Provides information about candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances, and interest group ratings.
  
  
• Working-Paper Sites of Political Science
  Compilation of links to the working papers of political science scholars, institutes, and organizations.
  
  
• World Statesmen
  Online encyclopedia of nations, colonies, international organizations, and religious groups.
  
  

This collection is maintained by Tamatha Lambert and was last updated on December 22, 2010.