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GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

• Find Your Elected Officials
  Use this search engine from the League of Women Voters to find out who your national and state legislators are, how to contact them, and how they voted, when that information is available.
  
  
• Government Information Online
  A virtual "ask-a-librarian" reference service focusing on government documents.
  
  
• Tax Forms
  • Virginia tax forms
  • Federal tax forms
    
    
• Federal depository libraries in Virginia
  
  

Census Information

• Census Bureau Home Page
  
  
• Government Redistricting Web Guide -- from Purdue University Libraries
  
  

Federal Government Resources

• Almanac of American Politics
  From the National Journal Group
  
  
• American President -- "the most comprehensive non-partisan resource available on the history and function of the American presidency"
  
  
• CIA World Factbook
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control
  
  
• Congress.org -- write to Congress, the President and state legislators; NOT an official government site
  
  
• Congressional Budget Office
  
  
• Congressional Directories
  
  
• Congressional Research Reports
  
  
• The Constitution: That Delicate Balance-- a thirteen-part online video series on the American Constitution from Annenberg/CPB
  
  
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  
  
• Copyright Office
  
  
• C-SPAN: Congress Guide: Congressional Information Center
  
  
• Democracy in America -- a fifteen-part online video course covering topics of civic knowledge and skills
  
  
• FAQ.Gov -- frequently asked questions of the U.S. Government
  
  
• Federal Government Organization Chart
  
  
• FedForms -- online access to government forms
  
  
• FedStats -- statistical information from federal agencies
  
  
• First Ladies of the United States of America
  
  
• FirstGov.Gov -- official Web site for searching for U.S. government information
  
  
• Government Accountability Office
  
  
• GovBenefits.gov
  
  
• Governing Magazine Online: State and Local Government
  
  
• GovSpot.com -- information portal for U.S. Government, state government, Congress, government jobs and more
  
  
• Library of Congress
  
  
• Making Civics Real: A Workshop for Teachers -- an eight-part online video workshop for high school teachers
  
  
• National Archives and Records Administration
  
  
• Office of Management and Budget
  
  
• Office of Personnel Management
  Federal employment: USAJobs.gov
  
  
• Passport Information
  
  
• Politics1.Com -- federal and state politics
  
  
• Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive
  From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, this library "serves as a research facility for scholars of U.S. public policy" and includes presidential recordings and speeches.
  
  
• Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
  
  
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
  Use this page to access both the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  
  
• United States House of Representatives
  
  
• United States President
  
  
• United States Senate
  
  
• United States Supreme Court
  
  
• ZIP Codes
  
  

State and Local Government Resources

• City of Alexandria Home Page
  
  
• Arlington County Government Home Page
  
  
• Fairfax County Government Home Page
  
  
• Loudoun County Government Home Page
  
  
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  
  
• Politics1.Com -- Federal and State Politics
  
  
• Prince William County Government Home Page
  
  
• State and Local Government on the Net
  
  
• Stateline.org -- politics & policy news, state by state
  
  
• Maryland
  
  
• Virginia
  
  
• Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page
  
  
• Northern Virginia Regional Commission: Quick Guide Online
  Names and phone numbers of selected human services agencies.
  
  

International Government Resources

• Council on Foreign Relations
  
  
• Country Studies for Selected Countries
  From the Library of Congress
  
  
• Electronic Embassy--Foreign Embassies in D.C.
  
  
• United Nations
  
  

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