POLITICAL SCIENCE
- 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.