Political Science/Pre-Law

Databases and Indexes

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  
• CountryWatch
  
• FDsys (Federal Digital System)
• eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
• Kentucky Revised Statutes
• ProQuest
• USA.gov
  

Reference Sources

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 (REF JK 1010 .A5 2005)
• Black's Law Dictionary (REF KF 156 .B53 1990)
• The Book of the States (REF JK 2403 .B6)
• Congressional Directory (Print: REF JK1011.C66)
• Congressional Quarterly Almanac (REF JK1.C66)
• Congressional Record (Government Documents X 1.1/A:)
• Constitutional Law Dictionary (REF KF 4548.5 .C47 1985)
• Elections A to Z (REF JK 1976 .M57 2003)
• Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (REF KF 4548 .E53 1990)
• Encyclopedia of the American Presidency (REF JK 511 .E53 1994)
• Foreign Relations of the United States (Print: Government Documents S 1.1:)
• Guide to U.S. Elections (REF JK 1976 .G85 2005)
• Historic US Court Cases, 1690-1990: An Encyclopedia (REF KF 385 .A4 J64 1992)
• The Kentucky Directory Gold Book (REF JK 5330 .K45)
• The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought (REF JA 61 .S37 2007)
• Political Handbook of the World (REF JF 37 .P6)
• Presidential Elections 1789-2000 (REF JK 524 .P6783 2000)
• Public Papers of the Presidents (Print: REF J80 .A283)
• Safire's Political Dictionary (REF JK 9 .S2 2008)
• The Supreme Court Review (REF KF 8742 .S9)
• US Treaties and Other International Agreements (REF JX231.A34)
• US Code (Print: REF KF62)
• US Government Manual (Print: REF JK 421 .A3)
• US Reports (Print: REF KF101.A2)
• US Statutes at Large (Print: REF KF50.A2)
• World Factbook (Print: REF JA51.W6)

Recommended Websites

• Governments on the WWW
• INCORE Internet Country Guides
• Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
• Speakout.com
• Terrorism Project
• University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Comparative Politics

• CAIN Web Service: the Northern Ireland Conflict (1968-present)
• Eurasia Research Center
• European Union in the US

International Relations

• Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001
• Council on Foreign Relations
• CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
• Foreign Affairs Online
• Foreign Relations of the United States
• Global Policy Forum
• The Online Intelligence Project
• WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

Law

• The Constitution of the United States of America
  
• FindLaw
• LII: Legal Information Institute
• Supreme Court of the United States
• THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
• Oyez project: US Supreme Court Multimedia

US Politics

• Assessing the New Federalism State Database
• The National Security Archive
• Opensecrets.org
• Political Information.com
• Project Vote Smart
• State and Local Government on the NET

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