Political Science Research Guide
Library Databases for Political Science Research
- CQ Researcher
- CQ Researcher contains topically oriented reports written about a single theme related to timely issue in the news.
- Academic Search Premier
- A good general-interest database which includes both scholarly journals and newsmagazines with articles about a variety of topics.
- Lexis Nexis Academic
- Contains full text articles about law, business, news, and reference. Full text of cases and statutes are also available.
Political Science Web Links
General Political Science Links
- Political Science: a Net Station
- Political Science Research Sources
- Political Science Resources
- from Richard Kimber
- Human Rights Library
- at the University of Minnesota
Political Theory
- Foundations of Political Theory
- a section of the American Political Science Association.
- McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thought
Comparative Politics and International Relations
- International Studies Resources on the Internet
- The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
- HuRiSearch
- a human rights search engine. Helps users find documents/publications of human rights organizations
Foreign and International Links
European Union
- Europa
- home page for the European Union
- Researching the European Union
Northern Ireland
The Americas
- Center for World Indigenous Studies
- Political Database of the Americas
- Organization of American States (OAS)
International Organizations
- United Nations
- World Bank
- provides loans to groups in impoverished regions and nations
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- seeks cooperative monetary policies, increased financial stability, and decreased levels of poverty, worldwide.
- International Court of Justice
- "the principal judicial organ of the United Nations." Deals primarily with disputes between UN member states. ICJ is located in The Hague. As a UN member state, the United States does recognize this body's authority.
- International Criminal Court
- independent treaty organization. "the first ever permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest international crimes do not go unpunished." Has authority to try individuals. ICC will be located in the Hague. United States is not a party to the treaty which formed this organization.
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- political and military alliance of 26 "Western" nations, including the United States.
Domestic Government Web Links
US Federal Government Information Sources
- The Constitution of the United States of America
- A-Z Federal Agency List
- from FirstGov
- FedStats.gov
- Federal Register
- the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
- FirstGov
- The US Government's Official Web Portal
- Government Printing Office Access Page
- United States Census Bureau
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Executive Branch
- Official Executive Branch Web Sites
- President Bush's Cabinet
- from whitehouse.gov
- The White House
Legislative Branch
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Senate
- Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress 1774-present
- Congressional Budget Office
- Congressional Directory
- Directory of all members of Congress and their staff.
- Congressional Record
- Record of all the activities of the Congress, amended by Congress.
- Congressional Research Service Reports
- Reports generated to help lawmakers make decisions on pending legislation.
- Contacting the Congress
- Thomas: US Congress on the Internet
- Thomas is a searchable database of the activities of Congress
- United States Congressional Resources through GPO
- United States General Accounting Office
New Hampshire Congressional Delegation
- Representative Carol Shea-Porter
- District 1
- Representative Paul Hodes
- District 2
- Senator Judd Gregg
- Senior Senator from New Hampshire
- Senator John Sununu
- Junior Senator from New Hampshire
Judicial Branch
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Federal Circuit Courts
- Federal Judicial Center
- Federal Judiciary
- Fed World/FLITE Supreme Court Legal Decisions
- Oyez: U.S. Supreme Court Multimedia Project
- Full text and recordings of landmark decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Supreme Court Decisions 1937-1975
New Hampshire State Government
- Gov. John Lynch
- New Hampshire State Web Site
- State and Local Government on the Net: New Hampshire
- New Hampshire State Agencies
- State Library
- State of New Hampshire: Revised Statues Online
Information about New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Community Profiles
- New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information
- New Hampshire State Data Center
- NH QuickFacts from the U.S. Dept of Census