Background Information
Try using these listed resources to find background information on legislation, elected officials, and more.
- CQ Press Political Reference SuiteProvides access to the following titles:
CQ Almanac
Congress and the Nation
Guide to Congress
Guide to Political Campaigns in America
Guide to Presidency
Guide to U.S. Elections
Guide to U.S. Supreme Court
Historic Document Series
Political Handbook of the World
Politics in America
Supreme Court Yearbook
Vital Statistics on American Politics
Washington Information Directory - Voting and Registration Data (U.S. Census)Information on reported voting and registration by various demographic and socioeconomic characteristics is collected for the nation in November of Congressional and Presidential election years in the Current Population Survey (CPS).
- U.S. Census Quick FactsState and county data.
- Election Statistics from the U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the ClerkThe Clerk of the House has collected and published the official vote counts for federal elections from the official sources among the various states and territories.
- Federal Election Committee (FEC)
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News on the Web
- New York Times
- Politico
- PolitiFact Tampa Bay Times
- Roll Call
- Washington Post
Congressional Research
- Congressional Indexes congressional publications from 1970 - present and selected full text.
- Congressional WikiFor help using Congressional.
- THOMASThe source for federal legislative information. Hosted by the Library of Congress.
- U.S. Serial Set Reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Congress
Current Affairs and News Resources
- Academic (LexisNexis) Full text news, legal, business and reference sources
- CQ Researcher In-depth reports on topics in the news, 1991 - present.
- CQ Weekly Weekly news coverage of Congress, 1983 - present.
- National JournalAvailable in print and microfilm.
- New York TimesCurrent 2 months in print. Microfilm collection dates back to 1851.
- New York Times1851-2008
- Newspaper Source Full text for 40 U.S. and international papers.
- Washington PostCurrent two months in print.
Public Opinion Data
- Congress/Politics via Gallup
- Political Party Affiliation via Pew Research Center
- American National Election StudiesProvides data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
- ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
Decennial U.S. Census Data
Reference Books
Congressional Procedures and the Policy Process, 4th
Call Number: REF. JK1096 .043 1996
ISBN: 087187704X
Publication Date: 1995
Newer edition (8th edition) has been ordered.

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