Government
General Links
CapWeb: A Guide to the US Congress Find contact information for important political officials as well as other important political information on the 109th U.S. Congress. Also find valuable state political information, including major financial contributors in your area, local census reports and more. http://www.capweb.net
Federal Web Locator The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web ttp://www.infoctr.edu/fwl/
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty an organization dedicated to eliminating poverty in America. Site includes current information pertaining to housing, income, education, and civil rights in America. http://www.nlchp.org/
THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet makes Federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public. A service of the Library of Congress, THOMAS provides free databases of information and documents including what's happening in the house and senate, congressional records and current news on bills and laws. http://thomas.loc.gov
United States Government Manual As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Reading Room government documents, definitions and other information pertaining to the HUD including information on homelessness, Native American housing and more. http://www.hud.gov/bshelf1.html
Project Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's Self-Defense System to provide you with the necessary tools to self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and interest group ratings.http://www.vote-smart.org/
Gov Spot a non-partisan government information portal designed to simplify the search for the best and most relevant government information online, this free resource offers a high-utility collection of top government and civic resources hand-selected by our editorial team for their quality, content and utility. http://www.govspot.com/
ThisNation is dedicated to providing factual, unbiased information about government and politics in the United States. Browse topics through headlines, individuals, processes, and institutions. http://www.thisnation.com/
Social Science Information Gateway The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network
FirstGov:Your First Click to U.S. Government http://www.firstgov.gov/
KidsGov http://www.kids.gov/
Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids http://bensguide.gpo.gov