General American National Government Resources

      Federal Government Resources on the Web
      Information on many government agencies and departments are available from this website provided by the University of Michigan Documents Center. Excellent starting place for research on any area of the U.S. government.
      U.S. Government Information Sources
      Access to federal government information organized by the National Technology Transfer Center. Click on the branch of government your agency or organization is part of, and follow the pathway to the website. You may also search by the name of the agency with their search engine.

      The Presidency

      The White House
      The Web Page of the Office of the President of the United States.
      The Presidents of the United States of America
      From the White House, a series of articles on the Presidents of the U.S., including inaugural addresses and quotations. Also has links to additional resources on each president.
      Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents
      This collection is being published in commemoration of the Bicentennial Presidential Inauguration that was observed on January 20, 1989. Dedicated to the institution of the Presidency and the democratic process that represents the peaceful and orderly transfer of power according to the will of the people.
      Imperial Presidency
      Brief definition and examples of the meaning of the term: Imperial Presidency.
      Richard Nixon's Thoughts On the Presidency
      The thoughts of Richard Nixon on the Presidency, written just before his death. Includes comments on the idea of The Imperial Presidency.
      The Imperial Presidency's New Vestments
      Lengthy essay about how the office of the President has expanded its powers beyond what the Constitution allows.
      Global Interventionism and aa New Imperial Presidency
      Overview of a policy paper, with link to the full report, produced by the conservative political think tank, the Cato Institute.

      The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives

      The U.S. Senate
      The official United States Senate website Check on the work of individual senators, creation of laws in the Senate, and how the Senate operates-- plus other useful information.
      The U.S. House Of Representatives
      Listing of all information available with regards to the U.S. House of Representatives. Just about anything you might want to know about our country's laws and the legislative process is available here.
      Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
      Huge amount of information on national politics/politicians: especially Congress and the Presidency. Includes Election Results, News From Washington, plus voting records, political history, speeches and legislation of each member of congress. There is not much missing!
      THOMAS
      U.S. Senate and House of Representatives: legislative information provided by the Library of Congress. Find out about future laws being considered, as well as changes to current law here.
      Congressional Research Service Reports
      A series of informative reports on how Congress operates, its organization, and history is offered here. Mostly focuses on the House of Representatives.
      The U.S. House of Representatives: The Legislative Process
      The Legislative Process page provides access to a wealth of information about bills and resolutions being considered in the Congress, as well as current information about what's happening on the House floor.

      The Nation's Laws and the Courts

      Oyez, Oyez, Oyez
      A multimedia database about the Supreme Court.  Take a vitual tour of the Supreme Court.  Abstracts of important cases as well as audio clips of arguments are included in this site.
      The United States Code
      Search this database for the full text of the laws of the land. Or, if it is easier for you, use the Table of Contents at the bottom of the site to see laws according to their subject.
      U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
      The United States Supreme Court decides on the interpretation of laws passed by Congress. This site allows access to many of those decisions made since 1990. Also includes information about the Court, and links to selected Historic Supreme Court Decisions.
      Supreme Court Cases
      Search the FindLaw database for many U.S. Supreme Court opinions on cases that are not covered by the recent and historic databases. Fills some of the gap between 1975-1990. If you didn't find it there, try here.
      Historic File of U.S.Supreme Court Decisions
      This system contains the full text of 7,407 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions from 1937 to 1975. Decisions are avialable as ASCII text files that can be read on your browser's screen or saved to your hard drive and accessed by using most word processor programs.
      U.S. Supreme Court Cases
      USSC+, a commercial database provider allows online access to its collection of over 5,000 U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
      U.S. Constitution and Related Court Cases
      FindLaw's excellent set of resources with annotations from the Congressional Research Service Library of Congress with links to cited Supreme Court Cases.
      U.S. Supreme Court News From The Washington Post
      One of the nation's leading newspapers offers access to articles about the U.S. Supreme Court and the cases tried there.
      Anatomy of a Murder: A Trip Through Our Nation's Legal Justice System
      "YOU will be able to follow the story of a defendant as he faces one of the most serious charges that the legal justice system of the United States of America can levy against an individual. This is more than an exciting fictional story, however."

      More General Federal Government Resources

      Government Documents in the News
      New events frequently  relate to the government documents. Here is a place that gathers links to such documents.
      Social Security History
      The history of the Social Security Agency.  This site includes graphics, photos, sound and video clips.
       
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