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American National Election Studies
       Produces high quality data on voting, public
       opinion, and political participation that serve the
       research needs of social scientists, teachers,
       students, policy makers and journalists
       concerned with the theoretical and empirical
       foundations of mass politics in a democratic society.
Background Notes
      US Department of State’s detailed descriptions
      of countries around the world.
Constitution of the United States
       Includes the preamble, articles, amendments
       and amendments never ratified. 
Election Statistics
       Federal biennial election data dating from 1920
       to 2000.
Embassies of the World
       Directory and search engine of the world's
       embassies and consulates.
Find-It! Illinois
       The portal to Illinois governmental resources.
FirstGov 
       Search over 20,000 government Web sites.
Governor's Page Illinois
       Official page of the governor of Illinois.
Governor's Page Missouri
       Official page of the governor of Missouri.
Historical Census Browser
       The population and economy of U.S. states and
       counties from 1790 to 1960.
H-NET
      Peer reviewed essays, multimedia materials &
      discussion for humanities and social science
      colleagues, students and the interested public.
IRAQ Index
        The Brookings Institution's statistical compilation
      of economic and security data on Iraq.
Lexis-Nexis: Polls & Surveys
         Polls and surveys relating to politics and
       government, public institutions, international
       relations, business, social affairs, consumer
       behavior and preferences.  
LexisNexis: U.S.  Politics & World News
       Current news stories on notable political figures,
       Iraq, the Tsunami Disaster and more from over
       4,000 U.S. and international news sources.
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
       Preserves and distributes computerized crime &
       justice data from Federal & state agencies to
       users for secondary statistical analysis.
NES Guide to Public Opinion & Electoral Behavior
         Congressional Research Reports for the People
       provides citizens access to CRS Reports already
       in the public domain & encourages Congress to
       provide public access to all CRS Reports.
A New Nation Votes
       American election returns from 1787 to 1825.
One World Net
       UK New media broadcasters & facilitators combine
       content from over 1,250 non-profit organizations
       in human rights & sustainable development.
Oxford Reference Online - Political Science
      & Social Sciences
       Including a Dictionary of Geography, Dictionary
      of Political Biography, Concise Oxford Diction-
      ary of Politics, Dictionary of Psychology, the
      Social Sciences, Sociology, Twentieth Century
      World History and Handbook of the World.
Portals to the World
      Authoritative, in-depth information about the
      nations provided by the Library of Congress.
Social Statistics Briefing Room
       This service provides easy access to current
       federal social statistics on crime, demography,
       education and health.
SocioWeb
       Independent guide to sociological Internet resources
Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics
       Brings together statistical information about all
       aspects of criminal justice in the United States.
StatCat
       Numeric datasets in the Yale Social Science
       Data Archive, as well as datasets in the Yale
       University Library and on the Internet.
State Constitutions
       Provides constitutions, statutes, and codes of
       the U.S. and constitutions, statutes, and
       legislative information by state.
State of Illinois
       Provides electronic access to government
       services for Illinois residents.
Statistical Abstracts of the United States
       The National Data Book containing a collection
       of statistics on social and economic conditions.
The United Nations News Service
       Full-text, audio & video covering the UN press
       releases, briefings, and daily UN news.
USA.gov                   
       As the U.S. government's official web portal, 
       USA.gov makes it easy for the public to get
       government information and services on the web.
USA Statistics in Brief
US Census / Census 2000
       Official site of the U.S. Census Bureau.
       USA Statistics in Brief is a supplement to the
       Statistical Abstract of the United States and
       presents national summary data and state
       population estimates.
U.S. House of Representatives
       Includes schedules, events, bills and resolutions,
       employment opportunities, roll call votes,
       committee hearing schedules, etc.
U. S. Senate
       Provides history, list of senators arranged alpha-
       betically and by state, legislative activity and
       committee appointments.
White House
       The official page of the White House.
Worldwide Election Statistics
       UCSD's district level election results for 350
       national legislative elections in 26 countries.