Government Information

Federal Government Portals and Gateways

USA.gov
U.S. Government's official web portal.
C-SPAN Video LIbrary*
Search across millions of videos. In addition to the coverage of congress and other government events that you expect from C-SPAN, there are also many history related videos.
Data.gov datasets
Maps and data on the U.S. for many categories, including natural resources, population, economics, transportation, and more.

Executive Branch

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
All federal agencies, including independent and quasi-official agencies. Also, links to state government web sites.
White House (official site)
News and information on policies, U.S. Cabinet, federal agencies and commissions.

Legislative Branch

Congress.gov This link opens in a new window
Contains legislation from the 103rd Congress (1993) to the present, member profiles from the 93rd Congress (1973) to the present, and some member profiles from the 80th through the 92nd Congresses (1947 to 1972.)
Subjects: U.S. Government, Politics, Law, Legislation

Congressional Record - 1995-present
Congressional Record (Bound Edition) - 1873-2016
U.S. House of Representatives Directory
Locate representatives by state, find telephone numbers or office addresses, or see who is on a committee.
U.S. Senate Directory
Locate senators by name or state. Includes links to senators' web pages.

Judicial Branch

United States Supreme Court
Recent decisions, docket information, opinions, court rules.
U.S. Courts
U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, publications and reports, statistics.

Indexes to Federal Government Publications

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies.

Historic Documents

Constitution Annotated
"provides a comprehensive overview of how the Constitution has been interpreted over time"
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Gateway to the Library of Congress’s vast resources of digitized American historical materials; documents U.S. history and culture.
Our Documents
100 milestone documents of American history.

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