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Internet Subject Guides
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Site List
The following are subject-oriented Web sites. These sites are good starting points
for exploring United States Government resources on the Internet.
Federal Government
- White House The official page of the President of the United States. Includes news, press briefings, presidential proclamations, executive orders, appointments, photographs, interviews, and history.
- United States Senate includes information about bills that are pending, who your senators are and their e-mail addresses, and some trivia as well. You can also get some background information on the institution of the Senate..
- House of Representatives homepage
for the United States House of Representatives.
- Supreme Court of the United States the Supreme Court's official site provides general information, opinions, term orders, argument calendar, schedules, court rules, biographies of current and past justices, architectural details, and press releases..
- United States General Accountability Office
the
investigative arm of Congress.
- Thomas: Legislative Information on the
Internet access to the full texts of bills and laws from the United
States Congress and proposed legislation.
- FedWorld.gov An online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government." The site provides access to searchable databases of federal government resources, and government Web sites.
- Project Vote Smart provides
backgrounds information, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances
and performance on political candidates and officials.
- Presidents of the U.S. background
information, historical documents, notable events, and points of interest
on each of the presidents
State Government
- California
State Government official Web site for the state of California.
- California State Senate includes
home pages, addresses, committees, legislation, senate district maps, and
more.
- California State
Assembly provides biographical information, addresses, committees,
legislation, district finder, and more.
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American Law Sources On-line A collection of free legal resources for the United States (both federal and individual states), Canada, and Mexico. The documents include codes, cases, constitutions, and legislation.
- Full-text state statutes
and legislation Seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments, etc.), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules.
Local Government
Country Information
- Statesman's Year Book ON-CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY. Contains brief profiles of every country in the world, highlighting key historical events and describing their form of government and social organizations. Also includes statistical data in areas such as defense, economy, energy, trade, and communications.
- Country Watch - ON-CAMPUS ACCESS ONLY.
Provides current and comprehensive information about countries of the world. Also has newswire stories, statistics, political overview, economic overview, and environmental trends.
"For information about off campus access visit the"
SWC Library - Remote Access webpage.
Biographical Resources
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Subject Directories
These Internet resource directories are useful for exploring a subject to find
out what's available on the Internet.
Be sure to carefully evaluate what you find.
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