Political Science Links

American Politics
Bureaucracy
Congress
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
The Constitution
The Courts
Domestic Policy
Economic Policy
Elections
Federalism
Foreign Policy
Interest Groups
The Media
Political Culture
Political Parties
The Presidency
Public Opinion
Voting Behavior and Participation
 

Associations

American Political Science Association
Midwest Political Science Association
Northeastern Political Science Association
Western Political Science Association
Southern Political Science Association
 
 

Data Sources

Harvard-MIT Data Center
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
National Election Studies homepage (University of Michigan)
Policy Agendas Project (University of Washington)
U.S. State Data, 1974-1994 (State Politics and Policy Quarterly)
Poole-Rosenthal 'Nominate' Data
James Stimson 'Public Mood' Data
Data Sources for Studying Political Behaviors and Attitudes among US Immigrants
 
 

Departments and Centers

Harvard Government Department
Kennedy School of Government
Taubman Center for State and Local Government (Harvard University)
Center for Basic Research in the Social Sciences (CBRSS) (Harvard University)
Political Psychology and Behavior Workshop (PPBW) (Harvard University)
Institute of Governmental Studies (UC Berkeley)
Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers University)
 
 

Research

National Bureau of Economic Research
PROceedings: Political Research Online
Polmeth Homepage
 

Bureaucracy

FirstGov
U.S. Census Bureau
FedWorld
Federal Register (GPO Gate, University of California)
Code of Federal Regulations
National Performance Review
Max Weber's Characteristics of Bureaucracy
Benjamin Franklin's 'Dangers of a Salaried Bureaucracy'
 

Congress

Thomas
House of Representatives
Senate
General Accounting Office
Congressional Budget Office
Library of Congress
Search or browse United States Code (GPO Gate, University of California)
Recent Public Laws

Congressional Research Service Reports: Legislative Process in the House
Congressional Research Service Reports: Environment (National Library for the Environment)
Congressional Research Service Reports: Military and National Security (Federation of American Scientists)
Congressional Research Service Reports: Misc. (U.S. Senate)
Congressional Research Service Reports: Other sources (George Washington University)

Roll Call
The Hill
Congress.org

History of Congress (Library of Congress)
 

Civil Rights and Liberties

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
NAACP
Southern Poverty Law Center
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
Original Dred Scott Case Documents Online (Washington University, St. Louis)
National Organization for Women
Human Rights Campaign
National Council on Disability
Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.
Asian American Studies Center (UCLA)
American Civil Liberties Union
Freedom Forum
National Rifle Association
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State
 

The Constitution

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on John Locke
PBS Guide to the American Revolution
The Constitution
The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (Congressional Research Service)
The Articles of Confederation
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention (Library of Congress)
Debates in the Federal Convention, 1787, By James Madison (Constitution.org)
The Federalist Papers online at Yale Law School.
 

The Courts

U.S. Supreme Court
The Federal Judiciary Home Page
The Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School.
FindLaw (all-purpose legal information).
The Solicitor General's Office
The National Center for State Courts
The Oyez Project (Northwestern University)
Search or browse United States Code (GPO Gate, University of California)
 

Domestic Policy

Office of Management and Budget
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare
Social Security Administration
U.S. Deparment of Housing and Community Development
Environmental Protection Agency
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Policy.com
PoliticalInformation.com
The Brookings Institution
The American Enterprise Institute
 

Economic Policy

Federal Reserve Board
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis (Department of Commerce)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
National Bureau of Economic Research
Economic Policy Institute
 

Elections

Federal Election Commission
Campaign Finance Reform: A Sourcebook (Brookings Institution)
Campaigns and Elections Magazine
Politics.com
Politics Live
Bill Bradley Campaign
George W. Bush Campaign
Al Gore Campaign
John McCain Campaign
Ralph Nader for President
Pat Buchanan for President
Hillary Clinton for Senate
Rick Lazio for Senate
Presidential Campaign Memorabilia (Duke University)
 

Federalism

A comprehensive U.S. Federalism site.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism.
The Urban Institute's Assessing the New Federalism project.
National League of Cities.
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National Conference of State Legislators.
National Governor's Association.
Stateline.org
 

Foreign Policy

National Security Council
U.S. State Department
Defense Department
Central Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
CIA World Factbook
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Council on Foreign Relations
United Nations
European Union
World Trade Organization
Foreign Affairs Magazine
Center for Defense Information
 

Interest Groups

American Association of Retired People
Christian Coalition
National Taxpayers Union
AFL-CIO
American Conservative Union
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
Americans for Democratic Action
Anti-Defamation League
Children's Defense Fund
Citizens Against Government Waste
Common Cause
Consumer Federation of America
EMILY's List
Greenpeace
Hand Gun Control, Inc.
Human Rights Campaign
League of Conservation Voters
League of Women Voters
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
National Council of La Raza
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Right to Life Committee
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
People for the American Way
Public Campaign
Public Citizen
Rainbow Coalition/PUSH
U.S. Term Limits
 

The Media

New York Times
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
The Economist
CNN
ABC News
MSNBC
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Project for Excellence in Journalism
Center for Media and Public Affairs
Nieman Foundation for Journalism (Harvard)
Annenberg Public Policy Center
Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy (Harvard)
American Journalism Review
Society of Professional Journalists
Brill's Content
 

Political Culture

Alexis de Tocqueville
Center for the Study of Values in Public Life (Harvard)
Civic Practices Network
Center for Civic Networking
Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone article
The Saguaro Seminar (Harvard University)
 

Political Parties

Democratic National Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Massachusetts Democratic Party
College Democrats
Republican National Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
Massachusetts Republican Party
College Republicans
Association of State Green Parties
Green Party USA
Reform Party (Hagelin Faction)
Reform Party (Buchanan Faction)
 

The Presidency

The White House
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Executive Orders, 1953-present (National Archives)
The Secret Service (Department of the Treasury)
The Center for the Study of the Presidency
National Archives' Presidential Library Links
White House Historical Association
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden (Smithsonian Institution)
The Program in Presidential Rhetoric (Texas A&M University)
 

Public Opinion

National Election Studies
The NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior (National Election Studies)
General Social Survey
The Gallup Organization
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Survey Research Center (Princeton University)
PollingReport.com
Public Agenda Online
Portrait of America
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Washington Post Poll Vault
New York Times/CBS News Poll
Odom Institute Data Archive (UNC Chapel Hill)
 

Voting Behavior and Participation

U.S. Voting and Registration Data (Census Bureau)
About Elections and Voting (Federal Election Commission)
Report on the Impact of the 'Motor Voter' Law (Federal Election Commission)
The NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior (National Election Studies, University of Michigan)
Project Vote Smart
The Vanishing Voter Project (Harvard)
Center for Voting and Democracy