SWC Library - Internet Resources

Internet Subject Guides

Political Science

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 home and home page for the U.S. President.
United States Senate homepage for the United States Senate.
House of Representatives homepage for the United States House of Representatives.
Supreme Court of the United States provides general information on the Court.
United States General Accounting 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.
Federal Government Resources on the Web a referral point for government information.
The Federal Web Locator is a one stop point for federal government information on the World Wide Web.
FedWorld Information Network a gateway to government information from the National Technical Information Service.
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Presidents of the U.S. background information, historical documents, notable events, and points of interest on each of the presidents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.
State and Local Government on the Net one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.
Full-text state statutes and legislation links to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes, bills.

Local Government

City of Chula Vista - Local Government home page includes local government and city services information.
City of San Diego - Elected Officials a directory for San Diego City Hall.
Registrar of Voters - San Diego County enter your home address and find your elected representatives.
San Diego County Board of Supervisors home page for the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors.
San Diego Association of Governments a forum for decision-making on regional issues.
Local and State Government on the Net links to local county and city government information.

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.
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Political Resources on the Net has listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

Biographical Resources

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.

Google Directory includes state and federal governmental websites.
Yahoo Directory a directory of websites for individual countries.

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