Political Science: Recommended Websites

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public.

GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. It provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

A nongovernmental resource for researching the past and current activity of the U.S. Congress. It offers the status of U.S. federal legislation, voting records for the Senate and House of Reps., info. on members of Congress, district maps, congressional committee memberships, and the text of the Congressional Record.

Contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Supreme Court between the 1791 and 2019 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices.

The United States Government Manual is the official handbook of the Federal Government and is currently updated to provide comprehensive and authoritative descriptions of the programs and activities of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The Government Manual also includes information about quasi-official agencies, international organizations with U.S. membership, and Federal boards, commissions, and committees.

This site is maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary. The purpose of this site is to provide information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.

The Chicago-Kent College of Law Oyez Project provides a multimedia archive, including audio records, of the United States Supreme Court. The website allows you to search by date, justice, and topic.

Examines long-term patterns in presidential election politics in the United States from the 1840s to today as well as some patterns in recent congressional election politics. The project offers a wide spectrum of animated and interactive visualizations of how Americans voted in elections over the past 168 years.

Track bills, review upcoming legislation, and see how your local representatives are voting in your state.

The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University—New Brunswick studies how American politics and government work and change, analyzes how the democracy might improve, and promotes political participation and civic engagement.

The Cato Institute is a public policy research organization dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.

A site from UVA that is nonpartisan in nature, with the purpose to “research, reflect, and report on issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency.”

Known as a highly respected source for current information and as a “think tank” for the US, has some demographics information worth noting. Enter “demographics” in the search box, as a good place to start.

Multi-campus initiative focused on higher education’s role in preparing the next generation of informed, engaged citizens for our democracy. The goal is to produce graduates who are committed to being active, involved citizens in their communities.

A non-partisan, independent research organization focused on youth civic engagement in the United States.

National non-profit, non-partisan research organization dedicated to making complex federal budget information transparent and accessible so people can prioritize and influence how their tax dollars are spent. Site encourages engagement and understanding.

This site contains the most comprehensive online collection of resources pertaining to the study of the President of the United States.

Primary Documents by time-period. Site kept by Yale University.

Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence can be found here in full text transcript, along with some interpretation links.

A website that connects pdf.versions of different country's constitutions. Based on texts from Oxford University Press and Hein is a project of University of Texas and supported from other academic institutions