Government & Economics

Contents [Government] [Law] [Politics and Elections] [Economics] [Labor]

Government

The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy

...historical documents from the founding of the country to Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of Morning"

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids: Homepage

CongressLink

...a nonprofit, nonpartisan research service for teachers with lesson plans and Congressional links

Contacting the Congress

...up-to-date database of congressional contact information

Fedstats: One Stop Shopping for Federal Statistics

...The Federal Interagency Council of Statistical Policy maintains this site to provide easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by these agencies for public use.

GILS: Global Information Locator Service

GovSpot - federal, state and local government resources

Library of Congress: Government Publications and Other Information about Government

NY STATE Government

Presidents of the United States

..."background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.

Rulers of the World

...lists heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories back to the year 1900

State and Local Government on the Net

... a Piper Resources guide to government sponsored Internet sites

Supreme Court of the United States

THOMAS -- U.S. Congress on the Internet

...legislative information from the U.S. Congress

U.S. Military Intelligence

...links to military information and unclassified material

United Nations Home Page

Links to Web Sites on National Parliaments

Welcome To The White House

Law

All Law - Your Internet Legal Gateway

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation

...U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates: 1774-1873

The Constitution of the United States of America

..searchable analyses of Supreme Court constitutional cases through June, 1992

Cornell University Law School

...extensive legal resources

FindLaw

...searchable database for Supreme Court decisions, full text law library

LII: Supreme Court Collection

Oyez Oyez Oyez

...Comprehensive database on major constitutional cases heard by the United States Supreme Court, with multimedia resources including digital audio of oral arguments and delivery of the Court's opinion.

Supreme Court of the United States

Politics & Elections

America Votes: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from Duke Special Collections

...The exhibit illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers.

CNN/TIME AllPolitics

...all you would ever want to know about the world of politics

League of Women Voters of the United States

...encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government, links to issues and public policy

The Democratic National Committee

Presidential Election Maps: 1860-1996

Project Vote Smart - A Voter's Self-Defense System

...tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders

Republican National Committee

Economics

Senior Economics Class Links - Country analysis

Currency Converter

IMF -- International Monetary Fund Home Page

U.S. State Department, Official Web Site

WorldFactbook2000

For the issues part of the assignment, check Infotrac, SIRS, and ProQuest

Bankrate.com (SM): Independent, objective financial information

BUBL LINK: 330 Economics

...economic information organized by Dewey Decimal number

Consumer Price Indexes Home Page

EDGAR Database of Corporate Information

...searchable database of corporate reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission

Foreign Currency Information

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York Fed, FRBNY

History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day

...annotated chronology of money and barter and articles

Inflation conversion factors for dollars of 1800 to est. 2010 to dollars of CPI, 1995 to 2000

The American Stock Exchange

The Nasdaq Stock Market

The New York Stock Exchange

What's a Dollar Worth? CPI Calculation Machine

Labor