American Politics
- Congress.gov This link opens in a new window"Presented by the Library of Congress, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information." (Description from the website)
- GovInfo (U.S. Government Printing Office) This link opens in a new window
Congressional Research Service Reports
- What is the Congressional Research ServiceRead this brief introduction to the mission and values of the CRS and a description of the types of reports they produce.
- UNT: Congressional Research Service ReportsUse the "Advanced Search" for phrase searching and to limit to recent reports.
Global Politics
- BBC News: Country Profiles"Guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions." Tabs cross the top are: Overview, Facts, Leaders (i.e., who's who), Media, and Timeline (this last can be very useful).
- ConstituteA searchable database of every constitution in the world.
- Election GuideElection schedules & results.
- Inter-Parliamentary UnionEspecially for data on legislatures worldwide, and women in legislatures.
- World Bank DataFor economic data, browse by Country, Topic, or specific Indicator.