Politics and Government in the United States Resource Guide: Selected Printed & Online Resources

REF E176 .B578 1990
Contains biographies of cabinet heads, presidents, vice- presidents and presidents of the Continental Congress.

REF DESK JK3130 .A6
A comprehensive directory of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of Massachusetts government. Includes profiles and contact information. To access the website, contact reference librarians for login and password.

REF JS342 .A2I52
Includes official municipal data on salary, personnel, and expenditures. Includes county information, as well. Annual.

Online through FDsys
Published by the U.S. Senate and the Government Printing Office, this directory covers biographical and contact information for members of Congress.

Available online through CQ Press Reference Suite
Provides historical voting data, federal court case data, campaign and PAC spending, social policy statistics, and economic data.

REF. JK1341 .C65 2003
Covers distribution and redistribution of political power in the U.S. House of Representatives. Includes text descriptions for each district, a variety of data, and maps. Covers the economic and political forces that shape each district.

Available online through CQ Political Reference Suite
Provides detailed articles on elections and votes for Congressional and Gubernatorial candidates. Selected roll call votes are included.

REF JK1976 .M57 2008
A guide to current issues in the history and terminology regarding attaining elected office.

Available online through Greenwood Press and eBrary
REF JK9. B56 1999 (print)
Explains terms, figures, parties, and important legal cases. Contains descriptions of presidential elections since 1788.

REF JK2312 .E55 1997
Provides the history of the Democratic Party. Includes historical platforms and a biographical section.

REF JK2352.E56 1997
Chronicles the history of the Republican Party. Includes historical platforms and a biographical section.

REF JK2261 .E474 2000
Describes third parties and candidates in U.S. history.

Available Online
Covers party conventions and ballots and data from Presidential, Congressional, and gubernatorial elections.

REF JF1001 .M37 2000
Covers secondary and primary sources and finding tools for studying elections. Includes descriptions of internet sites and online databases.

Online
Provides a comprehensive discussion of the major issues and events surrounding all American presidential elections, from the earliest years of the Republic through the campaign of 2008.

REF JK1967 .A8
State entries provide votes for President, Governor, and Senator. Congressional district data and county level data for recent Congressional elections are also included.

REF JK524 .A73 1994 (2 vols.)
Provides state and county data from 1920 through 2004.

REF JK1967 .M54 1989
Covers detailed data on the national electorate. Includes social characteristics, party identification, voting behavior, voter turnout, positions on public policy issues, and attitudes toward Congress.

REF JK3193. E4 2010
Includes state primary and general election results, plus enrollment, registration, and turnout information for all communities in the state.

REF JK524 .P6783
Provides data from presidential elections. Includes brief biographies of candidates.

REF JK524 .R83
Includes convention data, voting statistics, presidential campaign staffs, campaign itineraries, and third party voting.

REF JK1012 .A44
Includes listings for senators, representatives, and governors and provides elections results by state and district.

REF DESK KF156 .B53 2014.
Standard authority for legal definitions.

REF JK2403 .B62 2013
Produced by the Council of State Governments, this publication provides a wide array of information and statistics for every aspect of state government- from campaign finance to education and healthcare.

Available Online through Gale Virtual Reference
Provides detailed articles on major issues and developments in American history, including important political events. Includes bibliographies. Also available in eBrary.

REF HA202 .H57 2006 (6 vols.)
Covers broad areas, including economy, labor, and government. Online Millennial version provides historical data online, which is downloadable and customizable.

REF F64. E53 1999
Covers basic state geography and history and provides directory information for state services.

REF. JK9 .E526 2003
Provides comprehensive articles covering theory, issues, and concepts. Articles are signed and include bibliographies.

REF JK1067 .E63 1995
Detailed essays on major cases, laws, historical issues, and individuals.

REF JK9 .H57 1998
Describes the history of the U.S. government's departments and agencies.

REF PN6084 .P6E54 1993
Quotations are organized by content areas. Criteria for selection is based on character of the speaker, use of analogies or metaphors, controversy, humor, irony, inspiration, and more.

REF JK2495 .S689 2015
Provides contact information, including websites, for state legislatures, lobbyists, officials, local news sources, and more.

REF JK421 .A3
Provides comprehensive information on the legislative, judicial and executive branches of the federal government. Annual. Also available online at through the FDsys.