Research Guides: PAF 1250: Citizenship and Public Affairs: Federal Government

Web Sources

Biographical Directory of the US Congress
Brief biographies of the member of congress from 1774 - Present.
Executive Branch
Includes the Office of the President, Vice President, US Cabinets and US Departments.
The White House
Official site with links to other government sources including press releases, statistical data and speeches.
US Senate
The official site provides information about senate committees, legislative actions, members and procedures.
US House of Representatives
The official site with links to committees and other legislative resources
USA.gov
The U.S. government's official web portal, to access government information and services on the web.

govinfo
The publications of the three branches of Government available to all Americans.


Title	Description	Call Number/Location
1. The United States Government Manual	Structure and staffing of government agencies.	JK421.A3 / Reference desk
2. The Almanac of American Politics	Structure and staffing of government, includes history, elections and statistical data.	JK1012.A44 / Reference,2ndFloor
3. Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections, 5th Ed.	History of national, state, and congressional district voting returns.	JK1967.C662 2005 / Reference, 2nd Floor
4. The World Almanac and Book of Facts.	Government organization, staffing, names of government and congressional officials, Supreme Court Justices, and statistical information.	RY67.N5 W7 / Reference Desk
5. Statistical Abstract of the United States	Broad range of data on the US including demographics, budgetary, governmental and electoral statistics.	HA202.A4 / Reference Desk
6. Encyclopedia of US Political History	Political development of the US from 1500 to 2009.	E183 .E53 / Reference, 2nd Floor

Congress.gov
Maintained by the Library of Congress to provide access to US public laws, bills and statues.

US Court System
The court systems in the US, Supreme Court, lower courts and special courts and also includes other judicial links.