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• U.S. Federal Government: Key Resources
  This research guide identifies major print and electronic United States federal government information sources.

• Catalog of United States Government Publications (MarciveWeb), July 1976-
  Indexes web and print documents. Print documents are available in microcard/fiche in Data, Map and Government Information Services, 5th floor, Robarts Library. The Mocat no. (eg. 76-1234) is required. For documents before 1976, consult the print Monthly Catalog.

• Catalog of United States Government Publications (GPO), July 1976-
  Indexes web and print documents. Print documents are available in microcard/fiche in Data, Map and Government Information Services, 5th floor, Robarts Library; to access please see staff for assistance.

• FirstGov.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal.
  

• Google U.S. Government Search. Searches .gov and .mil sites.
  

• U.S. Government Manual. The official handbook of the Federal government.

• University of Michigan Documents Center: Federal Government Resources on the Web
  An excellent site that provides a comprehensive set of links of relevance to the Federal Government.

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• Documents in the News. University of Michigan Library.
  Identifies issues about government making news headlines and web sources with additional information.

• US State Department
  Link to US policies in various areas e.g. general foreign policy; democracy, human rights, and labour; economic and trade policy etc as well as US foreign relations.

  
  

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• White House
  

• Senate
  

• House of Representatives
  

• C-Span - Public Affairs on the Web
  Created by the American cable television industry, C-SPAN provides "access to the live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate".

• FedNet
  Provides free access to live coverage of House and Senate Floor Debates as well as hearings.

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• THOMAS Legislative Information on the Internet
  Full text of bills (from 1989), Congressional Record (from 1989), and Committee Information (from 1995). Keyword searching available.

• THOMAS: Bills in the News
  Provides links to "current bills (and public laws from several previous Congresses) recently receiving coverage in newspapers and in TV and radio news".

• U.S. Code

• Federal Register

• Code of Federal Regulations

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• U.S. Census Bureau
  Links to a wealth of information on people, business, geography, and news.
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Subjects A-Z
  • United Satates Census 2000

• FEDSTATS.
  The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.

• Economic Indicators

• Economic Statistics Briefing Room (White House)
  Information covered includes Production, Sales, Orders and Inventories; Output; Income, Expenditures, and Wealth; Prices; Money, Credit and Interest Rates; Transportation; and International Statistics.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Historical Statistics of the United States.
  Millennial edition online. Use restricted.

• United States Historical Census Data Browser
  "The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970".

• University of Michigan Documents Center: Statistical Resources on the Web
  Links to U.S. government finances (federal, state, and local) as well as foreign governments' (including Canada's) statistical agencies.
  

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• U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980.
  Remote use restricted. Index and full-text. Now available to 1922.

• American State Papers, 1789-1838.
  Remote use restricted. Index and full-text.

• American Memory - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
  • Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention 1774-1789
  • A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1873

• THOMAS Historical Documents
  Allows you to search Early Congressional Documents [including Declaration of Independence], the Federalist Papers, the Constitution [including the Bill of Rights and Other Amendments].

• Documents in Law, History, and Government (The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School)
  Search through pre-18th, 18th, 19th and 20th Century Documents.

• Office of the Clerk On-line Information Center
  Provides both historical and statistical information such biographies of members who have served as Speaker of the House of Representatives as well as election statistics (http://clerkweb.house.gov/histrecs/history/elections/elections.htm) dating from 1920 on.

• Historical Statistics of the United States.
  Millennial edition online. Use restricted.

• United States Historical Census Data Browser
  "The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970".

• Digital National Security Archive. Use restricted.

• Foreign Relations of the United States. Online volumes.

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• U.S. State Fact Sheets

• State and Local Government Information (Library of Congress)

• State Legal Materials (Legal Information Institute). Includes topic index.

• U.S. Census Bureau
  • State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
  • Finance Data for State and Local Governments
  • Stae and County QuickFacts
  View economic profiles of states and counties.
  • County Business Patterns
  "The divisions of the economy covered are agricultural services, forestry, and fisheries; mining; contract construction; manufacturing; transportation and other public utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; finance, insurance, and real estate; and services".
  • County and City Data Book
  Selected features from the print version of this publication such as land area population, population growth rates etc.

• United States Historical Census Data Browser
  "The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1970".

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