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GENERAL REFERENCE |
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U.S. Electoral College |
Maintained by NARA and The Office
of the Federal Register. Browse How
Electors Vote, 2008 Presidential Election, FAQs,
Teaching Resources, Historical Election Results
and more. |
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Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress, 1774 - Present |
Search by name, position, state,
party or year. Links available to biographical
information; research collections; and bibliography. |
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ANES -
American National Election Studies |
ANES produces high quality data
on voting, public opinion, and political
participation to serve the research needs of social
scientists, teachers, students, policy makers, and
journalists to better understand the theoretical and
empirical foundations of national election outcomes. |
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opensecrets.org |
Your Guide to the Money in U.S.
Elections. The Center for Responsive
Politics tracks money in politics, and its effect on
elections and public policy. |
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League of Women Voters |
A nonpartisan political
organization working at the national, state, and
local level. Strives to improve the systems of
government and to impact public policies through
citizen education and advocacy. |
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National Committee
for an Effective Congress |
NCEC pools the resources of small
contributors from across the country and spend those
funds to help elect the most progressive candidates
to congress. |
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Project Vote Smart |
Find information on current
officials, issues and legislation, voter
registration, and political resources. |
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Rock
the Vote |
Political power for young people.
Politics for young voters. |
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FactCheck.org |
Nonpartisan, nonprofit "consumer
advocate" group that aims to reduce the level of
deception and confusion in U.S. politics. Monitor
the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S.
political players in the form of TV ads, debates,
speeches, interviews, and news releases. |
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FairVote |
The center for voting and
democracy. |
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Politics1 |
Ultimate guide to U.S. politics &
elections. |
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HowStuffWorks LibGuide |
Elections & Politics guide |
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FEDERAL |
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The White House
- Home of the United States President |
Links to news, issues, radio
address, history & tours, major speeches,
appointments, and more. |
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Executive
Office: Office of Management and Budget |
Oversees the preparation of the
federal budget and supervises its administration in
Executive Branch agencies. |
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Congress.org |
Election 2008: Candidates &
Information. Use the My Races search
feature to find your local candidates, key dates and
voter information. |
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House
of Representatives |
Browse schedule information for committees, access
the US Code, find vote information, find a bill or
law, and learn about the legislative process. |
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United States
Senate |
Official site of the U.S. Senate.
Links to senators, committees, legislation &
records, art & history, and reference. |
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FirstGov.gov |
Voting and Elections - official
information and services from the U.S. government.
Contact elected officials, learn about elections &
voting, and volunteer & contribute to the election
process. |
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Federal Election
Commission |
Administers and enforces the
statutes that govern the financing of federal
elections. Find campaign finance reports and
data, and the laws and regulations that govern
elections. |
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LOCAL |
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Georgia
General Assembly |
Find and contact your representative or senator.
Search for recent and pending legislation passed by the General
Assembly before it is incorporated into the Official
Code of Georgia. |
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Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division |
Works to ensure fair elections
and facilitates statewide voter registration in
accordance with state laws. |
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Georgia Secretary of State - Poll Locator |
Use the poll locator to find maps
and directions to your polling place, find your
elected officials, and check your voter registration
information. |
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Georgia Secretary of State - Voter Registration Form |
Fillable form which may be
completed online before you print for a signature.
October 6, 2008 is the voter registration deadline to vote in
the General - Nonpartisan Election/Special Election, November
4, 2008. |
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WIKIPEDIA |
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United States Gubernatorial elections, 2008 |
Find Gubernatorial candidates
with short biographies and issues relevant to the
election. |
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United States House elections, 2008 |
Find Representative candidates
with short biographies and issues relevant to the
election. |
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United States Senate elections, 2008 |
Find Senate candidates with short
biographies and issues relevant to the election. |
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MEDIA |
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AOL News -
Elections |
Election news, polls, newsmakers,
and more. |
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Campaign
Network |
Created by C-SPAN and
Congressional Quarterly Inc. Find campaign ads,
upcoming coverage dates, capital news, presidential
candidates, and more. |
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ABC News -
Vote 08 |
Political news, video,
slideshows, quote of the day and blog headlines. |
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CNN
- Election Center 2008 |
Debate headlines, Path to the
Presidency, key issues, states to watch, and money. |
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CQ Politics |
Comprehensive analysis of
politics and the media. |
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C-SPAN |
Non-profit company dedicated to
providing public access to the political process.
Find coverage of a variety of public affairs events
and topics. |
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Fox News -
You Decide 2008 |
Political news, blog spotlight,
candidate calendar, question of the day, and
U-Report. |
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MSN - Election
Guide 2008 |
Latest political news, analysis,
opinions, videos, message boards, and cartoons. |
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npr.org - Election 2008 |
Latest political news, analysis,
and interviews. |
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Washington Post - Campaign 2008 |
The Presidential Field - full
coverage of the 2008 candidates |
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Yahoo! News - Election 2008 |
Full coverage: Presidential
Election 2008. Find audio, video, articles, and
editorials. |
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techpresident.com |
A group blog that covers how the
2008 presidential candidates are using the web, and
vice versa, how content generated by voters is
affecting the campaign. |
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PARTIES |
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Democratic Party |
Liberal political party in the
United States, founded circa 1792. |
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Republican
Party |
Conservative political party in
the United States, founded in 1854. |
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Green Party |
Active third party in the United
States, founded in 1980s. |
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Libertarian
Party |
Largest third party in the United
States, founded in 1971. |
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Constitution Party |
Conservative third party in the
United States, founded in 1992. |
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ASSOCIATIONS |
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National Governors Association |
Official site of the NGA.
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National Lieutenant
Governors Association |
Official site of the NLGA. |
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U.S.
Conference of Mayors |
Browse these features: In the
Spotlight, Top News, Meet the Mayors, Grants &
Awards for Cities, Reports & Publications, and more. |
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Better
Government Association |
Independent, non-partisan
government watchdog. Conducts investigations
to expose corruption in government. |
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Campaign for
America's Future |
Citizen activists and policy
experts challenging Americans to speak up and to
discuss the top issues. |
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Suggested GALILEO Databases for
Elections Research |
| Academic Search
Complete (at EBSCOhost) |
Comprehensive coverage of full-text articles and
citations from popular magazines and academic
journals covering all subjects. |
| Census Data (U.S.
Census Bureau) |
Comprehensive
demographic data for the United States. |
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Facts on File |
Answers
questions about events, people, issues, facts, and
figures of the last 60+ years. It also delivers
maps, photographs, historic documents, and special
overviews of key issues, newsmakers and events since
1940. Off campus access requires
a
user ID (ccsulib) and password. |
| GPO Monthly
Catalog (U.S. government publications) |
Citations to
documents published by the GPO since July 1976.
Includes references to congressional committee
reports & hearings, debates, documents from
executive departments, and more. |
JSTOR
JSTOR
Remote (off campus) |
Multi-disciplinary full-text database providing
scholarly journal articles. Off campus
access requires a
user ID (ccsulib) and password.
JSTOR Remote Instructions |
| LexisNexis
Academic |
Full-text legal
news, law reviews, and government publications
(federal & state case law, U.S. Code, Code of
Federal Regulations, Congressional Testimony, etc.) |
| Research Library
(at ProQuest) |
Full-text
articles (from 1991 - ) and citations (from 1986 - )
from popular magazines and academic journals
covering all subjects. |
| SKS WebSelect |
Directory of web
resources on most subjects, plus topics and featured
web sites of special interest. |
| Wilson Social
Sciences
Full Text |
Full-text
articles (from 1995 - ), abstracts (from 1994 - )
and citations (from 1983 - ) on the social sciences. |
| Wilson OmniFile:
Full Text Mega Edition |
Full-text
articles and citations on most topics. |
