Government Information



Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids (gpo.gov)
Tools and information on the U.S. government for K-12 students and teachers.

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

Congress

Country Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Historical, social, economic, and political profiles of the world's countries.

Country Studies (Library of Congress) Studies of 85 countries

Directory of Open Access Journals (Lund Univ. Libraries) Over 2,000 research journals available. Search 500+ journals at the article level. Over 83,000 articles.

Federal Government Agencies (Louisiana State University)

FIRSTGov (Official U.S. Gov. website)

Florida Public Documents (Palm Beach County Library)

Government Documents Quick Reference (Univ. of Florida)

GPO Access Search Page

Library of Congress

NationMaster.com
Central data site to compare countries & their characteristics.

Occupational Outlook Handbook Bureau of Labor Statistics

Smithsonian Institution

SpringerLink
Searchable website of interdisciplinary journals with partial or full access online.

StateMaster.com
A statistical data site comparing states' information in the U.S.

Statistical Abstract of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)

Statistics. Fedstats. (Statistics for over 70 agencies)

Supreme Court (Supreme Court of the U.S.)

Supreme Court cases (Cornell University)

Supreme Court cases (Findlaw)

Thomas (Library of Congress) Legislative information and more

U. S. Department of Education

U.S. Government Manual

White House

Zip codes (U.S. Postal Service)