Government & Law

Major Research Tools

Full-text

Coverage: Current 10 years

Weekly reports on "hot" topics. Each report focuses on one topic and includes an explanation of the issues, a "pro and con" debate feature, a chronology, and a bibliography that can lead to additional resources. Especially useful for political and social issues.

Index

Coverage: 1908-1981

Index to law journals and other legal periodicals published from 1908-1981. (For access to more recent legal periodicals use LexisNexis Academic.)

Full-text

Extensive collection of full-text sources for legal research. Includes law reviews, federal and state case law, federal statutes and regulations, and state statutes.

Index

Index of journal articles, books, and conference papers in political science and related fields. Includes a substantial amount of full text.

Index

Index of articles, books, government documents, and other materials on global public policy issues, including international affairs.

Data

Tool for locating, downloading and visualizing census data and other demographic information from current and historic sources. Includes the entire US Census from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000.

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Foreign Governments

US Elections

US Law

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