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Reference
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From Suffrage to the Senate: An
Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics:
Women who've served in
Congress, state governors, cabinet members, heads of organizations &
leaders in political parties. Organizations, legislation,
and court
decisions specifically related
to women.
The American Political Dictionary:
Divided into fourteen subject-matter chapters.
The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party; The Encyclopedia of the Democratic
Party; See also
The Encyclopedia of Third Parties in
America:
Each encyclopedia is devoted to the history, leaders and lessons
of the various parties from their beginnings to 1996.
(Supplements are purchased when
they become available.)
Presidential Also-Rans and Running Mates, 1788-1996:
Biographies of each losing presidential and vice-presidential,
major party US presidential candidate. Also includes 41
third-party
contenders.
Almanac of American Politics:
Records and election results of senators,
representatives, and governors.
Congressional Yellow Book:
Congress members, including committees and key staff.
Updated quarterly.
Almanac of American Politics:
Records and election results of senators,
representatives, and governors.
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Articles
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number. Search for full text articles on these online
databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain
magazine.
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Websites
American
Government & Politics at ThisNation.com:
Foundations of government, institutions, and processes.
Historical documents, Supreme Court decisions, war messages, treaties, pacts, essays and
speeches,
oaths, poems, songs and more. Glossary, current news,
resources on writing to
legislators and
voter registration forms.
Congress.org:
Background and contact information for elected officials
from the local to the national. Raise and take action
on issues. Updates on Congressional
bills, monitor
your representatives votes, media contacts and much more.
Cursor:
The day’s
political news from newspapers, magazines and blogs.
Democratic
National Committee:
The official site for the
Democrats.
Green Party:
The official site for
the Green Party.
League
of Women Voters:
Encouraging active citizen participation in
government through education and advocacy.
Libertarian Party:
The official
site for Libertarians.
Orange
County Supervisor of Elections:
Learn when
the next elections are and who is running, mapping &
polling, address change, registration directions, voter statistics, information on current
elected officials and
more.
The
Political Graveyard:
Deceased politicians throughout
American history, famous and obscure. Burial sites, scandals, &
more.
Project
Vote-Smart:
Information
on candidates and elected officials. Voting
records, campaign issue positions and more.
Republican
National Committee:
The
official site for the Republicans.
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