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Starting
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Guide to Resources on American
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R E F E R E N C E B O O K S -
Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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R 320.082 Sch |
From
Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics
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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. |
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R 320.3 Pla |
The
American Political Dictionary |
Divided into fourteen subject-matter chapters. |
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R 324.2734Enc
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The Encyclopedia of the Republican Party; The
Encyclopedia of the Democratic
Party; See also
The Encyclopedia
of Third Parties in America
R 324.273 Enc |
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.) |
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R 324.973 Sou |
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. |
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R 328.73 Con |
Congressional Yellow Book |
Congresspeople, including committees
and key staff. Updated quarterly. |
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R 328.73 Bar |
Almanac
of American Politics |
Records
and election results of senators, representatives, and
governors. |
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& O T H E R L I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S /
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
320-328 |
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In addition to reference books, you may want to search
for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on
your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a
subject search in our Library catalog. You can access
the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going
to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to “WPPL Online Catalog Search” in the right hand column. A good subject
heading for this topic is political science - United
States.
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You may also want to
check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially,
you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail.
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
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Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
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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For more
materials on this subject available through the Library,
visit
Internet Sites -
Politics. |
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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. |
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The day’s
political news from newspapers, magazines and blogs. |
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Democratic
National Committee |
The official site for the
Democrats. |
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Green Party |
The
official site for the Green Party. |
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League
of Women Voters |
Encouraging active citizen participation in
government through education and advocacy. |
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Libertarian Party |
The official
site for Libertarians. |
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Orange
County Supervisor of Elections |
Coming
elections & candidates. Online voter registration &
information on the current elected officials. |
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The
Political Graveyard |
Deceased
pols throughout American history, famous and obscure.
Burial sites, scandals, & more. |
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Project
Vote-Smart |
Information
on candidates and elected officials. Voting
records, campaign issue positions and more. |
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Republican
National Committee |
The
official site for the Republicans. |
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For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 5/09/06
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