Government and Politics

CNNpolitics.com
Provides breaking news from CNN and wire sources, plus a wealth of information on political races and issues.

American Government and Politcs
Part of ThisNation.com, this site provides "factual, unbiased information about government and politics in the United States," including a library of historical documents.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy 
 "The basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society," including the constitution, the bill of rights, selected Supreme Court decisions, the budget, census catalog, and the US Government Manual.

USA.gov
This site, which consolidates 20,000 government Web sites, allows Internet users to search for government information by topic.

Foreign Government Resources on the Web
Contains links to every official government web site that could be located, plus links to embassies, U.N. missions, tourist authorities, many unofficial sites, and related foreign information.

Meet the Mayors 
Includes photos, city population, phone and fax numbers, next election date, email address, and a link to the relevant city's Website.

Roll Call  
The people, politics, and process of the U.S. Congress, including major news stories that the big-city dailies miss.

Thomas: Legislative information on the Internet
Contains the full text of U.S. legislation, background information, and an overview of each day's proceedings.

U.S. Government Manual
Covers agencies in all three branches of the government as well as "quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates;and boards, commissions, and committees."

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

For more Government information on the web, see the Public Documents and Maps web site