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Periodicals |
Political Parties/Organizations |
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Public Opinion
Public Policy Issues |
State Governments |
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Think
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AllPolitics
(Time/CNN)
Images of
American Political History
Internet
Guides to Political Science Resources
Jefferson
Project
National Political
Index
Political
Information
Political Insider
Project Vote Smart
This
Nation's American Government and Politics Textbook
Washington
Post Politics
Biographies
2000
CampaignA separate web page entitled Elections 2000 provides extensive research material on the candidates, issues, previous Presidential elections, and public opinion polls.
A separate web page entitled Elections 1998 provides summary information and election results. Most of the 1998 web sites were eliminated in January 1999, leaving only a f ew available links.
Subject arrangement of 1996 Top Election Web Sites is maintained for archival purposes although many of the original web sites no longer exist.
- AllPolitics (Time/CNN)
- Current political news
- 1996 Election Coverage
- Public opinion polls on the issues and election results
- Ballot Access News
- Non-partisan newsletter on voting issues within the states
- Archived since 1994
- Campaigns and Elections (Congressional Quarterly)
- Election news, political odds on the candidates
- Rate Your Rep for comparing voter views against those of a Congressperson
- Political services and buyer's guide
- Some sections require password
- Full text of periodical available to University of Michigan affiliates through Proquest
- Clerk of the House
- Directories of the 104th Congress to present, biographies of speakers since the first Congress
- List of Senate and House nominees for the 1996 elections
- Historical data includes national electoral college results since the 1st Congress, Presidential and Senatorial election results by state and House by district since 1920
- Data on the political divisions in Congress since the 34th Congress
- National Election Studies (UMich-Center for Political Studies)
- Documentation on voting, public opinion, and political participation studies
- Studies 1994+ available for ftp for use with SAS or SPSS
- Documentation in Word Perfect format
- Its Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior provides summary data on social, economic, partisanship, and public opinion, 1952 to present
- Political Parties
- List of major U.S. political parties cited on this web page
- Political Resources Online
- Searchable list of over 3000 political products and services (e.g. pollsters, posters)
- Approach by specialty, geography, party, and name
- Calendar of upcoming events, including conventions, state primaries
- Web sites of federal, state, and local candidates
- Politics 1
- Political assessment of Presidential candidates
- Extensive links to gubernatorial and Congressional candidates by state as well as news sources and parties
- National and international election news sources
- Campaign buttons, national parties
- Presidential Debates and Transcripts (Net Capitol)
- Transcripts of Presidential debates, 1960 and 1976-92
- Includes vice presidential debates beginning 1984
- Browsable by date or searchable by keyword
- Project Vote Smart
- Biographies, lobby group ratings, campaign receipts by Political Action Committee subject groupings
- Candidate answers to the National Political Awareness Test, a questionnaire on issues in the election
- Current Congress and Governors
- Biographies and web sites of prospective 1996 Presidential candidates
- Secretary of State Offices (Political Resources)
- Links to state Secretary of State offices
- Individual web sites often have campaign information and election results
- State Primaries and Caucuses
- Presidential and state candidates are usually chosen by primaries, caucuses or state conventions
- The method of choice may vary between political parties within a given state
- Voting Assistance Guide
- Appendix B lists prsidential and state primary dates and runoff dates
- Located in the Graduate Library Reference Room (JK 1876 .A36)
- PDF version of Voting Assistance Guide
- VoteNet
- Political resources for the candidate
- Includes books, think tanks, political strategists and pollsters
- Issues research (abortion, affirmative action, gun control, etc)
- Campaign Finances (Federal Election Commission)
- Summary receipts and disbursements of Presidential and all Congressional candidates in 1996
- Detailed files with individual contributors beginning 1993/94 can be downloaded
- Image files of individual campaign committee reports beginning with the 1997/98 election cycle
- FECInfo (Tony Raymond)
- 1996 Congressional and Presidential campaign contributions searchable by name, state, Political Action Committee, or individual
- Special analyses include contributors by occupation or zip code and candidates receiving the most out-of-state money
- User-friendly interface
- Cashing In
- Subtitle: A Guide to Money, Votes, and Public Policy in the 104th Congress
- Analyzes 42 issues and 28 roll call votes in the 104th Congress on household finance, tax, environmental, and health issues
- Identifies the votes of key Congressmen and the campaign funding received by lobby groups who took positions on the issues
- Users may also search an issue to determine the votes of individual Members of Congress or the alignments within a state or party
- Search results include the Member's vote and the campaign contributions received from the corresponding lobby group
- American Presidential Election
- Encyclopedia Britannica articles about the American electoral process and system of government
- Biographies of the Presidents and vice presidents as well as Presidential documents
- Popular and electoral votes, 1789-1996
- Campaign memorabilia
- America Votes (Richard Scammon)
- Votes for President and Governor by state and county beginning 1952
- Votes for Members of Congress by Congressional District beginning 1946
- Only available in paper copy: Reference Room JK 1967 .A1 A68
- Two-year time lag between the general elections and publication date
- Clerk of the House
- List of Senate and House nominees for the 1996 elections
- Historical data includes national electoral college results since the 1st Congress, Presidential and Senatorial election results by state and House by district since 1992
- Data on the political divisions in Congress since the 34th Congress
- David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections
- Maps and tables with Presidential votes since 1860
- Maps outline state electoral votes
- Tables show major and independent presidential and vice presidential candidates, popular and electoral votes, and percentages for both
- County election data for 1912, 1968, and 1980-96
- This is truly wonderful!
- Elections USA
- Presidential election results by state since 1948
- Historical Senator and gubernatorial winners by state
- News for forthcoming state and Presidential elections
- Summaries of current public opinion polls
- National Election Studies (UMich-Center for Political Studies)
- Documentation on voting, public opinion, and political participation studies
- Studies 1994+ available for ftp for use with SAS or SPSS
- Documentation in Word Perfect format
- Its Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior provides summary data on social, economic, partisanship, and public opinion, 1952 to present
- Roll Call
- Several articles on todays Congressional news; archive only by subscription
- Extensive policy briefings on a current topic (e.g. appropriations) changed every few weeks
- Political assessments of the 1996 election results
- U.S. Election Map Bank
- Maps of Presidential election winners for 1988 and 1992 by state and county
- Maps of popular vote winners by state, 1960-92
- Extensive links for the 1996 Presidential campaign
- The University of Virginia has mapped popular vote totals by state, 1948-96.
- United States Electoral College (NARA)
- Electoral college laws and procedures
- Number of electoral votes per state for the 2000 elections
- State-by-state electoral college votes, 1789-1996
- Mayoral Elections Data Base (US Conference of Mayors)
- Lists current year's elections by name of city
- Identifies state, winner, if incumbent, percentage of vote, and month of election
- Identifies forthcoming election months
- Detroit News
- Current day's news on national, state, and local politics
- Searchable archive from August 1995
- Michigan Department of State
- State-wide general and primary election results by district beginning with the 1994 primaries; registered voters
- Election, campaign, and lobby registration laws
- Filing deadlines for the 1996 elections, ballot proposals
- Candidates for the November 5, 1996 general election
- Election districts for the various state offices arranged by county
- Michigan Elections and Politics (UMich)
- Local coverage of the candidates and election results within the state
- Election Central (LWV)
- State contacts and deadlines for voter registration
- Information on the motor voter law
- Voting and Registration Data (Census Bureau)
- Sociodemographic characteristics of voters (age, race, sex, employment, and education status) since 1964
- Does not include who people voted for
Federal Government
Congress | Comprehensive | President
- Executive Agency Research (UMich)
- Class guide to researching policy by executive agencies
- Directories, budgets, Congressional testimony, and agency web sites
- Federal Government Resources on the Web (UMich)
- Bibliographies, indexes, and directories to the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches
- Legislation, laws, regulations, and Supreme Court decisions
- Budget, civil service and grant information
- Federal Web Locator (Villanova)
- Most comprehensive listing of hundreds of Executive Branch web sites
- Arranged by agency but searchable by keyword
- Almanac of American Politics (Freedom Channel)
- Arranged by state and Congressional District
- Detailed political profile of each district as well as demographic statistics
- Political profiles of individual Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, k ey votes in the 105th Congress, and campaign finances
- Long-term web archiving unknown; paper copy in Documents Center (JK 1012 .A44) with older issues in Graduate Library stacks
- Congressional Committees (UMich)
- Committee memberships, press releases, publications, and legislation considered
- Congressional Members (UMich)
- Directories of Congress, biographies, campaign finances, lobby group ratings, and opinions
- Indexes to legislation introduced and speeches on the floor of Congress
- Legislative Branch (UMich)
- Numerous directories to Members of Congress and Committees
- Includes e-mail addresses and web sites
- Legislative research tools
- Legislative support agencies
- Legislative Histories in the United States Congress
- Step-by-step guide to legislative histories beginning with the 103rd Congress, 1993
- Description of the legislative process
- Background information, bills, hearings and committee publications, debates, roll call votes
- Sources for current laws and regulations
- Links to related pages on Members, Committees, and public opinion
- Public Opinion on Legislative Issues (UMich)
- Lobby group web sites and ratings
- Links to public opinion polls and Congressional hearings
- Impeachment of President Clinton
- Documents in the News coverage of President Clinton's road toward impeachment
- Court cases, Starr report and responses, Congressional resolutions and hearings
- President (UMich)
- Links to the current Executive Branch
- White House web site, administrative rules
- Includes availability of current and historical speeches, executive orders, and national security decisions in various formats
- President (SUNSITE/LIA)
- Position papers of the Presidential Research Group, American Political Science Association
- Presidential historic sites
- Links to Presidential Libraries
- Presidential Job Performance (Roper Center)
- Public opinion polls on President Clinton's job
- Separate charts from Gallup, Yankelovich, ABC, NBC, and CBS rate the President several times per year since 1993
- Gallup ratings include begin with 1938 and rate president's since FDR
- Presidents of the United States (IPL/Summers)
- Extensive web site with pages for each President, Washington to Clinton
- Picture, biographies, election results, first ladies, cabinets, highlights of administration, historical documents, and links to related Internet sites
- Special attention paid to links describing historical events and biographies of cabinet members
Lobby Groups
Campaign Contributions | Directories | Ratings | Web Sites
- Center for Public Integrity
- Non-partisan organization promoting ethics in government
- 50 States Project rates states on public disclosure laws
- Research reports on financing presidential and Congressional elections
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Non-partisan research group monitoring campaign reform
- Congressional campaign finance filings
- Personal Finance Disclosure Reports on Congress and presidential candidates are in pdf format and may be over 3 MB
- Open Secrets
- Lobby group campaign contributions to Members of Congress arranged by industry and separately by member
- Web version in Adobe Acrobat format corresponds to paper version in Documents Center (JK 1991 .M261)
- Federal Election Commission
- Summary receipts and disbursements of Presidential and all Congressional candidates in 1996
- Image files of individual campaign committee reports beginning with the 1997/98 cycle
- Detailed files with individual contributors for 1993/94 and 1995/96 must be downloaded
- FECInfo (Tony Raymond)
- 1996 Congressional and Presidential campaign contributions searchable by name, state, Political Action Committee, or individual
- Special analyses include contributors by occupation or zip code and candidates receiving the most out-of-state money
- User-friendly interface
- Project Vote Smart
- Campaign finances by industry beginning with the 1994 elections
- Political Advocacy Groups (Creighton University)
- Directory of over 200 advocacy groups arranged by name and subject
- Subject listing provides address, phone number, brief description, and web link if available
- Registered Federal Lobbyist Database (Center for Responsive Politics)
- Search by name of lobbyist or lobby group, client, or subject interest
- Data provides name of lobbyists and semiannual dollar amount devoted to lobbying
- Link to top lobbying firms and spenders from Who's in the Lobby
Conservative Internet Sites
Issue-Oriented Groups
- Abortion Rights Activist Home Page
- AFL-CIO
- Alternative Press Center
- American Association for Affirmative Action
- American Assoc.for Retired Persons
- American Bar Association
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Entrepreneurs for Economic Growth
- American Medical Association
- American Public Health Association
- American Public Transit Association
- American Public Welfare Association
- Americans United for Affirmative Action
- Anti-Defamation League
- Association of American Universities
- Center for Individual Rights
- Christian Coalition
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- Common Cause
- Concord Coalition (deficit reduction)
- Constitution Society
- Corporate Watch
- Death Penalty Information Center
- Families USA
- Family Research Council
- Federation of American Scientists
- Greenpeace International
- Institute for Puerto Rican Policy
- Labor Unions Directory (CWA)
- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
- League of Conservation Voters
- League of Women Voters
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- National Association of Air Traffic Specialists
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- National Education Association
- National Coalition for the Homeless
- National Fish and Wildlife Federation
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- National Organization for Women
- National Priorities Project (Budget)
- National Rifle Association
- OMB Watch
- People for the American Way
- Public Citizen (Ralph Nader)
- Sierra Club
- Teamsters
- United Farm Workers
- USA Engage (against unilateral economic sanctions abroad)
- Wilderness Society
- Advocacy Groups by Topic (Policy.com)
- Well-annotated paragraphs describe their policy interests
- Links to their respective web sites
- Political Organization 571 (IRS)
- Searchable or browsable database of political organizations and action committees
- Photocopy of report with name of contact person, brief purpose, and expenditures
- Examples of organizations: Dunaskiss for Michigan, Michigan Association of Health Plans, Michigan Grocers Association FOODPAC
- Subject-Oriented Groups (National Political Index)
- League of Conservation Voters
- Floor votes and LCV ratings on environmental issues beginning 1993
- Politics in America
- Printed directory located in the Documents Center (JK 1010.P76-Ref.)
- Arranged by state and district
- Political biography, lobby group ratings, major roll call votes
- Project Vote Smart
- Votes by Members of Congress on major issues by subject with corresponding lobby group ratings
- Voter Information Service
- Ratings of House and Senate members by 25 lobby groups, 1989 to present
- Arranged by State and District; listings can be confusing when redistricting has occurred
- Women's Voting Guide
- Compare the voting record of any member of Congress to user's personal opinion
- Over 300 issues, including children, crime, defense, environment
Minority Politicians
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- Cabinet Members
- Per e-mail messages from Diane Eidelman and Lois Fundis dated February 10, 1999
- Robert Weaver (HUD), Clifford Alexander (Secy of the Army), Jessee Brown (Veterans Affairs), William Coleman (Transportation), Mike Espy (Agriculture), Patricia Roberts Harris, Alexis Herman (Labor), Hazel O'Leary (Energy), Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. (HUD), Rodney Slater (Transportation), Louis Sullivan (HHS), and Togo West (Veterans Affairs)
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
- Description of its mission
- Agenda for its annual conference and issues forum
- Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
- Non-profit organization providing public policy information on issues affecting black Americans
- Summaries of selected papers include public opinion polls on such topics as race relations, children, black participation in the Republican Party
- Full text of annual report
- National Association of Latino Elected Officials
- List of Latino candidates for federal, state, and local elections
- Information about Latino internships, citizenship program, and annual conference
- Press releases
- Emily's List
- Web site for pro-choice Democratic women
- Recommended women candidates and directories of women officials
- Statistical on women voters
- Women's Monitor includes national survey results of women's opinions on the candidates and issues
- Gender Gap
- Names and numbers of women elected to federal and state offices beginning 1997
- Historical list of women cabinet officers
- Officers in the military by service branch, office, and sex, beginning 1995
- Women and Politics
- Annotated guide to web sites and printed bibliographies on the web
- Includes biographies, newsletters, organizations, and research sites
- Sponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries
- Women in Politics (Univ.Md)
- Biographies of women in all three branches of the federal government
- History of the women's political movement
- Women's Voting Guide
- Compare the voting record of any member of Congress to user's personal opinion
- Over 300 issues, including children, crime, defense, environment
News Media
Selective titles only. Political Science/Newspapers provides primary links to the news media.
- Full text of newspapers around the world for past 10 years
- Use General News Topics
- The Major Newspapers has the full text of about 30 U.S. newspapers
- Use the Regional Subfiles for local newspapers
- Daily news coverage of U.S. politics
- Issues matrix includes Time/CNN public opinion polls
- Coverage of the 1996 Presidential election included primary/caucus calendars, exit polls, and results
- News stories on current political issues, often with the full-text of relevant documents
- Recent material and election coverage archived in subject groups
- Summaries or full text of recent CNN political programs
- Daily stories on U.S. politics
- Links to major political magazines, news magazines and newspapers
- Daily newspaper with the full text of lead articles (U.S., international, cultural, crossword)
- Archive back to 1980 searchable by subject
- Government documents related to major news items
- 1996 examples include Medical Care Reform, Welfare Reform, Whitewater, White House Travel Office
- Links to over 1000 newspapers worldwide
- Arranged by continent and country; for the United States, subdivided by state
- Identifies newspapers on the web which may not be in Academic Universe
- Annotated links to U.S. and foreign newspapers and magazines with political coverage
- Serves as the Documents Center's primary web page for news coverage
- Several articles on todays Congressional news; archive only by subscription
- Extensive policy briefings on a current topic (e.g. appropriations) changed every few weeks
Periodicals and Journals
Selective titles only. Primary coverage of journals appears under Politcal Science/Periodicals.
- American Political Science Review, 1906-93 (UMich Only)
- Full text of the periodical digitized at UMich through a Mellon grant
- Searchable by keyword and field or browsable by issue
- American Political Science Review, 1996+
- Premier periodical of the American Political Science Association
- Tables of contents and abstracts of articles beginning March 1996
- Weekly publication with non-partisan political analysis of Congress
- Identifies major legislation, the issues, and players
- Roll call votes
- Political party and election analysis
- Web coverage begins in 1983 and is searchable
- Non-partisan weekly periodical on public policy issues
- Sample topics since June 1996 include education, welfare reform, chemical weapons, Internet policy, and America's cities
- Interactive cyberpoll with results and selected comments
- Project to convert the full text of historical and economics journals to digital format
- As of August 2000, political science journals included:
- American Journal of International Law 1907-1996
- American Journal of Political Science 1973-1998
- Midwest Journal of Political Science 1957-1972
- American Political Science Review 1906-1996
- International Organization 1947-1994
- Journal of Politics 1939-1996
- Philosophy and Public Affairs 1971-1994
- Political Science Quarterly 1886-1995
- Proceedings of the American Political Science Association 1904-1913
- Public Opinion Quarterly 1937-1994
- World Politics 1948-1995
- Keyword indexing may be limited to text, abstract, author, article title or journal title
- National Journal focuses on the politics of the Executive Branch with some reference to current legislation
- Full text since 1977 available through the University of Michigan's campus license to Congressional Universe
- Follow the Inside Washington logo on the main Congressional Universe screen
- Internet and printed periodical indexes on United States politics
- Includes government and archival material.
- Links to on-line news magazines, periodicals and journals on United States and international politics
- Fully annotated
- Daily periodical with current policy news, issue of the week, and in-depth analysis of 20 current policy issues
- Virtual Congress features speeches and votes on topics
- Includes a policy chat room
- Lead articles in the latest issues to Time, National Review, and People
- Lead articles in Asia Week beginning January 1995
- Historical coverage of important public events, such as the federal shutdown, election polls, Bosnia
- Articles on current United States politics and elections
- "News You Can Use"
Political Consultants
- Links to current political consultant web sites
- Commercial firm providing lists of political consultants, particularly for polling and campaign
- Web site has selected links to consulting services
- The corresponding Political Resource Directory is available in the Documents Center as: JK 2283 .P76
- Political resources for the candidate
- Includes books, think tanks, political strategists and pollsters
- Issues research (abortion, affirmative action, gun control, etc)
Political Parties
Conventions | National Parties | Political Organizations | Platforms | State Parties
- Activist Reformist Party
- American Heritage Party
- American Independent Party
- American Party
- American Reform Party
- America's Party
- Communist Party USA
- Constitution Party
- Formed by merger of U.S. Taxpayers Party and Internet Party in November 1999
- Democratic Party
- College Democrats
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
- Democratic Leadership Council
- Democratic National Committee
- Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
- House Democratic Caucus
- House Democratic Leadership
- House Democratic Whip
- Senate Democratic Policy Committee
- Women's National Democratic Club
- Democratic Socialists of America
- Family Values Party
- Freedom Socialist Party
- Grassroots Party
- Green Party
- Independence Party
- Independent American Party
- Internet Party
- Labor Party
- Libertarian Party
- Light Party
- National Party
- Natural Law Party
- New Party
- New Union Party
- Peace and Freedom Party
- Prohibition Party
- Reform Party
- Republican Party
- House Majority Leader
- House Majority Whip
- House Republican Conference
- House Republican Policy Committee
- National Republican Congressional Committee
- Republican Education and Training Center
- Republican Leadership Council
- Republican National Committee
- Senate Republican Conference
- Senate Republican Policy Committee
- Speaker of the House
- Socialist Equality Party
- Socialist Labor Party
- Socialist Party USA
- Socialist Workers Party
- Southern Independence Party
- United States Pacifist Party
- Workers World Party
- Comprehensive Index (National Political Index)
- State Political Parties (National Political Index)
- Michigan
- Political Party Platforms (UMich Only)
- Full text of political party platforms since 1840
- Includes third parties through 1924
- May be searched separate or together by keyword
- Republican
- Current Agendas
- Contract with America
- Ten policy changes the Republican candidates for the 104th Congress House of Representatives brought to the table
- Includes bill text and description
- Paper copy located in Documents Center and Undergraduate Library: JK 271 .C7331 1994
- Signatories in 1994
- Democratic
- Green Party USA
- Reform Party
- Other Sources
- Congressional Quarterly (UMich Only)
- Full text usually printed after the convention
- Sample search: "republican platform" and between 7-1-96 aand 12-31-96
- House and Senate leadership web sites usually have the current agendas
- Democratic National Convention, August 14-17, 2000 (Chicago)
- Reform Party National Convention (August 9-13, 2000, Long Beach)
- Republican National Convention (July 31-August 3, 2000, Philadelphia)
- These are organizations designed for a specific policy or for electing a specific candidate
- Political Organization 571 (IRS)
- Searchable or browsable database of political organizations and action committees
- Photocopy of report with name of contact person, brief purpose, and expenditures
- Examples of organizations: Dunaskiss for Michigan, Michigan Association of Health Plans, Michigan Grocers Association FOODPAC
Public Policy
- Daily news coverage of U.S. politics
- Issues matrix includes Time/CNN public opinion polls
- Several articles apiece on such ssues as abortion, defense, foreign policy, health, immigration, and religion
- Executive Decision section encourages user to choose policy options
- Articles on public policy issues, including civic participation, economics, education, health, and medical care
- Host server for American Prospect, Idea Central, and Political Science Quarterly
- Links to web sites on public policy issues and activists
- Includes abortion, environment, gun control
- Answers on political issues by candidates for the Presidential and Congressional elections
- Links to web sites on public policy and the full text of recent articles
- Subjects include land, environment, public safety, transportation, water, and waste
- Special focus on privatization
- Defines political aspects of legislative and regulatory process in chart form
- Sources for identifying the problem, the solution, influences on Congress and the Executive Branch, and solution implementation
- Geared toward class assignments; can be used alone or in conjunction with other teaching materials
- Chemical/Biological Disarmament
- Class assignment guide to chemical and biological warfare and treaty issues
- Documents in the News
- Text of government documents making headline news
- Among the 1996 news stories were welfare and health care reform
- Health Care Politics
- Class assignment guide to health care reform
- Includes position papers of numerous research organizations as well as legislative links
- Juvenile Crime
- Guide for high school debaters researching juvenile crime, prevention, and justice issues
- Political Science Think Tanks
- Think tanks and research organizations analyzing U.S. domestic and foreign policy
- Think tank web sites often provide issue briefings
- United States China Policy
- Guide for high school debaters researching U.S. relations with China
- United States Foreign Policy (UMich)
- Annotated guide to current and historical foreign policy sources
- Periodicals, newspapers, government documents, and archival materials
- Paper, microform, and web resources
Public Opinion
- Text of weekly Time, CNN, and Gallup opinion polls
- Archived issues matrix for the 1996 election
- Most comprehensive source for public opinion polls
- Ref. Room HM 261 .A4631
- Corresponding microfiche in Serials/Microforms as MICRO-F X423
- Summary results of current Gallup polls
- Gallup Poll, 1935 to present, also available in the Graduate Library Reference Room as HN 90.P9 .G18
- Public opinion polls on President Clinton's job
- Separate charts from Gallup, Yankelovich, ABC, NBC, and CBS rate the President several times per year since 1993
- Gallup ratings include begin with 1938 and rate president's since FDR
- Nonpartisan, issue-oriented think tank
- Presents eighteen issues, including abortion, crime, gambling, immigration, internet privacy, social security, and welfare
- For each issue provides background, links to lobby groups, a digest of news stories, basic statistics, and a variety of state laws
- Numerous public opinion polls
- Indexes public opinion polls by private organizations
- Corresponding microfiche located in the Documents Center
State Governments
- Links to web sites for the 50 states by subject or state
- Intergovernmental organizations, such as the National Conference of State Legislatures
- Guides to local government web sites and organizations
- Annotated links to the Governor's Office and executive agency web sites
- Legislative and judicial resources
- Michigan politics and statistics
Statistics
- Data archives on politics and elections
- Public opinion polls
- Statistics of military strength world-wide
- Extensive annotated links to data on the Internet
- Demographics, economics, education, health, housing, science, transportation, and weather
- Includes Census, cost-of-living and employment data
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Grace York, Political Science Librarian
Christina Campbell, Documents Assistant, August 2000
University of Michigan Library
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