Library: Government & Law: U.S. Government

U.S. Government Research Databases

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Military & Government Collection Why search here? Best for current news and magazine articles related to military and government. Also includes some peer reviewed, scholarly articles. 
Military Database (ProQuest) Why search here? Use for topics related to military and government. Find peer reviewed scholarly articles. Also find government reports.
Political Science Database (ProQuest) Why search here? To find articles, news, country reports, and more about politics and world issues from 1985 to today. 
CQ Researcher Why search here? Provides in-depth reports on current and controversial issues, offering unbiased analysis, background, and pro/con perspectives to help students explore topics and support research with credible, balanced information.
SAGE Journals Online Why search here? Offers over 1,000 online journals in business, education, health, law, criminology, and more. Many are top journals. Includes articles from 1999 to today. 
Homeland Security Digital Library Why search here? This database contains a wide range of sources covering homeland security policy, strategy, organizational management, and much more.
Academic Search Ultimate Why search here? Provides access to a wide range of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed articles, as well as videos and other content, across nearly every discipline.

Multidisciplinary eBook databases:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) table {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\."; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,";} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} td {padding-top:1px; padding-right:1px; padding-left:1px; mso-ignore:padding; color:black; font-size:11.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:"Aptos Narrow", sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0; text-align:general; vertical-align:bottom; border:none; white-space:nowrap; mso-rotate:0;} .xl125 {font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Aptos, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:1;} Why search here? This is a comprehensive collection of ebooks covering a wide range of subjects including business, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and more.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) Why search here? These ebooks cover a wide range of subjects including business, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and more.

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Alexander Street Videos (Politics & Current Affairs) "The videos in this collection include films, documentaries and investigative journalism series that delve into the most critical issues of the day, linking together politics and current affairs and examining them within a larger social, economic and cultural backdrop."

Films On Demand: Master Academic Package Why search here? These full length films cover a wide range of topics including the humanities, social sciences, business, health, medicine, and more.
ImageQuest (Britannica) Why search here? This is a collection of free to use images from a wide range of organizations.
Credo Reference Why search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.

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Credo Reference Why search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.
Britannica Academic Why search here? Offers reliable, up-to-date encyclopedia articles, images, maps, and videos across subjects, helping students start research, understand key topics, and find trusted information for assignments and projects.
Gale eBooks Why search here? A collection of encyclopedias and reference materials that covers multiple subject areas.

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Selected Resources

American Constitutional Law by Ralph A. Rossum; G. Alan Tarr
ISBN: 0813347459

Publication Date: 2013-07-30
From Suffrage to the Senate by Suzanne O'Dea (Editor)
ISBN: 9781642650976

Publication Date: 2020-02-28
Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power & Greed by Grey House Publishing
ISBN: 9781682175484

Publication Date: 2018-03-30

American Presidency Project Presidential messages and papers from Washington-Taft (1789-1913); the Public Papers of Presidents from Hoover-Bush (1929-199); and The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from Clinton-Obama (1993-2009). Includes additional documents, audio and video related to political parties, presidential commencement addresses, election debates, etc.
Charters of Freedom Read a transcription of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in their original forms.
Compilation of Presidential Documents Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents and its predecessor, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents from 1992-present. Documents appearing in the Compilation of Presidential Documents collection are edited for accuracy and annotated with additional information to provide an authoritative record of the Presidency. Includes items such as executive orders, speeches, press releases and more.
Congressional Record The official record of the proceedings and debates if the U.S. Congress, published daily when in session.
Constitution of the United States Original text with hyperlinks to amendments.
Famous Trials Website created by Professor Douglas O. Linder with original essays, trial transcripts and exhibits, maps, images, and other materials relating to the greatest trials in world history.
Discover U.S. Government Information Provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
GovTrack A non-partisan web resource with a mission to make Congress more transparent and to encourage civic engagement.
Congress.gov "The official website for U.S. federal legislative information. The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public."
USA.gov: The U.S. Government's Official Web Portal Official information and services from the U.S. Government.

Background Information

Davis, D. (n.d.). U.S. Capitol dome [Photograph].

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