A guide to the academic majors within the department identifying resources used in the study of the social sciences subject fields of economics and political science (American politics and international affairs).
Students of American Politics, Policy, and Strategy study governance, policymaking, institutions, processes, and strategy-making, with focused attention on the U.S./American perspective.
With an eye toward the past and the future, the author considers a host of actual and imaginable arguments for a president's removal, explaining why some cases are easy and others hard, why some arguments for impeachment have been judicious and others not. In direct and approachable terms, it dispels the fog surrounding impeachment so that Americans of all political convictions may use their ultimate civic authority wisely.
What has an expanded immigration regime meant for how African-Americans express national attachment? The author argues that immigration, both historically and in the contemporary moment, has served as a reminder of the limited inclusion of African Americans in the body politic. They use the issue of immigration as a way to understand the nature and meaning of their American citizenship, specifically the way that white supremacy structures and constrains not just their place in the American political landscape, but their political opinions as well.
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
Publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
CRS reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress.
Portal for CQ Press online products. These components are subscribed to: Congress Collection, CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Public Affairs Collection, Voting and Elections collection and CQ Press Supreme Court Collection. In addition, these are searchable in SCOUT: Congress and the Nation and Washington Information Directory.
ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 250,000 files of research in the social and behavioral sciences. It hosts 21 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields. Its archive contains over 3,000 in a wide range of topics in political and social sciences.
An international consortium of more than 750 academic institutions and research organizations, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for the social science research community.
Provides summaries of issues and controversies in current and recent events, including historical background on the issues and synopses of all sides of the debate.
Citations and abstracts, most with links to full text, for U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.
Full text of over 480 journals, 330 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full text conference papers, as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 800 additional journals
Information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, hearings, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Congressional Research Service reports, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register.
Comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Use the Abstract as a convenient volume for statistical reference, and as a guide to sources of more information both in print and on the Web. Covers 1790 to present.
The SHAFR Guide Online: An Annotated Bibliography of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1600 is an annotated bibliography of historical work covering the entire span of U.S. foreign relations.
Law Journal Library -- Brennan Center for Justice Publications at NYU School of Law -- Code of Federal Regulations -- Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications -- Federal Register Library -- Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) -- GAO Reports and Comptroller General Decisions -- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America -- History of International Law -- John F. Kennedy Assassination Collection -- Legal Classics -- Military and Government - Pentagon Papers -- Religion and the Law -- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law -- U.S. Code -- U.S. Congressional Documents -- U.S. Congressional Serial Set -- U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals -- U.S. Federal Legislative History Library -- U.S. Presidential Library -- U.S. Presidential Impeachment Library -- U.S. Statutes at Large -- U.S. Supreme Court Library -- U.S. Treaties and Agreements Library -- Women and Law (Peggy) -- World Constitutions Illustrated.
Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1995 onward. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.
Database of Congressional documents and reports from 1817 through 1994. Provides access to primary source material on all aspects of American history, including committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, and selected executive department and non-governmental publications.
The core collection of the Archive consists of regularly scheduled newscasts from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and Fox News. Special news reports are recorded in addition to these newscasts, including material from other networks. Subscriber institutions will be able to view online video from the Archive's collection of NBC material, ranging from August 5, 1968 to the present and CNN broadcasts beginning in 1995. No current material will be made available until at least 72 hours after it was originally broadcast. United States Military Academy Library's subscription is LIMITED to; NBC and CNN. (Videos requesting a login are from a network that does not permit streaming of its content to sponsors.) Only a handful of 60 Minutes segments are available.
The article discusses gun control in the U.S. and argues for a connection between increased access to guns among law-abiding citizens and the prevention of gun violence. The author looks at several shootings such as the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado and the state's 1999 Columbine High School shooting.
Hearing before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on the status of border security, in light of the ongoing flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. from Mexico.
govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. Very useful for acquiring primary sources by researching federal government documents.
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, providing timely information for Members of Congress and the public. Additionally, roll call votes are provided for both the House and Senate from 1989 to the present (101st to the 116th Congress).