Additionally, explore the complete list of Political Science related databases on the Political Science guide.
Peer-Reviewed/Scholarly Articles
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Ebsco search for POLSC1201Search across the following databases: EconLit™ with Full Text; Military & Government; SocINDEX with Full Text;and Academic Search Premier.
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HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowContains more than 150 million pages and 160,000 titles of legal history and government documents in a fully searchable, image-based format.
Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase.- Law Journal Library
Select Refereed from the Edit Type options on the results page. (See details.) and Articles from the Section Type (See details).
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSearch for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status. (Some of the journals that are not peer reviewed.)
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Gale Academic OneFile (1980 - current) This link opens in a new windowLimit to Peer Reviewed Journals under More Options.
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Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Click on the Full-Text@Emmanuel at the right of articles or the more option below the item record.
- Search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journals peer-reviewed status.
Magazine Articles
Newspaper/News Resources (See also the Newspapers guide for further newspapers.)
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New York Times - Academic Pass This link opens in a new windowUse the TimesMachine site to explore over 150 years of Times journalism, as it originally appeared.
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Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
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Washington Post (1996-present) This link opens in a new window
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ProQuest US Newsstream This link opens in a new windowNational and local newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites' transcripts including U.S. major dailies, CNN, Meet the Press and hundred's more. Current coverage and back files will vary.
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Larry Sabato's Crystal BallCenter for Politics, University of Virginia
Congress Member Web Site
Strength of Party Identification
Further Information of Congress Member
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Project Vote Smart Contains candidate biographies, voting records, issue positions, public statements, campaign finance and interest group ratings for federal and state elections.
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VoteView VoteView contains a great deal of information about individual members of Congress and the parties in the Senate and House as a body throughout history and today. Use the search function to locate your representative and find their ideological position, partisanship score, and legislative background. Department of Political Science and Social Science Computing, UCLA
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FactCheck.orgAnnenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania.
District Information
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CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window In-depth coverage of current events, providing full-length articles that include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research.
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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Over 700 reference books covering a variety of disciplines and including foreign language dictionaries. Includes a concept map, which provides related subjects and noted personalities to assist beginning research.