Search for Books
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Selected books (print and electronic)
- Guide to Congress. CQ Press, 2008. REFERENCE JK1021 .C565 2008
- ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States. Bernan Press, 2015. REFERENCE HA202
- United States Government Manual. Office of the Federal Register et al., 2014. REFERENCE JK421 .A3. (also available at www.usgovernmentmanual.gov)
Selected Databases
Article Databases: Ranked by Relevance
= Emmanuel Faculty, Staff & Students only
= Emmanuel Faculty, Staff & Students only- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowA total of more than 900 full-text scholarly journal titles in an online archive beginning with the first issue of each title. The archive includes nine JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collections.
- In JSTOR, there is usually a time lag in full-text content. Use JSTOR in conjunction with our current online databases and print holdings.
- Since results may contain articles that are not peer reviewed, search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status.
- Ebsco search for Political ScienceSearch across the following databases: EconLit™ with Full Text. Military & Government; SocINDEX with Full Text; and Academic Search Premier.
Note: Choose Databases (above the search boxes) to search additional Ebsco Databases.
Major Newspapers
- 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.
- Boston Globe (1980 - present) This link opens in a new windowBrowse by issue [Content is updated daily by 8 a.m.]:
- 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.
- New York Times publications This link opens in a new window
Searches across New York Times, Late Edition, New York Times (Online), New York Times International, New York Times Español, New York Times Magazine, New York Times (video), New York Times Book Review, and The Daily (podcast). Filter results by Publication Title to limit to a specific title.
- Washington Post blogs, 2013-currentNote: Limit results by searching for a known blog title (e.g. the poltical blog "Monkey Cage") within the publication.
Newspapers by State
- U.S. Newspaper ListIncludes links to social media and college news sources. (contains ads)
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Political Commentary and Analysis
- Larry Sabato's Crystal BallCenter for Politics, University of Virginia
Congress/Pol. Parties
- Congress.gov"[T]he official website for U.S. federal legislative information." Search options include All Legislation, Committee Reports, and more. (See the About section for information about the source types.)
- Explore a Bill on Congress.gov (Video - without sound)
- United States SenateSenate homepage with resources related to individual lawmakers and state representation.
- United States House of Representatives
- The House Explained (Links to official House Rules documentation)
- govinfoAccess official publications from all three branches of the U. S. Federal Government through a variety of tools. Has extensive Help and Tutorial features. From the U.S. Government Publishing Office.