American Politics Subject Guide
| Encyclopedias | Guides |
| Dictionaries | Statistics |
| Maps | Indexes & Databases |
| Speeches | Internet Sites |
Encyclopedias
The Encyclopedia of American Political History
--Reference Stacks-- E 183 .E48
Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics
--Reference Stacks-- E 184 .A1 E574 (2 vols)
Encyclopedia of American Political Reform
--Reference Stacks-- E 839.5 .C57
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy
--Reference Stacks-- JK 9 .E526 (2 vols)
Elections A to Z
--Reference Stacks-- JK 1976 .M57
Dictionaries
Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science
--online-- netLibrary ebook
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: American Politics
-- online
Maps
Images of American Political History
-- online
Speeches
Speeches of the American Presidents
--Reference Stacks-- J 81.4 .S64; also available online
Vital Speeches of the Day
--Bound Serials-- PN 6121 .V52; and Microfilm Serials-- Film # 361; also available online
Guides
Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings
--Reference Stacks-- JK 1051 .S555 (2 vol.)
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to US Elections
--Reference Room Ready Reference- JK 1967 .C662
State Legislative Elections: Voting Patterns and Demographics
--Reference Stacks-- JK 1967 .B36; also available online
Statistics
Vital Statistics on American Politics
--Reference Stacks-- JK 274 .V582
Statistical Abstract of the United States
-- online
Lexis/Nexis Statistical
-- online
Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Complete-- Indexes, abstracts and provides selected full-text of articles published in scholarly publications from many disciplines.
America:History and Life-- Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals, book reviews and dissertations covering the history of the United States and Canada. Includes links to full-text articles in JSTOR, Project Muse and the History Cooperative.
JSTOR-- Indexes, abstracts and provides full-text of scholarly journal articles in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies.
Government Periodicals-- Indexes periodicals published by United States governmental agencies.
LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic-- Provides full-text of: U.S. and international newspapers; business, industry and market news; accounting literature; company financial reports and profiles; legal news and reviews; state and federal case law; state, U.S., Canadian, Commonwealth and E.U. codes and regulations; patents; medical news and journals; state and country profiles; biographies and quotations; polls and surveys and a world almanac.
Internet Sites
Louisiana Newspaper Project
Political Information -- Search engine to politics on the web, including political party, policy, history and advocacy web sites for all states.
Political Forecasting Special Interest Group -- A resource for people interested in political forecasting of elections, hosted by the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
University of Michigan Documents Center State Government and Politics -- Information on all aspects of government and politics for all of the 50 states.
