Political Science

Access online documents from all 3 branches of the Federal Government. Replaces FDSys, which was retired by the Government Publishing Office.

CRS is a non-partisan research service for Congress that produces highly regarded reports on legislative and policy issues at the request of Congress. In addition EveryCRSReport.com provides over 8,000 recent ones. Homeland Security Digital Library provides over 18,000 related reports. Example report: Climate Change Science: Key Points.

For additional sources of digital and print U.S. Government Information and research tools compiled by Middlebury's Government Documents staff.

Library subject guide with links to free and subscription-based resources. Includes foreign governments and international organizations.

CRS is a non-partisan research service for Congress that produces highly regarded reports on legislative and policy issues at the request of Congress. These are excellent sources, written by experts, for getting background on major legislation, foreign policy issues, etc.

Joint effort between UT-Austin, Penn State, U Washington funded by the NSF. The project tracks policy changes in the United States.  It  'collects and organizes data from various archived sources to trace changes in the national policy agenda and public policy outcomes since the Second World War.'

Nonprofit public policy organization that provides high-quality, independent, research and analysis.

Non-partisan think tank.  Provides policy briefs and papers on a range of topics including democracy; rule of law; nonproliferation; trade & development; global policy; role of the U.S. and more.

Non-partisan research and policy group. "Founded in 1981 to analyze federal budget priorities, with a particular focus on how budget choices affect low-income Americans."

Bipartisan, nonprofit, international policy institution focused on defense and security; regional stability; and transnational challenges.

Conservative, independent research and educational institution.

Non-profit, private foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the U.S. and the U.S. role in global health policy. Provides non-partisan facts, information, & analysis.

"Non-profit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis." Focuses on health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more.

Independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

Independent, federally-funded national security institution. Includes full-text of peace agreements; documents on inter- and intra-state conflicts; and documents on truth commissions (see the Library link) and links to websites on foreign affairs topics such as terrorism, human rights, peacekeeping, etc.