Politics & Government

The ACE Electoral Knowledge Network provides comprehensive and authoritative information on elections. The site includes an encyclopedia, comparative data and electoral materials. The Regions & Countries section contains a variety of election-related information and documentation on over 200 countries and territories in the world.

Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Contains the electronic versions of 80 books previously published in hard copy as part of the Country Studies Series by the Federal Research Division. Intended for a general audience, books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other data-driven social science research. Recognized as a reliable source of neutral opinion polls.

From the U.S. State Department, these publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.

A first-step toward finding useful government information. Services, departments, officials, etc.

Official website of the President of the U.S. It includes speeches, remarks, and radio addresses as well as news, history of the presidency and vice-presidency.

Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information. Find current information on legislation, committees, and members of congress.

The official website of the U.S. Supreme court. Find information on the judges, as well as, information, transcripts & audio of past arguments.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this site checks the factual accuracy of claims made by political candidates and parties during the course of their campaigns.

Daily polling focused on four U.S. Topics: Economy, Education, Politics & Well-being.

An independent, non-partisan public opinion research organization that studies attitudes toward politics, the press and public policy issues. Recognized as a reliable source of neutral opinion polls.

Comprehensive collection of online resources for the study of the U.S. presidency and elections including papers, speeches (audio and video), Executive Orders, and documents.

Site listing major and fringe parties in the U.S. Political process.

Comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Also includes reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. For previous editions (1995-): FDsys

Provides links to Maine Executive, Legislative, and Judicial pages.

Proceedings and debate of the Maine State Legislature from the first volume, issued in 1897, to the end of the previous session. Also includes links to the current session.

Statistics for the State of Maine including such topics as population, crime, and health.