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Subject Guide to Political Science

Contemporary American Politics

  • AllPolitics
  • Produced by CNN/Time, this site has the major political stories of the year. Includes news and analysis.

  • FirstGov
  • The United State Federal Government information portal. Designed to be your first resource to find government information on the Internet. Also has good links to state information.

  • Images of American Political History
  • A collection of over 500 public domain images of American political history.

  • The Irwin Mann Voting and Democracy Virtual Library
  • Good political links with special coverage given to proportinal representation.

  • National Political Index
  • Provides an index of substantive political information for voters, political activists, political consultants, lobbyists, politicians, academicians, and media editors with a wide range of products, information, services, simulations, games, and polling in an interactive communications environment.

  • Political Information.com
  • A search engine for politics, policy, and political news.

  • Political Science Guide from About.Com
  • Designed to be a "one stop shop" for students interested in politics.

  • Political Science Resources
  • Produced by Richard Kimber of the UK, this British site has a lot of U.S. political links. Well organized.

  • Politics Online
  • Focuses on the ways candidates use the Internet to change traditional politics. Has an online archive of news articles and studies regarding the Internet's impact in politics.

  • Speech and Speechmakers
  • Has speeches of current major political figures,as well great historical speeches from individuals such as Winston Churchill, FDR,and JFK.

  • This Nation: The American Government and Politics Portal
  • Has an extensive library of major documents including the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Washington's Farewell Address, over a dozen historic Supreme Court Cases. Has daily political briefings to major media outlets, and a search engine to 5000 political sites.

  • Where the Dead Politicians are Buried
  • A database of historic cemeteries. A little window on the past.

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Political Science

Contact the Political Science Librarian

Jane S. Row
974-4699
jrow@utk.edu