Internet Resources for Government

Starting Points

Political Science Resources on the Web A subdivision of the Univ. of Michigan's Documents Center for Government Publications. Includes plethora of information on international and national government. Multiple award winning Web site.
Governments on the WWW Provides links to international, national, and regional government Web pages. Other similar sites: International Organizations, Galaxy World Communities, and Yahoo Regional: Countries
International Affairs -- from the WWW Virtual Library. 2000+ international affairs resource Web links.
FIRST Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is a free-of-charge service for politicians, journalists, researchers and the interested public.

Elections

National Election Studies Includes research data on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
Elections Around the World Data and calendars for elections everywhere.
Project Vote Smart Provides information about current political candidates, campaigns and elections.

Public Policy Organizations

The Brookings Institute Public Policy "Think Tank." Washington, D.C.
CrisisWeb Dedicated to the prevention of world conflict through communication and knowledge - from the International Crisis Group.

International Government Organizations

EU On-Line European Union On-Line. Contains official documents and more.
United Nations Committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security.

Law and Legal Resources

Internet Legal Resource Guide Searchable U.S. and international law Web site index. Includes coverage of 238 countries other than the United States. Comparable site: FindLaw

United States Government

U.S. Dept. of State Develops and implements the President's foreign policy.
Our Documents Significant texts, addresses, teaties and other historic documents of the United States.
U.S. Government Documents Page Government resources from the Lawrence University library Web site.

Political Associations