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Alabama Government

Alabama Government
Alabama Governors
Alabama House District Map
Alabama Senate District Map
Alabama Legislature
AlaWeb
Stateline.org: Alabama
Susan Hamill, J.D. on Tax Reform
Tax Debate from UAB Library

Other State and Local Resources

GovEngine.com
Governing.com
Local, State and Federal Government Resources
State and Local Government Resources from the Library of Congress
State and Local Government on the Net
Stateline.org - "Your source for State News," operated by the Pew Center on the States. 
Vital Records--information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States.

Federal Government

GovEngine.com
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Congress.org
Congress Merge - founded on the premise of providing accurate data for--as well as the means of--communicating with Congress.
Fedstats - "The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies."
Fedworld - "a gateway to government information..., managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS)." 
First Gov - one stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources
Government Services Administration (GSA)  Link site for free full-text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications.  Includes federal programs, money, health, employment, housing, etc.
Legislative Information on the Internet
Local, State and Federal Government Resources
Open Gov.US
Our Documents.gov - "100 milestone documents of American history" 
Social Security Administration   General information and ability to apply for a social security card, change personal information on a current card, or request a wage and earnings statement.
Thomas - Legislative Information on the Internet 
U.S. Code - the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. 
U.S. Government Information in Spanish 
U.S. Government Virtual Library  Index to over 800 links to federal agency web pages, plus links to other indexes and non-governmental links.
U.S. Postal Service  Zip codes and more.

How the Federal Government Works

Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
Bens Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
America's Story from America's Library

Non-Governmental Resources

American Presidents.org
Center for American Progress - "progressive ideas for a strong, just and free America"
The Center for Public Integrity's mission is to provide the American public with the findings of its investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics-related issues. 
Fact Check.org - "holding Politicians Accountable," from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania
National Priority Project
Open Secrets--"Your Guide to the Money in American Elections." 
Planet Vote
Political Resources on the Net--listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.
THE POWER 25 - Washington's Top Lobbying Groups according to Fortune Magazine.
Project Vote Smart
Public Citizen--a national non-profit public interest organization founded by Ralph Nader.
Public Eye--an independent, not-for-profit research center which monitors and analyzes those organizations, leaders, ideas, and activities of the US political right that undermine democracy and diversity.
Timbuk 3 - Voter and candidate information, newslinks, essays, videos, humor, etc.

Election 2000

CNN.com Election 2000
CNN.com Election 2002
USA Today Election Results
Issues 2001

Election 2004

2004 Democratic Presidential Candidates from NPR
2004 Presidential Candidates from the AFL/CIO 
2004 Presidential Election from Open Secrets.org
2004 Presidential Election from PoliticalWebInfo
The Buying of the President 2004 - profiles of the candidates and articles about the process from the Center for Public Integrity 
Election 2004: Candidates & Information from NETWORK 
State and Federal officeholders in 2004

Political Cartoons

Kirktoons
 


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