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CaptiolUnited States Government
Access general US Government information and information that relates to the Executive, Judicial, or Legislative branches, and State Governments.

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Daily Federal Register
(1991-current, includes full text) Federal Register is the official full text daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.

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FedStats is a gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Special interest: MapStats, Statistical Reference Shelf, Topics Links A to Z.

FedWorld.gov
FedWorld was established by The National Technical Information Service( NTIS) to serve as the online locator service for an inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government. Search federal government sites and read full text government publications.

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The only official U.S. Government portal to 30 million pages of government information, services, and online transactions, it searches every word of every U.S. government document in a quarter of a second or less. FirstGov also features a topical index, links to state and local government, and other tools so you don't have to know the name of the government agency to get the information you want anytime you want it. 

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceGLIN: United States Law
Part of the GLIN, Guide to Law Online project, this guide includes US Constitution & legal system, US code & federal legislative process, US executive agencies & regulations, US law, US court & decisions, US states & territories, US criminal justice system, US law reviews online, NAFTA, Native Americans, other US Law guides & lists, and general reference sources for the US. 

Government Information Sharing Project
This project was initiated with funding from the U.S. Department of Education and is administered at Oregon State University Libraries. The original goal of the project was to demonstrate improved access to electronic government information, especially for remote users and the general public. Get demographic, economic and education information.

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A great resource for government information on the Internet, it includes access to documents form: Bureau of Land Management, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year, Congress of the United States, Department of Interior, Office of Inspector General, Food and Drug Administration, General Accounting Office, National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register, Office of Technology Assessment, and more. Special interest: Browse Topics, Code of Federal Regulations,

LII: US Code
From the Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School. Get the full text of the code.

LOC: Official US Executive Branch Web Sites
From the Library of Congress (LOC). Get links to executive offices and agencies, independent agencies, boards, commissions and committees, quasi-official agencies, as well as the judicial and legislative branches. Also of interest: Legislative and Judicial.

National Political Index
Divided into 32 categories, this site is virtually comprehensive in its coverage of US political and government resources, including: hourly political headlines, federal elected officials, state and local officials, tracking congressional legislation, voting booths and polls, on-line political magazines, political newsgroups, political think tanks, reporters' resources and even political humor.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceNARA: The Charters of Freedom
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). View images of the original documents and read The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States, and The Bill of Rights.

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The Library of Congress' excellent site for finding US legislative information. The searchable databases include: Congressional Record, Floor Activities - House and Senate, Major Legislation, Enacted into law, Bill Summary & Status, Bill Text, Public Laws By Law Number and much more. Special interest: How Our Laws Are Made

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceThe University of Oklahoma College of Law: A Chronology of US Historical Documents
An excellent collection of US documents from pre-colonial to present.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceUS Census Bureau Databases
The US Census Bureau offers a number of databases to access the information they collect. Select sets that are already created, or create your own with the Data Extraction System (DES).

U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
From LSU Libraries, this Page is a directory of U. S. Federal Government agencies as represented in the United States Government Manual. Perform a keyword search or browse by the following categories: Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Independent, Boards, Commissions, and Committees and Quasi-Official.

The Best Bet symbol indicates an exceptional resourceUSIA: An Outline of American Government
From the United States Information Agency (USIA). Designed to explain the US government to non-citizens, this virtual text book gives an excellent overview. Chapters include: The Constitution: An Enduring Document, Explaining the Constitution: The Federalist Papers, The Executive Branch: Powers of the Presidency, The Legislative Congress, The Judicial Branch: Interpreting the Constitution, A Country of Many Governments, Fundamentals of American Government, and Brief Reading List in American Government. Special interest: Accountability in Government, American Politics and Government Journals, Democratic Local Government and Government & Politics.

Washington Post: Federal Page
From The Washington Post. Access news, profiles and information on the federal government.

Yahoo! US Government
Links to US government web sites from agencies to web directories on US government sites.

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