Primary Sources
- 100 Milestone Documents that Shaped AmericaFull-text documents that chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.
- American Presidency ProjectContains 77,000+ documents related to the study of the Presidency. From the University of California, Santa Barbara.
- American President Speech ArchiveVideo and audio speeches and transcripts of important speeches in history. From the University of Virginia.
- Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and DiplomacyPrimary source documents from ancient times through the present, having to do with law, politics and diplomacy. From Yale Law School.
- Congressional Record (from the Library of Congress)Documents from the 101st (1989-90) Congress to the present.
- Constitute ProjectFind & access constitutions, charters, amendments, & other related documents from nations of the world. From the University of Richmond.
- FindLaw for Legal ProfessionalsState & federal statutory law, case law, etc. Free, from Thomson Reuters.
- Foreign Government Resources on the WebConstitutions, laws and treaties. From the University of Michigan.
- GovTrackTrack legislation via official governmentt information, news, and blog coverage.
- Library of Congress > A Century of Lawmaking: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873Historical resources from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress.
- Moving Image ArchiveClassic movies and alternative news broadcasts. Some of these works are copyrighted; others are in the public domain.
- U.S. Congressional SearchThis specialized search engine searches Thomas, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountabilty Office (GAO), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Washington Post, etc. From the University of California Berkeley Library.
- U.S. Government Accountability OfficeThe GAO is an independent agency that oversees the federal government's spending of tax dollars.
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