Evaluating Sources FAQ
Anyone can create professional-looking web pages that can contain any information, whether true or not. You need to critically evaluate ALL information sources, especially from the web. Techniques and details here:
Directories and Organizations
- American Political Science Association
Major professional association for those the studying politics and government. - C-SPAN Coverage of public affairs events.
- PolicyArchive Digital library of 12,000+ public policy research documents from various organizations.
- Political Information Search Engine Search engine for politics, policy and political news.
- Political ReviewNet Collection of book reviews in political science & international relations
- Public Agenda in-depth, unbiased opinion research on issues ranging from education to foreign policy to immigration to religion & civility in American life.
- Social Science Research Network Searchable library of working papers categorized by subdiscipline.
- Stateline.org Articles and special sections on U.S. policy and politics organized by topic or state.
- USA.gov Portal for U.S. government information.
Statistics
- Statistics Primer Tutorial with 5 easy to follow units covering all aspects of working with statistics.
______________________________________________ - FedStats Searchable stats from more than 100 federal agencies.
- Pew Research Center Nonpartisan numbers, facts and trends in U.S. and international policy.
- PolicyMap Explore geographic and demographic data through maps, tables and reports.
- Statistical Abstract of the U.S. Summary of statistics on U.S. social, political, and economic organization.
- Swivel Data: Politics User-submitted data, charts & graphs you can view, download, mashup, etc.
- U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts
Primary Source Documents
- American Presidency Project Contains 77,000+ documents related to the study of the Presidency.
- Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy Historical and current law, history, and policy documents.
- Congressional Research Reports for the People Search & access think tank reports made for Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events.
- Constitution Finder Find & access constitutions, charters, amendments, & other related documents from nations of the world.
- FindLaw State Laws, Statutes and Codes Browse by state or topic.
- OpenCongress Track legislation via official gov't info & news & blog coverage.
- THOMAS: Legislative Information Documents from the 101st (1989-90) Congress to the present.
- U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873 Library of Congress historical resources from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress.
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