American Politics: Directories & Guides
Sources for U.S. political information
Biographies
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Congressional Directory This link opens in a new windowOffers short biographies for members of the House and Senate. Also contains information about other Federal departments & agencies, court officials, military, governors of states & territories, foreign diplomats, and members of the press.
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CQ Encyclopedia of American PoliticsOrganized around five content categories, Presidency, Supreme Court, Congress, Elections, and Constitution, the Encyclopedia of American Government provides answers, facts and figures, images, primary source documents, biographies, bibliographies and annotated web links.
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Consultants & Consulting Organizations Directory This link opens in a new windowInformation on consulting firms and individual consultants from the United States and Canada, including contact information where available. Covers multiple areas, including business, art, communication, architecture, and politics.
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Congressional by ProQuest This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to historical (1789- ) and current U.S. Congressional publications, federal bills and laws, and information about members of Congress and Congressional committees.
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State Supreme Court Data Project This link opens in a new windowIn addition to decisions of the state supreme courts, includes biographical data from published sources for all justices sitting in 1995 through 1998
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Texas Legislators: Past & PresentTexas Legislators: Past & Present, is a database providing information about legislators in Texas from 1846 through present. Courtesy of the Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
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Governors of Texas, 1846 - PresentLocate biographies and browse documents from every Texas governor, including speeches, executive orders, vetoes, and more. Courtesy of the Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
Guide to citing resources
The latest printed edition of the Style manual for political science (2018), American Political Science Association, is currently on order; an earlier edition is available in the Fondren Library Reference Collection (JA86.A52 2001).
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Chicago Manual of Style This link opens in a new windowGuidelines for bibliographical citations and writing style in the Chicago style.
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APA Style ManualThe Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.
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