Political Science 311: The Presidency and the Congress
Selected TCNJ Reference Sources
Almanac of American Politics Ref JK 271. A5 2006 (at Reserve Desk)
Biennial biographical directory of Members of Congress. Also provides an overview of political leanings for each state as well as information on the political climate of congressional districts.
Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women Ref JK1012.F57 1999
Congressional Districts in the 2000's Ref JK 1341.C65 2003
Includes information on industry and business, income, occupations, education, race.
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress Ref JK1021. C565 2000
Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency Ref JK516 C57 2002
Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System Ref JF501.E53 1994
See entries: "Legislative-Executive Relations", "Congress, the Executive, and Foreign Policy", "Congress, the Executive, and War Powers", "Executive Veto", and "Legislative Veto".
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency Ref JK511.E53 1994
See entries: "Congress, White House Influence On", "Congressional Budgeet & Impoundment Control Act (1974)", "Congressional Influence on the President", and "Presidential-Congressional Relations".
Congressional Quarterly's Politics in America Ref JK 1012.P64 2006 (at Reserve Desk)
Guide to nonprofit public affairs organizations and includes description of the organization and its political organization. 2006 issue at Reserve Desk.
Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton Ref JK518.R34 1998
See Chapter 8 for essay and statistics on "Congressional Relations". Includes, for example, tables on Congressional concurrences, vetoes, and overrides, number of presidential requests of Congress in the State of the Union message etc.
Articles
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(1975-) Provides citations with abstracts to the literature of political science and related fields such as international relations, law, public administration and public policy. It indexes over 1,200 journals from the international serials literature.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service
(1972-) Indexes and provides citations and abstracts from the public and social policy literature of business, economics, education, health, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences. Materials indexed are from all over the world and include journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, conference proceedings, and research reports. Most records since 1985 include an abstract.
JSTOR
Relevant political science journals include : American Journal of International Law, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, International Organization, Journal of Politics, Political Science Quarterly, and World Politics.
America: History & Life
(1964-) Abstracts of articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Westlaw Campus
Provides fulltext access to a wide variety of legal materials, including federal and state legal material, and law reviews.
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report Ref JK1.C15
Congressional Quarterly Almanac
Reference Collection JK1 .C66
National Journal via LexisNexis Congressional
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Social Sciences Abstracts (Wilson Web) Provides indexing, abstracting, and selected full text to Political Science journals.
Internet Sites
Congress
C-Spans' Congressional Directories
Congress.org
LexisNexis Congressional
Select the "Members" link and find biographical information, committee assignments, floor statements, votes, campaign finance information and more. Provides access to Roll Call and The Hill. Search full text of public laws.
Congressional Research Service Reports
The CRS provide detailed background information for use by Congressional committees. Many of the reports are issued as committee prints and can be identified through Congressional Universe. The majority of the reports are issued as Major Studies and Issue Briefs , which are unpublished. However, see the sites below for web access to some reports.
CRS Reports on Legislative Process
These are reports from the CRS on House and Senate Rules, and include reports on the introduction of bills, committee and floor action, presidential relations and actions, and the budget process.
CRS Reports on the Judiciary
Via the House Judiciary Committee, selected reports on impeachment, patents, and immigration.
Congressional Research Service WWW Accessible Reports
Scroll down for a list of individual titles or groups of titles on the environment, foreign relations, the military, space and science, and the U.S. Government.
Presidency
Weekly compliation of Presidential documents, 1993+
Full text of Presidential executive orders, speeches, press conferences, names of nominees. Please read search tips, e.g. Boolean operators must be capitalized, OR, AND, etc.
Elections
Federal Election Commission-About Elections and Voting
New Jersey Division of Elections
Campaign Finances
Opensecrets.org-Money in Politics Data
Non-partisan research group that monitors campaign financing and reform. Excellent analysis of presidential, congressional races, including breakdowns by interest groups.
FECInfo-Political MoneyLine
Variety of campaign finance information including current US House/Senate campaign money reports. Tracks hard and soft money.
Federal Election Commission-Campaign Finance Reports and Data
The official information and data on campaign finances of all Senate, House and Presidential candidates.
Hoover Institution-Campaign Finance
Links to history, current structure, reform proposals, reform legislation, etc.
Project Vote Smart
Among the many links at this site is one to campaign finances.
Issues/Policy/Policy Statements and Research
Policy.com
Daily periodical with current policy news, issue of the week, and a library of in-depth analysis of 25 issues.
Public Agenda Online
This is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization devoted to public opinion, policy analysis, and education. Provides eighteen issue guides that cover such topics as the environment, the economy, etc. Each guide includes background information, digest of news stories, links to lobby groups, analyses of public opinion polls and more.
News
CNN/INSIDE POLITICS
Public Policy Web Resources
Federal
Agency Index
Table of cabinet departments and independent agencies. Includes links to homepages, online publications, opinions of the agency.
Budget and Appropriations Committees
Congressional Budget Office
GAO Reports
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
OMB assists the President in overseeing the preparation of the Federal budget. It evaluates the effectiveness of agency programs, policies, and procedures, etc. Two sections under "Legislative Information" on this page are useful:
Statements of Administration Policy
Official White House policy on bills before Congress are linked here.
Agencies' Communications to Congress
Provides text of each agencies Congressional testimony.
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