American
Politics
Resources
This
site
provides
a
variety
of
online
resources,
including:
elections
and
political
participation,
congress,
state
and
local,
national
and
federal
resources.
This
site
is
hosted
by
the
Department
of
Political
Science,
University
of
Colorado
at
Boulder.
CFI
This
is
the
link
to
the
official
Campaign
Finance
Institute's
homepage.
The
Institute
conducts
objective
research
and
education,
impanels
task
forces
and
makes
recommendations
for
policy
change
in
the
field
of
campaign
finance.
If
you
are
interested
in
finding
out
how
much
it
costs
to
get
elected
to
Congress
or
campaign
financial
trends,
this
is
the
place
to
visit.
CFI
is
also
home
to
an
extensive
data
base
on
money
and
politics.
CongressLink
This
site
provides
information
about
how
the
US
Congress
works,
its
members
and
leaders,
as
well
as
the
public
policies
it
produces.
Congress
On-Line
Project
This
site
allows
you
to
access
information
about
the
US
Congress.
Resources
include:
reports,
data
and
trends,
press
releases,
and
links
to
Congress.
CQ
The
Congressional
Quarterly
has
long
been
a
leader
in
political
journalism.
This
site
provides
you
with
access
to
up-to-the-date
news
on
the
happenings
in
the
United
States
Congress.
FEC
The
US
Federal
Election
Commission
site
provides
access
to
citizens
guides,
media
guides
and
candidate
guides
to
US
elections.
NARA
The
US
National
Archives
and
Records
Administration
site
allows
visitors
to
conduct
research
in
many
areas
involving
the workings
of
the
US
government.
Included
at
this
site
are
links
to
Records
of
Congress
and
the
Presidential
Libraries
.
NES
The
National
Election
Studies
provides
high
quality
data
on
voting,
public
opinion,
and
political
participation.
NORC
NORC
is
a
national
organization
for
research
located
at
the
University
of
Chicago.
This
site
allows
access
to
a
variety
of
public
opinion
polls
and
related
research.
OpenSecrets
Open
Secrets
is
hosted
by
the
Center
for
Responsive
Politics,
a
non-partisan,
non-profit
research
group.
The
aim
of
the
organization
is
to
create
a
more
knowledgeable
voter
by
conducting
research
on
campaign
finance
and
related
issues.
US
House
This
link
will
take
you
to
the
US
House
of
Representatives
web
site.
This
site
provides
access
to
House
operations,
member
offices,
committee
offices,
roll
call
votes
and
much
more.
US
Senate
This
link
directs
you
to
the
United
States
Senate
web
site.
You
can
access
senators,
committees,
legislation
and
records.
Voter
Information Services
Voter Information Services provides useful reports about votes in the
US Congress, as well as Congressional Report Cards.
