Political Science - American Politics Subject Guide LRC@TCC 

Scope:   National and state politics and political science -- United States and Virginia 

Call Number Areas to Browse:

E -- HISTORY: AMERICA
E839.5-839.8 Political history
E839.8 Un-American activities
E840-840.2 Diplomatic history. Foreign and general relations
E840.6-840.8 Biography (General)
E841-843 Kennedy's administration, 1961-November 22, 1963
E842.9 Assassination, funeral, memorial services, etc.
E846-851 Johnson's administrations, November 22, 1963-1969
E855-861 Nixon's administrations, 1969-August 9, 1974
E860-861 Watergate Affair. Resignation
E865-868 Ford's administration, August 9, 1974-1977
E872-875 Carter's administration, 1977-1981
E876-880 Reagan's administrations, 1981-1989
E877.3 Assassination attempt
E881-884 Bush administration, 1989-1993
E885-889 Clinton administration, 1993-2001
E895-904 Twenty-first century
E902-904 George W. Bush's administration, 2001-

J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE
J General legislative and executive papers
JA Political science (General)
JC Political theory
JF Political institutions and public administration - General
JJ Political institutions and public administration - North America
JK Political institutions and public administration - United States
JS Local government. Municipal government
JZ International relations

K– LAW
KF Law of the United States
KF1-9827 Federal law. Common and collective state law
Individual states: KFV2401-2999 Virginia

Keywords to search: politics, political, United States, Virginia

Subjects to search (Library of Congress):

Christianity and politics -- United States

Conservatism -- United States

Liberalism -- United States

Political Campaigns

Political Cartoons

Political Clubs

Political Conventions

Political Correctness

Political Corruption -- United States

Political Corruption -- Virginia

Political Crimes

Political Culture -- United States

Political Ethics -- United States

Political Leadership -- United States

Political Obligation

Political Oratory -- United States

Political Participation -- United States

Political Parties

Political Persecution -- United States

Political Planning -- United States

Political Rights -- United States

Political Science

Political Violence -- United States

Politics and Culture -- United States

Politics and Education

Politics, Practical -- United States

Religion and politics -- United States

United States -- Politics and Government

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U.S. legislative information including full-text hearings, reports, prints and documents and the CIS Legislative Histories from Congressional Information Service
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Also see our Elections, Government, and Statistics subject guides.

Internet Resources:  

Brookings Institute analyzes current and emerging political issues.

C-Span.org provides coverage of a variety of public affairs events.

Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress.

Election Guide Search by type of election, by country, and by year.   Information on elections 1998 to 2011.

FactCheck.org from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, this nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate site aims to monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. politicians.

Federal Election Commission discloses campaign finance information, to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.

Library of Congress Thomas provides legislative information from the Library of Congress.

National Security Archive is an independent non-governmental research institute and library located at George Washington University , the Archive collects and publishes declassified documents acquired through the Freedom of Information Act. Some of the documents included here are "The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962," "Nixon-Presley Meeting: the Documentation," and "Nuclear History at the Archives."

Congress.org Find your elected officials by zip code.

Statistical Abstract of the United States 2006 Current demographics from the US Census Bureau.

Virginia Election Data System from the University of Virginia, this collection of data is built upon precinct level data tapes obtained from the Virginia Board of Elections. Users of this system will be able to create customized tables of precinct level election returns. Elections included are President, Senator, Representative, Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, and General Assembly (Senate and House).

Virginia General Assembly provides detailed information on the House of Delegates, Senate, meetings, members, laws, budgets and more.

Virginia 's Legislative Information System includes bill tracking, searchable databases for   The Code of Virginia   (statutory law),   The Virginia Administrative Code    (state agency rules), and   Bills and Resolutions   (session legislation).

Virginia Statistical Abstract Online from the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, contains Virginia data on such subjects as employment, taxes, agriculture, crime, education, trade, construction, health, vital statistics, population, finance, tourism, the environment, and more. Can be viewed as PDF files or downloaded as Excel spreadsheets.

White House Tapes Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under 5,000 hours of conversations. This site is designed as a service to the research community by making freely available all of the presidential recordings, along with relevant research materials. The site is hosted and maintained by the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia 's Miller Center of Public Affairs.