Selected Resources

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U.S. Federal Government

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Congress.org
• 110th U.S. Congress
• OpenCongress
• Government Document Resources Online
• American Presidency Project
• GovTrack.us
• Taxpayers for Common Sense
• MAPLight.org (illuminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes)
• Contact your elected federal officials
• Contact Senator Casey
• Contact Senator Specter

• FirstGov (official website for searching U.S. Government)
• GovSpot.com (gateway to government information)
• Most Often Used Internet Sites for Government Information
• CQ Politics
• White House Home Page
• House of Representatives
• Library of Congress
• Library of Congress, YouTube
• Library of Congress, State Digital Resources
• Copyright Information (registration information)
• U.S. Congressional Biographies (1774 - present)
• U.S. Dept. of Defense Fact File
• Supreme Court of the United States
• OpenJurist (access to published court opinions)
• U.S. Government Graphics and Photos

• FedStats
• U.S. Federal Government Information
• U.S. Foreign Aid
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Official development assistance (ODA)
• OECD Statistics Portal
• U.S. Budget Allocations Slideshow
• Education, Social Science statistics
• Education, fast facts
• Sourcebook (Data by U.S. region/state)
• FedSpending.org (OMB)
• Census Bureau
• CIA World Factbook, 2009
• Human Development Report 2007/2008
• ShowUSA (interactive map)
• Data.gov
• Budget of the United States Government
• Governnment Information Locator Service (GILS)
• Federal web sites by subject
• Statistics Canada
• National Center for Health Statistics
• OECD Factbook, 2007 Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics
• U.S. Population distribution (by race)
• PA's Hispanic Population, 2005
• Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2008
• Religion in America (Pew Research Center)
• Institute for Highway Safety
• General Population
• American Fact Finder
• State & Local Sourcebook
• StateMaster (compare U.S. states)
• Facts for Features and Special Editions
• U.S. Students Studying Abroad(2004)
• U.S. Students Studying Abroad(2008)
• International Students (characteristics)
• International student enrollments in U.S.

• Abortion (Fact File)
• PA Abortion statistics(2007 report)
• Abortion(AGI)
• Abortion (State Health Facts)
• Adoption (U.S. Dept. HHS)
• Adoption
• Adoption, Intercountry
• Aging (United States)
• Aging (by country)
• Agricultural Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
• Agriculture as a Source of Fuel (Prospects and Impacts, 2007 to 2017)
• AIDS/HIV Fact Sheets, 2007
• AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB (State Profiles, 2007)
• Avian Flu
• Baby Matters (State Policies and Initiatives)
• Benefits (Health, etc.) Statistics
• Biofuels (A Global Perspective, Nov 2007)
• Budget of the United States
• Cell phones(CDC, 2008)
• Cell Phone Use (2010)
• Child Day Care
• Climate Debate Daily
• Computer Use (2010)
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Crime, Capital Punishment
• Center for Gun Policy and Research
• Death Penalty, 2007 (Amnesty Intern'l)
• Death Penalty Information Center, 2011
• Death Sentences & Executions, 2008 (Amnesty Intern'l)
• Divorce & Marriage
• Domestic violence (2007 Report)
• Drug Use and Health (2009 Report)
• Education
• Elder Care
• Electric Cars (2011 Report)
• Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
• Nuclear Power Estimates to 2030
• Ethanol Fuel
• Ethanol, corn-based (Land-based effects, 2009)
• Farming in the U.S. (2007)
• Farm Policy & Small Farms (2009)
• Fertility Rates, Europe (2013 Report)
• Food Assistance Landscape (Annual Report, 2009)
• Food Assistance, U.S. States (SNAP Program, 2007)
• Food Labeling
• Food Security, USA (2006)
• Food (World Food Situation) (FAO, 2011)
• Health Care (Fact File)
• OECD Health Data 2009 (Frequently Requested Data)
• Health Facts (Many Categories)
• Health: Hispanics and Health Care in the United States, 2008
• Health Insurance Coverage, 2004
• Health Insurance Coverage & Access for Immigrants, 2008
• Health Insurance Coverage & Access for American Indians, 2004
• Medicare & Medicaid Fact Sheet, 2006
• Benefits: The un-insured facts
• Highway Statistics, 2006
• Hispanic Fast Facts, 2007 (U.S. Census)
• Homelessness in America, 2011
• Human Trafficking
• Human Trafficking.org
• Identity Theft (2005)
• Immigration(Center for Immigration Studies)
• Immigration (UMich)
• Immigration Statistics (2010)
• Internet Connectivity Worldwide 2011
• Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005
• Internet Use among the generations (Pew, 2010)
• Language: Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000
• Latinos (2010 Congressional Reapportionment)
• Marriage (National Marriage Project,Univ. of VA)
• Migration Dialogue
• Mental Illness Report, 2009
• Military Casualty Stats
• Military Enlisted Figures (2008)
• Oil Consumption, U.S. (2008 Report)
• Poverty
• Homeless Fact Sheet
• Poverty Fact Sheet
• Poverty Line (2009)
• Poverty Rate by Age, Gender, Race
• Low-Income Children, 2009
• Preschool 2008, state statistics
• Prisoners (Health & Health Care, U.S.)
• Racial Segregation Living Patterns (U.S. Census, 2010)
• Religious Freedom (2009 International Report)
• Retirement Plans: The Facts
• Seat Belt Use/Occupant Injuries Among Adults
• Sentencing (United States Sentencing Commission)
• Sexual Activity (U.S. Teens, 2008)
• Social Network Use (2010)
• Social Security (Fact File)
• Sports Data (attendance, salaries, etc.)
• Taiwan (AEI) (Managing a Cross-Strait Crisis)
• Telecommunications Connectivity Worldwide (ICT 2011 Report)
• 3D Printing
• Transportation
• Transportation, North American Statistics
• Urban Statistics, United States
• Volunteering in the United States (2007)
• Volunteering in the United States, 2010 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Water Use in the U.S.
• Wind Energy (AWEA Fact Sheet)
• WIC Program (Background, Trends, 2009)
• Womed-Owned Firms in the U.S.
• Women's Statistics in the U.S.

• Pennsylvania Facts 2006
• Abortion statistics( PA2007 report)
• Abortion/Contraception (PA)
• Pennsylvania Home Page
• PA Senate Web Site
• Consumer's Guide to Legal Help
• Pennsylvania Fact Sheet
• Hispanic Population, 2005
• State Library
• County statistics
• County statistics, maps
• Agricultural data and statistics
• Pennsylvania Census 2010
• Pennsylvania Census 2010 (updated, 2011)

Congress

• Congressional Information
• Email your Congressional Representative
• Thomas (legislative information)
• Congressional Record
• Status of Appropriations Legislation for Each Fiscal Year

Foreign Governments

• Library of Congress' Portals to the World
• U.S. Embassies and Consulates
• Foreign Embassies in Washington D.C.
• Europa
• UN Data
• Peace & Conflict Studies (SIPRI)
• Country Data Reports (Governance Matters)
• Country Studies
• CountryReports.org
• Flags of the World
• UN List of Least Developed Countries, 2006 (statistical profiles)
• South Korea's Miraculous Democracy (Rand Corp.)
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
• INSEE (France) National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies
• Travel Advisories, U.S. State Dept.
• Travel Advisories, UK FCO Consular Services
• Climate change and violent conflict (International Alert)
• Country Energy Analysis Briefs

Local

• Harrisburg, PA (Fact Sheet)

Africa

• Millennium Development Goals
• African Policy Information Center
• African Action: Activism for Africa