Selected Resources

U.S. Federal Government Agencies | Other Government Sites | Statistics | Social/Political Issues | Pennsylvania Government | Congress | Foreign Governments | Local | Political Science

U.S. Federal Government

• Executive Branch
• Legislative Branch
• Judicial Branch
• Congress.org
• 110th U.S. Congress
• OpenCongress
• Government Document Resources Online
• GovTrack.us
• 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, 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
• U.S. Government Graphics and Photos

• FedStats
• 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
• Religion in America (Pew Research Center)
• Institute for Highway Safety
• General Population
• Characteristics
• StateMaster (compare U.S. states)

• Abortion (Fact File)
• Abortion(AGI)
• Abortion (State Health Facts)
• 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
• Benefits (Health, etc.) Statistics
• Biofuels (A Global Perspective, Nov 2007)
• Budget of the United States
• Child Day Care
• Cosmetic Surgery
• Crime, Capital Punishment
• Center for Gun Policy and Research
• Death Penalty, 2007 (Amnesty Intern'l)
• Domestic violence (2007 Report)
• Education
• Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
• Nuclear Power Estimates to 2030
• Ethanol Fuel
• Farming in the U.S. (2007)
• Food Labeling
• Food Security, USA (2006)
• Health Care (Fact File)
• Health Facts (Many Categories)
• Health: Hispanics and Health Care in the United States
• Health Insurance Coverage, 2004
• Health Insurance Coverage & Access for Immigrants, 2003
• 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)
• Human Trafficking
• Identity Theft (2005)
• Immigration
• Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-2005
• Language: Demographic Profile of Foreign-Language Speakers for the United States: 2000
• Military Casualty Stats
• Military Enlisted Figures (2008)
• Poverty
• U.S. Statistics, 2004
• Homeless Fact Sheet
• Poverty Fact Sheet
• Poverty Line
• Poverty Rate by Age, Gender, Race
• Retirement Plans: The Facts
• Sexual Activity (U.S. Teens, 2005)
• Social Security (Fact File)
• Sports Data (attendance, salaries, etc.)
• Taiwan (AEI) (Managing a Cross-Strait Crisis)
• Television
• Current Nielsen TV Ratings
• Transportation
• Movies
• Current Top Box Office

• Water Use in the U.S.

• Pennsylvania Facts 2006
• 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

Congress

• Congressional Information
• Email your Congressional Representative
• Thomas (legislative information)
• Congressional Record

Foreign Governments

• Library of Congress' Portals to the World
• U.S. Embassies and Consulates
• Foreign Embassies in Washington D.C.
• Europa
• 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

Foreign Governments

• Library of Congress' Portals to the World

• Harrisburg, PA (Fact Sheet)

• Millennium Development Goals