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Polls
- Pew Global Attitudes ProjectThe Pew Research polls offer a rich resource for looking into public opinion on a wide range of topics. They offer both handy overviews of their surveys and downloadable datasets.
A/V Club
- The Living Room CandidatePresidential campaign commercials 1952-2016.
- Public Resource .org"FedFlix"—Public Domain Stock Footage Library & Government Theater
- Government Sponsored ComicsFrom the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, a fascinating and often hilarious digital collection of government sponsored comic books.
Elections
- Election StatisticsCompiled by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 1920 - 2008.
- U.S. Presidential ElectionsFrom the Roper Center Public Opinions Archive, 1976 - 2016.
Watchdogs
- FactCheck.orgInitially funded by the Annenberg Foundation, this site keeps an eye on the factual accuracy of political rhetoric from campaigns, advertisements, speeches, etc.
- Governance MattersWorldwide government indicators such as political stability, accountability, and rule of law. A project of the World Bank.
- GovTrack.us"...promoting and innovating government transparency" through the tracking of federal legislation, voting records, district maps, congressional committees and more.
- Open CongressCampaign contributions + Capitol Hill Voting = Worth paying attention to...
- OpenSecrets.orgA project of the Center for Responsive Politics, this site tracks money and its winding path through U.S. politics.
- Project CensoredDedicated to media accountability and the awareness of censored news.
- Transparency InternationalA "global coalition against corruption."
U.S.
- govinfo This link opens in a new windowgovinfo replaced FDsys in December 2018. Full-text information from the three branches of the US Federal Government. Includes the federal budget, the Congressional Record, Congressional bills, History of Bills, the Federal Register, and the US Code. Dates of coverage vary by collection.
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