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Overview |
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About
the U.S. Government |
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About America: How the United States Is Governed US Dept. of
State Publication |
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A Responsive Government:
Separation of powers and the democratic process
(From: Portrait of the USA) |
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Government Accountability
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Civil-Military Relations
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Democracy) |
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Civilian Control of the Military
(From: Papers of
Democracy) |
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Outline
of U.S. Government |
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The American Political
Process |
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How Our
Laws Are Made. Library of Congress |
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How Our Laws
Are Made: Ben's Guide for Kids to US
Government |
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A Brief
Introduction to the Federal Budget Process |
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Overview of the Congressional Budget Process |
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Our American Government
A popular introductory guide from the U.S. Congress. 2003
edition. |
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U.S.
Government Manual: 2006-07 Edition |
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U.S.
Politics and Government: from Dept. of State INFOUSA |
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Impeachment:
An Overview of Constitutional Provisions, Procedure, and
Practice |
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Transforming the Culture of Corruption US Dept. of State,
E-Journal December 2006 |
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Politics
VOA Special English
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Democracy and Human Rights |
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Dept. of
State Democracy Web Site |
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Dept. of
State Human Rights Web Site |
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The
25th Anniversary of the U.S. Human Rights Report: backgrounder |
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2006 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices , US Dept.
of State |
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What
Is Democracy? from Dept. of State |
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Principles of Democracy from Dept. of State |
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Democracy Papers from Dept. of State |
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The Supreme Court
and Civil Rights (From:
About America: How the United States Is Governed) US Dept.
of State Publication |
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Democracy Dialogues:
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Democracy's Challenge |
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Free Speech in America: An Overview |
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Women's Rights |
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Free & Fair Elections |
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Freedom of Religion |
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Combating Corruption |
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Nongovernmental organizations |
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Freedom
Papers: A series of papers that provide practical
information, case studies, and sources of information on
issues of democracy-building. Topics include: free and
independent media; teaching democracy; the role of the
legislature; an independent judiciary; administering higher
education; public access to government information; and
creating and disseminating law. |
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Basic
Readings in U.S. Democracy: Presents court decisions,
legislative acts, and presidential decrees that form the
bedrock of American democracy, as well as letters, essays,
speeches, and poems that chart the country's search for itself
as a democratic society. |
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Human Rights and Law VOA Special English
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A Citizen's
Guide on using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy
Act of 1974 to Request Government Records
A report by the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on
Government Reform issuing the Citizen's Guide. |
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Transparency in Government |
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Transparency in Government |
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The People's Right to Know: Transparency in Government
Institutions (From: Democracy Papers) |
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Information
Management: Acquisition of the Electronic Records Archives is
Progressing
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the National Archives and Records Administration's development
of an electronic records archive system. U.S. GAO, July 2005. |
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Elections |
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Elections and the Electoral Process (From:
About America: How the United States Is Governed) US Dept.
of State Publication |
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Democracy Dialogues:
Free and Fair Elections |
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Free & fair Elections (From: Principles of Democracy) |
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The Principles of Democratic Elections (From: Democracy
Papers) |
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United States Elections 2004 |
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Political Parties
(From: Principles
of Democracy) |
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A Woman's Right to Vote
"Carrie Burnham Argued for the Right to Vote" (From: America's
Story) |
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One Woman, One Vote
"Nineteenth Amendment Granting Women's Suffrage Was Sent to the
States" (From: America's Story) |
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Elections U.S. Dept. of State INFOUSA |
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Biographies of Government
Officials |
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Government Officials in
the History (From: America's Story) |
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George
Washington1732-1799 |
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Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826 |
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John
Jay
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James
Polk 1795-1849 |
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Andrew
Johnson1808-1875
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Abraham
Lincoln1809-1865 |
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Ulysses
S. Grant1822-1885 |
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Rutherford
Birchard Hayes1822-1893 |
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Thomas
Woodrow Wilson1856-1924 |
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William
Howard Taft1857-1930 |
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Theodore
Roosevelt1858-1919 |
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William Jennings Bryan
1860-1925 |
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John
Joseph Pershing1860-1948 |
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Calvin
Coolidge 1872-1933
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George
Catlett Marshall1880-1959 |
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George
S. Patton Jr.1885-1945 |
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Dwight
David Eisenhower1890-1969 |
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Ralph
Bunche1904-1971 |
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Thurgood
Marshall1908-1993
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From other
resources: |
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The Supreme Court Justices
(From:The
Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the Land)
Dept. of State E-Journal April 2005 |
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Justice For All: The Legacy of
Thurgood Marshall
US Dept. of State Publication |
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The President |
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The White
House |
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The
Executive Branch: Powers of the Presidency |
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The Powers of the Presidency (From: Democracy Papers) |
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Presidents of the United
States: In this resource you will
find background information, election results, cabinet
members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of
the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents,
audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also
included to enrich this site. |
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State of the Union Address Conveys Presidential Agenda, Vision
USINFO |
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Inaugural
Addresses of the Presidents: Full-text of inaugural
address beginning with George Washington |
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Inaugural Addresses and Memorable Words USINFO |
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Foreign Policy Roles of the President and
Congress
Congressional Research Service, June 1,
1999. |
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Presidential Libraries: A Brief History
Home pages of the libraries of former Presidents from Herbert
Hoover to date. |
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Executive
Branch |
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Executive
Branch |
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Key
Officers of Foreign Service Posts |
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Principal
Officers of the Department of State |
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Internet Government Resources |
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GPO
Access Online Service: A service
of US Government Printing Office. GPO Access
provides online access to The Federal Register,
Congressional Record, Congressional Bills. |
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usa.gov
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Government
Web Resources |
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University
of Michigan Library Documents Center |
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US Government
Information Servers |
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Uncle
Sam: Government Publications, Dept. Regional Depository
Library, the University of Memphis: Providing detail information on US Government
publications. |
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Legislative
Branch |
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Overview |
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The Legislative Branch: The Reach of Congress (From: Outline
of U.S. Government) |
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The Creation of Law in a Democratic Society (From: Democracy
Papers) |
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The Role of Interest Groups (From: Democracy Papers) |
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Lobbying
Congress:
A Key Way U.S. Citizens Impact Foreign Policy (From:
The Making of U.S. Foreign Policy,
U.S. Dept. of State
E-Journal March 2000. |
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Legislative Power (From: Principles of Democracy) |
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Legislative Branch Internet
Resources |
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U.S. Legislative
Procedure |
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Abridged
Dictionary of Parlimentary Terms,
US House of
Representatives |
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U.S.
Congress |
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Congressional
Directory: beginning with the 103rd Congress |
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Congressional
E-Mail Addresses and Web Sites |
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Congressional
Committees information |
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U.S. Senate |
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United
States Congress Senate Directory |
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U.S.
House of Representatives
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The Library of Congress Opened Its Doors
November 1, 1897 (From: America's Story) |
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Books for Congress (From: America's Story) |
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Related Links |
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Congressional
Research Service Reports |
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Congresslink: "one
stop shopping" for basic information on Congress. |
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Library of
Congress |
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Thomas: Legislative Information
on the Internet |
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Judicial
Branch |
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Overview |
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The Judicial Branch: Interpreting the Constitution
(From: Outline of U.S. Government) |
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The Role of an Independent Judiciary (From: Democracy
Papers) |
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An Independent Judiciary (From: Principles of Democracy) |
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The Importance Of Judicial Independence
U.S.
Dept. of State E-Journal March 2004 |
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US Judiciary |
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The Courts |
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Courts of
Appeals |
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Understanding
the Federal courts |
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Structure of
the Federal Courts |
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The Federal Court System in the US
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The Supreme
Court |
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The Supreme Court of the United States: Highest Court in the
Land Dept. of State E-Journal April 2005 |
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Supreme Court Decisions
Test Government Power, Limits How the Court chooses cases --
Part 1 of 2 |
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Supreme Court Justices Vote In Order of Seniority How
the Court decides cases -- Part 2 of 2 |
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District
Courts |
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Bankruptcy courts |
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Directories |
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Glossary of
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Biographies
of Current Members of the Supreme Court
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Related Links |
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United States
Federal Court System and Decisions |
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Federal Judicial
Center |
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FEDWORLD
Supreme Court Decisions Homepage |
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Findlaw
Internet Legal Resources ? U.S. Supreme Court
Opinions |
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Legal Information
Institute |
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Selected
Historic Decisions of the U.S Supreme Court |
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United States Federal
Judiciary |
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The United States
Supreme Court |
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Think
Tanks & Public Interest Organizations |
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Dept. of State: Think Tanks & Public
Interest Organizations |
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Cato (USA),
other links of interest
Research and Educational Institutes |
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The 50 States |
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State Governments
(From:
About America: How the United States Is Governed) US Dept.
of State Publication |
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List of
the Governors of the States |
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A Country of Many
Governments (From:
Outline of U.S. Government) |
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State Fact
Sheets: U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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Explore the States (From: America's Story) |
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Information on the 50 States
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Related Links |
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The 50 States
of the United States: Capital Cities and Information
Links |
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Council of State
Governments |
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State
and Local Governments |
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State and
Local Government on the Net |
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StateLaw -
State Government and Legislative Information |
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State
Statutes by Topic |
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Other Related
Links |
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Acronyms of the
U.S. Government |
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Politicalinformation.com |
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The Democratic National
Committee |
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Republican National
Committee |
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National Political
Index |
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Political News |
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The Policy.com
Community |
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Politics1.com
The Ultimate Guide to
U.S. Politics & Elections |
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AllPolitics-CNN/TIME:
It draw on the resources of Time and CNN correspondents to
provide political news, analysis and commentary. |
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