LibGuides: POS 2041: American Federal Government: Weblinks

Websites

Selected Websites

CQ Weekly
(CQ Press) - Reports on the world’s most powerful legislative body on a weekly basis. The CQ news team – the largest on Capital Hill – covers virtually every act of the United States Congress through weekly cover stories, columns, roll call votes and analysis and more.
Navigating the Election Process for Students and First Time Voters
A Beginners Guide to Election Rights, Rules and Regulations
Oyez Project
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent is a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court of the United States and its work. It aims to be a complete and authoritative source for all audio recorded in the Court since the installation of a recording system in October 1955. The Project also provides authoritative information on all justices and offers a virtual reality Tour of portions of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of some of the justices.
Supreme Court of the United States
Opinions, arguments, case documents and history.
United States House of Representatives
Learn about representatives, leadership, committees, legislative activity and how the House works.
United States Senate
Learn about Senators, committees, legislation and records, and the history of the US Senate.
The White House
News and issues from the Executive Office; history and federal government information.
Khan Academy
AP®︎ US Government and Politics
Congress.gov
Congress.gov - provides a general overview of the legislative process. This site also provides Committee hearings and Meetings in video.
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Provides an overview of the legislative process.
Intelligence2
Intelligence Squared has established itself as the leading forum for live, agenda-setting debates, talks and discussions around the world.

Our aim is to promote a global conversation that enables people to make informed decisions about the issues that matter, in the company of the world's greatest minds and orators.- Intelligence Squared

Check the Facts

Politifact
"PolitiFact is an independent fact-checking journalism website aimed at bringing you the truth in politics. PolitiFact's reporters and editors fact-check statements from the White House, Congress, candidates, advocacy groups and more, rating claims for accuracy on our Truth-O-Meter. Every fact-check includes analysis of the claim, an explanation of our reasoning and a list of links to all our sources."

FactCheck.org
"We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit 'consumer advocate' for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding."

Vote Smart
Vote Smart is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that provides factual information on candidates, including bios, voting records, positions, ratings, speeches, and funding.

Politico
Politico is a journalism organization focusing on political news. The organization aggregates results from various polls and allow users to filter poll results by state, office, category/issue, date, and source.

New York Times
Fact-checking by the New York Times.

The Washington Post's Fact Checker
Fact-checking by the Washington Post.

The Internet Archive's Political TV Ad Archive
"New, free website archives political TV ads in 2016 primaries married with fact-checking and reporting from award-winning journalism partners." The site includes "downloadable data on how often it has aired, where, and when in 20 TV markets throughout eight key primary states. In addition, the site links to fact-checking and follow-the-money journalism."

SciCheck
"FactCheck.org’s SciCheck feature focuses exclusively on false and misleading scientific claims that are made by partisans to influence public policy."

Polls

Gallup
Gallup is "committed to using scientifically proven and accepted methodologies for Gallup polling in more than 160 countries and areas worldwide. Gallup applies rigorous research standards to its Gallup Daily tracking, Gallup Poll Social Series, and Gallup World Poll surveys. These measures track what the public is thinking on virtually every political, economic, and social issue that matters to society."
Pew Research Center
"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." They "conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research." They "do not take policy positions."
Quinnipiac University Poll
"Since its informal beginnings in 1988, the Quinnipiac University Poll is widely known and highly regarded for its exactness and thoroughness. The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, CNN, Reuters and more turn to the poll as a barometer of public opinion in matters of politics, elections, and issues of public concern."
RealClearPolitics.com
RealClearPolitics.com aggregates polling data and calculates an average of these.