California Political Almanac
The California Political Almanac 2005-2006 offers the best guide to politicians and politics in California. It provides users with lively, unbiased political profiles of California’s state leadership in Sacramento and Washington, DC., providing updated information that covers recent elections and political activities.
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Congress Collection
Congress Collection is a dynamic research and reference tool allowing historical analysis of members of Congress, their legislative voting behavior, interest groups, and their interactions in crafting public policy.
The Collection's database integrates encyclopedic entries, legislative policy histories, chronologies, statistics, biographies, maps, demographic and electoral data, and roll call votes in a well-designed and easy-to-use site.
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Congress and the Nation Series 1945-current
Congress and the Nation Series 1945-current contains all eleven volumes of the only resource that makes the actions of the U.S. Congress fully understandable to its readers. It provides renowned, authoritative coverage of the events, trends and controversies in the U.S. Congress and the presidency from the administration of Harry S. Truman through the first term of President George W. Bush.
It offers accessible, in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy during each Congressional session and presidential term, organized by policy area. It supplies an unprecedented amount of coverage that is neatly organized and arranged to tell the story of the times. It is a key resource for research in the following areas: politics, U.S. history, government, political science, legal studies, public policy and business regulation.
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CQ Almanac
CQ Almanac is the best primary resource for coverage and analysis of U.S. congressional legislation from 1945 to today, and is available in a convenient, easy-to-navigate online format. CQ Almanac is renowned for its in-depth analysis of the path legislation takes through Congress, including how bills are changed, derailed, or ultimately passed during an annual session of Congress.
Other features include:
- Expert analysis from CQ authoritative, nonpartisan journalists who cover Capitol Hill.
- One-of-a-kind online features including olicy TrackerTM which allows users to easily follow legislative coverage of vital policy issues over time, and ecades Pages,which offers clear and concise navigation of key eras in U.S. political history.
- Acclaimed CQ Press functionality that features advanced search, intuitive browsing menus, customization options for creating a profile and saving and emailing documents, and other handy online tools such as CiteNowTM.
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Political Handbook of the World 2005- present
Political Handbook of the World is the ultimate 21st century research tool for finding accurate, in-depth political information on more than 200 countries. It provides users with authoritative country-by-country political profiles on every country in the world including: Names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, along with profiles of over 120 intergovernmental organizations It is a key resource for research on international relations, political science, public policy and comparative government. Important facts on government and political history, political parties and organizations, regime type, legislative activities, news media, and current controversies
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CQ Public Affairs Collection
- CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth coverage of vital public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses, and full-text historical documents and primary source materials. Organized by 22 key public affairs topics - from Advocacy and Public Service to U.S. Congress and Politics - in a fully integrated reference source, the collection provides invaluable context for today's critical debates.
Ideal for researchers and students of public affairs and public policy, social work, government, political science, journalism, and communications, the CQ Public Affairs Collection is also an essential one-stop source for lobbyists, government and non-profit policy organizations, and informed citizens everywhere.
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CQ Researcher
The CQ Researcher is the choice of librarians and researchers seeking original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. Used by students and other researchers who need to complete an assignment, prepare for a debate, or become a quick expert on a topic, each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist.
Published 44 times a year, the single-themed CQ Researcher report offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. The CQ Researcher can be read in its entirety or by section, which includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
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CQ Researcher plus Archive
CQ Researcher Plus Archive provides expert, non-partisan reporting and analysis on the vital issues that have shaped and continue to shape our society. It offers users over 3,600 original, single-themed reports on the issues from 1923 to the present. Written in a refreshingly straightforward style, the Archive offers in-depth coverage and expert analysis on vital current events that also includes important historical context
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CQ Voting and Elections Collection
CQ Voting and Elections Collection is the first dynamic research and reference tool to put the power of a specially created elections database and the context of objective, informed analyses directly in the hands of students, scholars, researchers, and interested citizens.
The Collection is organized into six categories: Presidential Elections Campaigns and Elections Congressional Elections Political Parties Gubernatorial Elections Voters and Demographics
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CQ Weekly
Trusted since 1945, CQ Weekly is the premier source of information on government, politics and public policy. Established as one of the most in-depth and accurate news sources of information surrounding Congress, each issue of CQ Weekly contains an unbiased, objective and comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity from the previous week.
CQ Weekly focuses solely on Congress, analyzing trends, members and upcoming Hill activity. Through penetrating cover stories, incisive and thorough news features and compelling charts and graphics, CQ Weekly brings clear-eyed context and analytical perspective to the issues being debated on Capitol Hill. Readers can quickly find the status of legislation, learn the motives and agendas of individual members and their parties, or find out how the president's agenda is faring in Congress.
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Encyclopedia of American Government
Encyclopedia of American Government is a comprehensive overview of the why’s and how’s of the American government system. Based on the CQ Press Encyclopedia of American Government A to Z series, the Electronic Encyclopedia is designed for use by students, political activists, government employees, and interested citizens. CQ’s original content, concise prose, and expert understanding of the American government come together in this expansive and easy-to-navigate reference source.
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Historic Documents Series 1972-current
The Historic Documents Series 1972-current contains the entire collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents series (1972-2005). It serves patrons as their one-stop source for the most important and valuable commentary on primary source documents relating to each year’s key events. It contains 2,560 documents and over 30,000 print pages, along with links to external sources for related information.
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Politics in America 2000- present
Politics in America 2000-present provides comprehensive profiles of the 535 members of the 109th Congress with concise and candid analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations of members at home and on Capitol Hill.
Users can search the full database of member profiles back to 2000 or limit searches by state, member or political party. It also provides detailed state and district information, plus a wealth of information and data on campaign finance, partisan caucuses, standing committees and other member facts.
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CQ Supreme Court Collection
The CQ Supreme Court Collection offers a unique contextual framework and analysis of the Supreme Court and its decisions unavailable in any other Web-based reference.
The Supreme Court Collection blends historical perspective with timely updates and expert commentary, providing patrons with bold scope and depth of content and supports courses in political science, American history, and law, including Advanced Placement courses in American Government and Politics. It is also and ideal resource for law schools and public libraries.
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Supreme Court Yearbook Series 1989-2006
The Supreme Court Yearbook Series 1989-2006 provides users with the opportunity to search and browse sixteen years of expert coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, including: Year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989–2006 Case summaries of every opinion written during each court term Essays on each year’s most significant cases and the trends in each term Useful tables and figures on voting patterns and constitutional law
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Vital Statistics on American Politics 2005- current
Vital Statistics on American Politics 2005-current permits users to search and browse key statistics on U.S. elections, Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, public opinion, and more, including: A wealth of data on subjects such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the military, social and economic policy, and much more The most recent information and analysis available on the 2004 presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections Over 200 helpful tables and figures and advanced data-export and download capabilities using Excel®
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Washington Information Directory 2006-current
The Washington Information Directory 2006-current is an essential guide to key contacts at government agencies and national organizations. It supplies users with over 10,000 contacts in federal, congressional, and state government offices; nongovernmental organizations; policy groups and foundations, including the following: Street and mailing addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, and Web sites Objectives, responsibilities, and activities of each organization Enhanced organization and featured content on immigration reform It is a terrific resource for lobbyists, government offices, and non-profit organizations; job seekers looking for work in Washington, and informed citizens everywhere.
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