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This Guide builds on the resources found in the main Public and International Affairs guide. This guide focuses exclusively on resources for research on United States political affairs, and should be used in conjunction with the PIA guide.
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State Government Websites
North Carolina Crime Statistics
The North Carolina Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is part of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. While the program’s primary objective is to generate a reliable set of criminal statistics for use in law enforcement administration, operation, and management, its data have over the years become one the country’s leading social indicators. The UCR Program collects data on the age, race, and sex of persons arrested for all crimes except traffic violations.
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North Carolina Department of Commerce
The state's lead agency for economic, community, and workforce development.
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Office of the Governor
Official website of the office of the governor of North Carolina.
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Follow the Money
Describes itself as "the nation's only free, nonpartisan, verifiable archive of contributions to political campaigns in all 50 states."
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North Carolina General Assembly
Use this web site as a tool to track bills, find and communicate with your state House and Senate members, and to follow chamber activity, meetings and issues before the General Assembly.
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Federal Election Commission
The FEC administers and enforces the statute that governs the financing of federal elections.
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North Carolina Center for Voter Education
A "nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping citizens more fully participate in democracy."
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Project Vote Smart
Their mission is to provide "free, factual, unbiased information on candidates and elected officials to all Americans."
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New Hanover County Board of Elections
The mission of the New Hanover County Board of Elections is to provide the highest level of professional standards to ensure accurate, honest, and fair elections through accountability and integrity and to provide all citizens our services in the most efficient, effective, and timely manner
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North Carolina State Board of Elections
The State Board of Elections is the state agency charged with overall responsibility for administration of the elections process and campaign finance disclosure in North Carolina. The State Board itself is composed of five members, appointed by the Governor. The state’s 100 County Boards of Elections conduct local elections, operate voting sites, maintain voter registration lists and handle numerous aspects of election administration.
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American National Election Studies
The ANES produces data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation.
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World Socialist Web Site
Published by the leadership of the world socialist movement.
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Congress.gov
An essential database for criminology, and public and international affairs, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, such as bills, committee reports & hearings.
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Congressional Record
Service provided by GPO Access with the official record of the United States Congress.
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CQ Political Reference Suite
An essential database for public and international affairs, CQ Press Political Reference Suite of Online Editions integrates many of CQ Press's acclaimed reference titles on government and politics into a user-friendly, electronic format
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CQ Press Library
The definitive reference resource for research in American government, current public and international affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Search or browse across all CQ Press Library collections: CQ Almanac Online, CQ Researcher Online, CQ Weekly, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Voting and Elections Collection, and Supreme Court Yearbook.
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HeinOnline
Contains more than 1,200 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage is from the first issue published for all periodicals and goes through the most-currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers. Retrieve articles by citation, browse, or search across nearly 50 million pages of content. HeinOnline also contains many useful resources for criminology, and public and international affairs, such as the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S.
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SIRS Government Reporter
SIRS Government Reporter provides current and historic government documents; landmark and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments, agencies, elected leaders and more. The main database delivers thousands of carefully selected full-text documents and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, public and international affairs, business and industry.
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CQ Researcher
The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.
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CQ Magazine
Only CQ Magazine reports on the world's most powerful legislative body completely and accurately every week.
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Historical Statistics of the United States
This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
The Statistical Abstract is the best known and most popular single source of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. This database is designed to serve as a convenient, easy-to-use statistical reference source and as a guide to statistical publications and sources.
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Congress.org
Describes itself as "a non-partisan website dedicated to building a knowledge base for professionals wishing to better engage their communities."
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U.S. House of Representatives
Official website for the United States House of Representatives.
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White House
Official website for the White House (executive branch of federal government).
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The Cabinet, and Cabinet Agencies
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
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Open Secrets
Nonpartisan guide to money's influence on U.S. elections and public policy.
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