Political Science

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• Michigan Elections and Issues
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• Political Science Resources on the Web
• Institute for Politics Democracy & the Internet > Resources

• American Factfinder > [Political District Search] insert your address and find your political districts
• Citizen's Research Council of Michigan
• League of Women Voters: Michigan & Voter Guides for Oakland County
• Publius Voter Information Center and Elections in Michigan - from the Michigan Secretary of State
• Michigan eLibrary>Election 2008
• Michigan in Brief 2002-2003 - from Public Sector Consultants
• MichiganVotes - Michigan legislators' voting records

• Almanac of Policy Issues
• Congress.org
• Elections 2008 - from the University of Michigan Document Center. Covers National and Michigan elections.
• FactCheck.org - From Annenberg Public Policy Center: "Holding politicians accountable."
• Politics 1 - Party descriptions under Political Parties link; has lists of political blogs
• RealClear Politics - Election 2008 polls
• This Nation: Citizens - Info on presidential candidates, congress, state government, news links, campaign funds, e-mail addresses, petitions, voter registration, etc.
• U.S. Electoral College - Electoral college laws and procedures
• USA Spending.gov - Find out how your tax dollars are spent. Data on contracts, grants, loans and other spending, searchable by congressional district.
• Vote Smart

• Background Notes - Country data from the U.S. Dept. of State
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada > Cultural Profiles - Cultural aspects of many countries, including the USA
• Country Studies - from the Library of Congress
• Europa - About Europe and the European Union
• Foreign Government Resources and International Agencies and Information - from UM Documents Center
• CIA World Factbook - Country Data from the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

• Expanded Academic ASAP (Infotrac)
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