Subject Guides: Political Science: Primary Sources, Data & Polls

Primary Sources, Stats, Polls, Gov. Documents & Reports

UNdata This link opens in a new window
This database contains official records, masthead documents, draft resolutions, meeting records, UN Sales Publications, and the UN Treaty Series citations. Most resolutions are in full-text. Coverage is from 1950 to the present.
Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
Digital version of all of the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history.
CQ Weekly Online This link opens in a new window
A database covering the United States Congress.

Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
Avalon Project at the Yale Law School offers electronic versions of important United States historical documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.
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Documents are listed by title, by date category (pre 18th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century), and by major collection.
FedStats
Provides links to key statistics available from more than 70 Federal agencies. Includes a keyword searching option.

Gallup Poll and Archive This link opens in a new window
This is the official Gallup Poll site, conducted by the Gallup organization, and which includes a variety of polling data but not their entire poll archive. May contain selected political polls or popularity/approval ratings.

International Monetary Fund
Country Information by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Also available in print at MGT/ECON HG3881.i626

Roper Center iPoll This link opens in a new window
Alternate title: iPoll Databank. The iPOLL Databank is the most comprehensive, up-to-date resource for US public opinion data. Includes major U.S. commercial, media, and academic polls from 1935-present.

AccessUN (NewsBank)

A database of United Nations documents.

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Congressional Serial Set

Digital version of all of the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history.

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CQ Weekly Online

A database covering the United States Congress.

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Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy

Avalon Project at the Yale Law School offers electronic versions of important United States historical documents relevant to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.

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FedStats

Provides links to key statistics available from more than 70 Federal agencies. Includes a keyword searching option.
Gallup Poll and Archive

This is the official Gallup Poll site, conducted by the Gallup organization, and which includes a variety of polling data but not their entire poll archive. May contain selected political polls or popularity/approval ratings.
International Monetary Fund

Country Information by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Also available in print at MGT/ECON HG3881.i626
iPoll Database

Up to date resource for U.S. public opinion. Includes major U.S. commercial, media, and academic polls from 1935-present.

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National Security Archives Index [Government Information Reference]

Indexes previously classified documents and journal references behind 50 years of U.S. foreign policy during major international crises.

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Policy Central (National Journal Group)

Comprehensive resource on politics and policy. Includes: National Journal, The Hotline, Poll Track, Mark-up Reports & Bill Status, CongressDaily, Ad Spotlight, & The Almanac of American Politics.

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Presidential Job Performance Polls

This page is part of the Roper organization's official website and contains presidential approval ratings from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and major newspapers, plus an archive of presidential approval ratings from Roosevelt to Bush

Pew Research Center: A great source for current polling data and analysis is Pew Research Center, one part of which is Religion and Public Life" but they cover a whole lot more:

http://www.pewforum.org/

National Security Archives Index [Government Information Reference]
Indexes previously classified documents and journal references behind 50 years of U.S. foreign policy during major international crises.
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Full text available on micro-fiche.

Policy Central (National Journal Group) This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive resource on politics and policy. Includes: National Journal, The Hotline, Poll Track, Mark-up Reports & Bill Status, CongressDaily, Ad Spotlight, & The Almanac of American Politics.

Presidential Job Performance Polls
This page is part of the Roper organization's official website and contains presidential approval ratings from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and major newspapers, plus an archive of presidential approval ratings from Roosevelt to Bush.
USA.gov
FirstGov is designed to provide a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency web sites by indexing web-accessible government information and linking searchers to the agencies containing information on the topic being searched.