Political Science: US Politics
Reference Books
- The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History (eBook) byPublication Date: 2009-11-09
- Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics Volume 1: African Americans and Asian Americans. byISBN: 9781573561488Publication Date: 2000-01-13
- Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics Volume 2: Hispanic Americans and Native Americans byISBN: 9781573561495Publication Date: 2000-01-13
- Democracy in America byCall Number: JK216 .T713 2000b -- 3rd FloorPublication Date: 2000-11-01
- Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right (ebook) byPublication Date: 2005-03-17
- Elections A to Z (ebook) byPublication Date: 2012-07-03
- Guide to U. S. Elections (ebook) byPublication Date: 2009-01-01
- Encyclopedia of Politics (ebook) byPublication Date: 2005-03-17
Related Guides
U.S. Politics Resources
In addition to the resources listed on the Find Articles page of this guide, the following may help enhance your research related to U.S. Politics.
- America: History and LifeIncludes citations of articles and books on the history and culture of the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
- American State PapersPresents the digitized edition of legislative and executive documents of the U.S.Congress from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Early American Newspapers I, II, and IIICovers early American newspapers, a major primary source for American history. Provides unprecedented access to the nation's newspapers from 1690 to 1876. Series I covers 1690-1876, while series II and III cover 1821-1876.
- Homeland Security Digital LibraryCovers the field of homeland security, which includes topics such as terrorism, public health, borders and immigration, intelligence, civil liberties, weapons and the military.
- Military & Government CollectionComprised of full text magazine and newspaper articles on national/international policy and politics, public administration, political science, international relationships, national and global security, law enforcement, and the military branches.
- Plowshares: Digital Archive for Peace StudiesArchives primary documents such as minutes, diaries, correspondence, pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals from the 1700s to the present. Chronicles the social justice efforts of the students and faculty of Earlham, Goshen, and Manchester colleges as well as the members of their affiliated historic peace-churches; the Quakers, Mennonites and the Church of the Brethren.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000, Scholar's EditionMaintains primary source documents and historical interpretations focusing on women in American social movements.
- Legal CollectionContains full text scholarly and peer-reviewed articles covering all areas of law.
- ProQuest CongressionalContains citations and full text to U.S. legislative information from 1970 to the present, with additional coverage of Congressional hearings from 1824 to 1979.
- Roper Center for Public Opinion ResearchMaintains abstracts and datasets for public opinion survey results from U.S. academic, commercial, and media opinion surveys. Download of datasets from Roper require that users create an account using a PSU email address.
- World Newsreels Online: 1929-1966Features videos and full runs of many of the key international newsreels produced during the early twentieth century. Closed captions and/or interactive transcripts are available for many, but not all, titles.
Oregon and Local Resources
- Pacific Northwest State and Local ResourcesA gateway to state and local information for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
- OREGON.govThe official State of Oregon website.
- Oregon Blue BookThe official state directory and fact book about all levels of government in Oregon. Published since 1911, it is produced and updated by the Oregon State Archives.
- Read All About It, OregonA new blog that highlights newsworthy Oregon government information.
- Special Collections & University ArchivesWith the assistance of the Departments of Political Science and History, Special Collections holds papers of various Oregon politicians including Avel Gordly, Barbara Roberts, Gretchen Kafoury and others.
- Oregon Newspaper IndexIndexes the Oregonian (Portland, 1852-1937) as well as the University of Oregon student newspaper, The Daily Emerald, and The Register-Guard (Eugene).
- Oregonian Newspaper Index Search (1852-1987)Indexes citations to Oregonian articles published from 1852 to 1987.