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Find journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, and more. Use the location filter to limit results to the United States.
Back issues of scholarly journals and scholarly books across many disciplines. This can be used only for finding older materials because there is a 3-5 year lag in currency.
Can be used for text mining. Data for Research is a free JSTOR service available to anyone interested in mining data for their research project.
Find in-depth summaries of congressional trends, actions, political and policy controversies, organized by Congressional term and policy topic. This covers 1945-2016.
Substative background information about the laws, institutions, and actors that have governed America throughout its history, covering topics like from presidents and Supreme Court justices to specifics of policy history, critical legislation, and party formation. This is a great source for gaining context about your topic.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal History
The Oxford Handbook of American Political Parties and Interest Groups