Research and Information Links

The Naval Academy Political Science Department maintains and updates this resource.

Disclaimer: Most of the links on this page are to sites that are not located at the United States Naval Academy. USNA is not responsible for the content found on these sites. In addition, the content of these sites does not reflect the opinions, standards, policy or endorsement of the Naval Academy or the United States Government.

Databases (Intranet access only – links are through Nimitz Library)

• Academic Search Premier
• Armed Conflict Database
• JSTOR
• LexisNexis Academic

Comprehensive Resources

• Kimble's Research Links (Comprehensive)
• WWW Virtual Library (The Ideal Starting Point)
• Global Security
• Federation of American Scientists
• For government-produced information:
  • General Accounting Office
  • Congressional Budget Office
  • Congressional Research Service
  • Defense Technical Information Center
  • Office of Management & Budget

Intelligence Agencies

• Central Intelligence Agency
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• National Security Agency
• Defense Intelligence Agency
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• National Reconnaissance Office

National Government Links

Executive

• White House Homepage
• Executive Office of the President
• Cabinet Departments
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of Health & Human Services
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Housing & Urban Development
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of State
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
• Executive Agencies & Commissions
• Fed World

Legislative

• U.S. House of Representatives
• U.S. Senate
• Roll Call
• Library of Congress: "Thomas" 

Judicial

• Federal Judiciary Homepage
• Supreme Court Index
• US Supreme Court Plus On-Line
• WashLaw Case Law Search Engine

State & Local Government

• State & Local Government Directory
• State Government Homepages

State & Local Organizations

• National Governors' Association
• Western Governors' Association

International Organizations

• European Union
• International Monetary Fund
• North American Free Trade Agreement Secretariat
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Organization of American States
• United Nations
• World Bank
• World Trade Organization

Political Parties

• Democratic Party
• Republican Party
• Reform Party
• Libertarian Party
• Socialist Party
• Socialist Labor Party of America
• Natural Law Party

Interest Groups

• Advertising Council
• American Civil Liberties Union
• American Conservative Union
• American Israeli Political Action Committee
• Americans for Democratic Action
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Center for Policy Alternatives, Progressive Directory of Interest Groups
• Christian Coalition
• Common Cause
• Greenpeace
• Handgun Control, Inc.
• National Abortion Rights Action League
• National Rifle Association
• National Right to Life
• U.S. Term limits

Policy Organizations and Think Tanks

• American Enterprise Institute
• Brookings Institution
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Cato Institute
• Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Heritage Foundation
• John F. Kennedy School of Government, Index of Research & Policy Organizations
• Progressive Policy Institute
• Rand Corporation
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Polls and Data

• Institute for Research in Social Science
• Gallup
• The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
• US Census Bureau

Media Links

• ABC News
• The Atlantic Monthly
• All Politics
• BBC News
• CNN
• CBS News
• The Economist
• FOX News
• MSNBC
• National Public Radio
• Public Broadcasting System
• Time-Warner Pathfinder
• U.S. News & World Report

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times
• Chicago Tribune
• Los Angeles Times
• Washington Post
• NY Times