Government Information

Links and and information about the Legislative Branch of the Federal Government

GovInfo is the official database of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides online access to publications from all three branches of the Federal Government such as the Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Documents, the United States Code and the Federal Register

A flow chart with definitions of how a bill becomes a law provided by Lexis Nexis

Congress.gov provides information about the Congress of the United States

Official website of the United States Senate

Official website of the United States House of Representatives

Nonpartisan news and analysis of congressional activities. Online archive available from 1983 - present

Information about all of the offices in the Executive Branch.

GovInfo is the official database of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides online access to publications from all three branches of the Federal Government such as the Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Documents, the United States Code and the Federal Register

Information about the current presidential administration

Public papers of the presidents including presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature are available in print in Belk Library beginning with the Hoover Administration. You can find those by searching the library catalog. They are available online begining with the Administration of George H W Bush.

A guide from the National Archives containing information about the different types of Presidential documents available to the public and where these documents may be found

Daily and weekly compilations of presidential documents including proclamations, executive orders, speeches, press conferences, and other types of documents

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations including proclamations, executive orders and other presidential documents.

POTUS (President of the United States) includes background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and other information about each of the presidents

An archive of over 100,000 American Presidential documents including public papers, executive orders, proclamations, addresses, and press conferences

Links and information about the Judicial Branch of the federal government

GovInfo is the official database of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides online access to publications from all three branches of the Federal Government such as the Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Documents, the United States Code and the Federal Register

Information about the supreme court's calendar, decisions, and court documents

This guide contains links to information on the nomination process to the Supreme Court, to the current make-up of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and links to confirmation hearings.

Information from the United States Courts including information about the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and the Bankruptcy Courts

This page maintained by the Elon Univserity School of Law Library includes helpful information about legal research

A flow chart with definitions of how a bill becomes a law provided by Lexis Nexis