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United States Government
on the Internet
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United States Government web sites provide:
•Constitution, laws and Constitution, laws and regulationsregulations•Proposed legislationProposed legislation•Court decisionsCourt decisions•Presidential statementsPresidential statements•Business and consumer Business and consumer informationinformation•Environment and health Environment and health informationinformation•Scientific researchScientific research•Statistical data Statistical data
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Most Most U.S.Government U.S.Government web sites are web sites are
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Let’s take a virtual tour
The URLs for all of these web The URLs for all of these web sites are on a separate sites are on a separate
handout.handout.
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Ben’s Guide to the United States Government
Describes the government, legislative, Describes the government, legislative, and electoral process for children in and electoral process for children in school. school.
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Constitution
GPO Access and the Library of CongressGPO Access and the Library of Congressprovide a version of the Constitution provide a version of the Constitution annotated with Supreme Court decisionsannotated with Supreme Court decisions
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Laws and Regulations
GPO Access provides a searchable interface GPO Access provides a searchable interface to current laws, current regulations and to current laws, current regulations and
proposed regulations.proposed regulations.
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Legislative bills, debates, and status
Thomas (Library of Congress) is the most Thomas (Library of Congress) is the most popular source for tracking legislation popular source for tracking legislation
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President
The White House web site includes The White House web site includes Presidential Presidential speeches, press conferences, and Executive speeches, press conferences, and Executive Orders. Orders.
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Presidential Libraries
Presidential Libraries are an Presidential Libraries are an outstanding source for primary outstanding source for primary
materials.materials.
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Support for New Small Business and
Exports
Includes web advice on laws and Includes web advice on laws and financing, financing, local small business advisory local small business advisory centers, federal contracts, and centers, federal contracts, and export leadsexport leads
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Consumer Protection
The U.S. Government issues recalls of The U.S. Government issues recalls of dangerous products, advises consumers on dangerous products, advises consumers on commercial frauds, and even reports on commercial frauds, and even reports on flight delays of airlines.flight delays of airlines.
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Crime Prevention and Statistics
The Justice Department provides a The Justice Department provides a biblio-graphic data base on crime biblio-graphic data base on crime prevention and corrections as well as prevention and corrections as well as detailed statistics.detailed statistics.
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Educational Research
The Educational Research Information The Educational Research Information CenterCenteris a government-sponsored data base of is a government-sponsored data base of educational reports. The search engine educational reports. The search engine and and abstracts are provided by Syracuse abstracts are provided by Syracuse University.University.
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Endangered SpeciesEnvironment
Plants and animals in danger of extinction Plants and animals in danger of extinction are protected by law. The American Bald are protected by law. The American Bald Eagle has been saved.Eagle has been saved.
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Toxic Release Inventory
Environment
The Toxic Release Inventory reports on The Toxic Release Inventory reports on pollution by individual businesses. Communities pollution by individual businesses. Communities use this information to reduce toxic releases.use this information to reduce toxic releases.
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Foreign Policy
The State Department web site includes U.S. foreign policy, economic and human rights reports on other countries, and historic documents.
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Food PyramidHealth
The Agriculture Department’s food pyramid The Agriculture Department’s food pyramid suggests preferred daily servings of breads, suggests preferred daily servings of breads, vegetables, fruit, dairy and meat products.vegetables, fruit, dairy and meat products.
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Health Statistics
The National Center for Health Statistics The National Center for Health Statistics provides summary and detailed data on provides summary and detailed data on births, deaths by cause, and chronic births, deaths by cause, and chronic conditions.conditions.
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Historic Documents
Historic documents have been digitized by Historic documents have been digitized by the Library of Congress, Presidential libraries, the Library of Congress, Presidential libraries, numerous federal agencies, and academic numerous federal agencies, and academic institutions.institutions.
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Scientific Research
International Space Station
The National Aeronautics and Space The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is a prolific web publisher Administration is a prolific web publisher with multi-media materials and teaching with multi-media materials and teaching tools.tools.
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Statistical Abstract of the
U.S.Statistics
Annual Annual compendium of compendium of government and government and non-government non-government statistics statistics with sources with sources listed. Archived listed. Archived on the web since on the web since 1995.1995.
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Census BureauStatistics
The Census Bureau has placed most data files The Census Bureau has placed most data files from the 1990 Census of Population and from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, the 1997 Economic Censuses, and Housing, the 1997 Economic Censuses, and census updates on the web. They are free and census updates on the web. They are free and will be permanently accessible.will be permanently accessible.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Statistics
The BLS provides press releases, tables,and data files on employment, earnings, prices, and consumer expenditures.
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Statistical Indexes
Statistics
The University of Michigan Documents Center sponsors a well-known guide to government and non-government data with a frames index.
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Locating U.S. Government Web
Sites
Louisiana State University has one of Louisiana State University has one of the most comprehensive lists of U.S. the most comprehensive lists of U.S.
Government web sites.Government web sites.
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GPO Browse Titles
TheThe Government Printing Office Government Printing Office web site is arranged by agency web site is arranged by agency with hot links to individual with hot links to individual publications on the internet.publications on the internet.
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Federal Search Engines
Google’s Uncle Sam indexes federal government web sites.
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Or visit the University of
Michigan Documents Center
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/Documents.center/