Politics & Government

California	States
Cities / Counties	Taxes
Federal	Territories and Outlying Regions of the United States
International	United Nations
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Politics & Government
- California
  California Code
  
  California codes by keyword and citation.
  
  California Code of Regulations
  
  California agencies regulations by title and keyword search.
  
  California Courts
  
  California's Judicial Branch includes Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial Court, Court Opinions, & Judicial Council. Can find court information and standard forms.
  
  California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
  
  Drivers license information
  DMV Publications includes Driver's handbook and test examples.
  DMV Forms
  
  California Legislative Information - Archives
  
  California State Assembly’s Office of the Chief Clerk archive site with California statutes and resolutions passed from 1850 to 1992 in full text. Includes the history of bills from 1881 to 1992, and full text of the Journal of the Assembly from 1849 to 1992.
  
  California Legislative Information, Official
  
  Every California Assembly and Senate bill and statutes (bills passed into law) of the California legislature since 1993 in full text. Includes the current California codes, Assembly and Senate Journals and the California Constitution.
  
  California Online Professional Licensing
  
  California Public Records
  
  Vital information such as death, birth and marriage certificates with official government websites and covers property information, business searching, verification of professional licenses and many other public records available online.
  
  California Secretary of State
  
  Includes election, business, incorporation, campaign lobbying, archives and special programs.
  
  California Senate
  
  Senate leadership, member biographies, and legislative schedules and district maps.
  
  California State
  
  Member directory, committees and caucuses, and legislative calendar.
  
  California State Controllers Office, Unclaimed Property Search
  
  California State Home Page
  
  The official web site for the state of California.
  
  California State Parks
  
  DMV on YouTube
  
  Click on Videos to see visual training on "Rules of the Road" and "Reasons for Failing the Driving Test" to help you pass the exam.
- Cities / Counties
- Federal
  - Elections
    
    California Secretary of State Home Page
    
    Find the latest Ballot Pamphlet, the status of proposed propositions, and campaign financing reports.
    
    California Voter Foundation
    
    A non-profit, non-partisan organization provides an online California voter guide.
    
    Easy Voter
    
    Nonpartisan information for new voters in California on how to register, choose a political party and ways to vote. Includes an Easy Reading Voter Guide and a Spanish version link.
    
    infoplease.com--Elections
    
    Historical election information.
    
    Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder
    
    Locates voting districts for a specific address.
    
    Project Vote Smart
    
    Locate all elected representatives, state and federal, by zip code. Tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders. Voting records, biographies, committee assignments of elected officials.
    
    Smart Voter
    
    The League of Women Voters provides information about voter registration and candidates. The user can retrieve a sample ballot for a district by entering a zip code.
  - Executive Branch
    
    Executive Branch
    
    Links to the page of each Department and the White House.
    
    Social Security Administration
    
    Retrieve a Personal Earnings and Benefits Estimate Statement.
    
    U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
    
    Access immigration laws, regulations and guides. Click on 'Education & Resources' in the gray-colored banner at the top of the web page. To find Sample U.S. History & Government Questions (in English & Spanish) and a Naturalization self test, please clink on 'Civics and Citizenship Study Materials' in the left-side margin.
    
    White House
    
    Direct link to the White House.
  - General
    
    Foreign Entry Requirements
    
    Visa requirements for U.S. travelers visiting other countries.
    
    National Archives & Record Administration
    
    A homepage linking of Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Public and Private Laws, U.S. Government Manual, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and GPO Access Search Page.
    
    Statistical Abstract of the U.S.
    
    A simplified statistical abstract.
    
    U. S. Government Code
  - Judicial Branch
    
    Legal Information Institute
    
    Current and historic Supreme Court cases. Includes major decisions and the Court Calendar.
    
    Supreme Court Cases
    
    Full-text decisions by volume, year, citation, party name or keyword.
    
    Supreme Court of the United States
    
    The Official US Supreme Court Web Site.
  - Legislative Branch
    
    Congressional Directory
    
    Browse Congressional leadership, state delegations, committees.
    
    Thomas - U S Congress on the Internet
    
    Bill texts, summaries, status. Roll call votes and major legislation of current Congress. Recent Public Laws by P.L. number.
    
    U.S. Congress, House of Representatives
    
    Who's who and how to contact them.
    
    U.S. Congress, Senate
    
    Directory of members, their assignments, etc.
  - Searching Aids
    
    Catalog of US Government Publications
    
    Index to electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government since 1976 providing title, year, author, SuDoc number, and Internet access. Full cataloging (MARC) record is viewable. Locate the closest depository library.
    
    FDsys
    
    Migration of information from GPO Access to FDsys (Federal Digital System) should be complete in 2010, and will manage government information from all three branches, and ensure public even as technology changes.
    
    FedForms Home Page
    
    "One-stop shopping" for the Federal forms most used by the public.
    
    FedStats Home Page
    
    Search for statistics provided by more than 100 federal agencies.
    
    Find a Depository Library
    
    Provides a list of depository libraries in your area, and links to descriptions of their collections.
    
    MetaLib
    
    A service of the Catalog of U.S. Government Publication, the federated search engine searches Federal Government databases to retrieve reports, articles, and citations.
- International
  Chief of State & Cabinet - Members of Foreign Government
  
  Published and updated weekly by the Central Intelligence Agency. The directory is intended to be used primarily as a reference aid to as many world governments as considered practical, some not officially recognized by the U.S. Regimes with no diplomatic exchange are indicated by NDE.
  
  Electronic Embassy
  
  Embassy addresses, phone numbers in Washington D.C. Information on Diplomatic Internship Program in Washington.
  
  Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
  
  Contains complete and official listing of the foreign consular offices in the United States, and recognized consular officers. Compiled by the U.S. Department of State.
  
  International Affairs Resources (WWW Virtual Library)
  
  Over 2400 annotated links in a wide range of topics concerning international affairs, studies, and relations. Most are in English.
  
  International Government (Librarians Index to the Internet)
  
  Topical annotated index of Internet sites with useful links. Topics include: General Resources, Canada, Commonwealth Countries, Constitutions, Developing Countries, Diplomatic and Consular Service, European Union, Foreign Relations, Great Britain, Heads of State, International Law, Palestine, South Africa, Treaties, and United Nations.
  
  Los Angeles Consular Corps
  
  Alphabetical listing by country with updated contact information. Published by the County of Los Angeles Office of Protocol.
  
  World Bank
  
  Regional and country information on funding, political and economic status and speeches.
- Searching Aids
  Documents Center
  
  A central reference and referral point for government information at all levels, local, national and international.
  
  USA.gov
  
  The official web portal of the U.S.Government that provides federal, state, and local government information and services.
  
  Vital Records - Where to write
  
  How to obtain birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates.
- States
  State and Local Government on the Web
  
  Contains links to networks of state and local government agencies, including multi-state organizations and national organizations which are affiliated with government (such as the Council of State Governments).
  
  Stately Knowledge
  
  Basic information on all 50 states, including Washington, D.C.
- Taxes
- Territories and Outlying Regions of the United States
  Federated States of Micronesia
  
  Guam
  
  Midway Islands
  
  Northern Mariana Islands
  
  Puerto Rico
  
  (Site is in Spanish)
- United Nations
  Dag Hammarskjold Library
  
  Locate documents using the UN Info Quest System, view national, regional & peacekeeping maps.
  
  Official Documents of the United Nations (ODS)
  
  United Nations site providing full text and full image access to UN publications published since 1993. Resolutions are available back to 1946. Older documents are being added continuously, with many available to the early 1980s. UN sales publications and the treaty series are not included.
  
  UNBISNET
  
  Catalog of United Nations(UN) documents and publications indexed by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library and the Library of the UN Office at Geneva. Coverage begins with 1979, but is being extended backwards. More thorough indexing makes this source a useful aid to finding full text documents in the ODS site listed above. Once reference is found in UNBIS, simply clip the document number and drop it into the ODS search screen. Also includes voting records on adopted resolutions and indexing of speeches.
  
  United Nations Web Site
  
  Follow UN activities, view resolutions and major documents.