Government Sources

US Government Sources - General

Catalog of US Government Publications (GPO Access) - "an index to print and electronic publications created by Federal agencies (from 1994 on). When available, links are provided to the full-text of these publications."
Firstgov - the official US gateway to all government information
Google - Uncle Sam - Search Google for .gov and .mil sites
GPO Access - The US Government's homepage for publicly available government information.
Library of Congress

Country Studies - "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world and examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors."

US Government Sources - Executive

General

Bureaucratic Agencies

Independent / Other Agencies

US Government Sources - Legislative

Bills and Hearings

Congressional Universe
Searchable index of congressional publications and CIS Legislative Histories for public laws from 1970 to the present. Site also allows users to find testimony from congressional hearings; track bills as they move through the House and Senate; search the Congressional Record and Federal Register; and locate information about congressional members and committees."
Congressional Hearings (GPO Access)
"A hearing is a meeting or session of a Senate, House, Joint, or Special Committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to obtain information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate/oversee the activities of a government department or the implementation of a Federal law."

THOMAS
A database of important Congressional information including the texts and legislative histories of bills, text of the Congressional Record and the text of Committee Reports and Prints.

House Committees

Senate Committees

Foreign Government Sources

General Links:

Foreign Government Resources on the Web
An extensive collection of webpages about foreign governments organized by subject from the University of Michigan.
Government Publications and Maps: Foreign Governments
A list of webpages about foreign governments arranged by country name from Northwestern University.
Nations of the World
A collection of links to webpages about the law and other government related information on the nations of the world. Maintained by the Law Library of Congress.

Search Selected Individual Country Government Sites