includes profiles of every member of Congress and every governor ... offers in-depth and completely up-to-date narrative profiles of all 50 states and 435 House districts ... includes maps, census data, and information on topics ranging from campaign expenditures to voting records to interest group ratings
7 volumes - explores the events, policies, activities, institutions, groups, people, and movements that have created and shaped political life in the United States
Provides analysis of the campaigns for presidency, from the primaries through the general election, data on the candidates, winners/losers, and election returns, details on congressional and gubernatorial contests supplemented with historical data.
articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles, with those usually thought of as left in the left-hand volume (Volume 1) and those considered on the right, in the right-hand volume (Volume 2).
facts and analytical chapters that explain the structure, powers, and operations of the office and the president's relationship with Congress and the Supreme Court
1945 - 2019 (online)
1945 - 2018 (print)
Summarizes and analyzes the most important legislation taken up by Congress in each congressional session. Appendixes include vote studies, key votes, texts, listing of public laws, and roll call votes.
nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world; conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research; does not take policy positions.
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