Research Guides: PSCI 315: Parties in American Politics: Getting Started

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Guide to U. S. Elections
Call Number: ELECTRONIC RESOURCE
ISBN: 9781483380360
contains full information on the US electoral process, in-depth analysis on specific eras and issues, and everything in between
The Almanac of American Politics
Call Number: SAWYER REFERENCE JK1012 .B3
Williams Libraries has print from 1972-present. Some material can be searched and accessed online.
Congressional Quarterly's politics in America
Call Number: SAWYER REFERENCE JK1012 .P64 (latest issue)
Information about every member of Congress; descriptions of Congressional Districts and their issues, as well as analysis and overview of political tensions and controversies.
The American Political Party System
Call Number: ELECTRONIC RESOURCE
spans over four decades of empirical research and presents information based on thousands of surveys on party change and reform. It explores, in depth, the current ideological party polarization
CQ Almanac
Call Number: ONLINE AND SAWYER REFERENCE JK 1 .C6
1945 - 2020 (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.