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Political Science

“The study of the State and systems of government; the analysis of political activity and behavior.” (OED Online)

Congress

Congressional Committees
Links to all standing, special, select, joint, and other committees of Congress, as well as commissions and caucuses.
Congressional Record
Proceedings and debates of the US Congress from 1873-present. Includes Daily Digest and fuller remarks.
Congressional Sessions
Dates of all congressional sessions, 1789-present.

U.S. Congressional Documents/Debates 1774-1875

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation from Library of Congress
The records of the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention, and the United States Congress. The five sections include: Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, statutes and documents, journals of Congress, debates of Congress, and presentations on centuries.

Congress and the Nation

Congress and the Nation by Congressional Quarterly
Call Number: Online and Print
Volumes cover 1945 - 2012. Find congressional trends, actions, political and policy controversies, and retrospective analysis of the policies the U.S. Congress. Organized by policy area, each chapter contains summaries of legislative activity, including bills passed, defeated, or postponed.