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American National Government

Government Documents

Political science students can find a vast array of government documents to help them in their research in their courses, both on United States government and politics and on politics and governments internationally.

Core Documents of United States Democracy

Executive Branch Sites

The Executive Branch includes not only the President and the White House offices directly under him but also the various agencies under the President and under each of his Cabinet officers.          

Judicial Branch Sites

The Judicial Branch is headed by the United States Supreme Court, which interprets the laws enacted by Congress and executed by the President.

Legislative Branch Sites

The Legislative Branch is headed by the U. S. Congress, which enacts all Federak leigislation. Congress has two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Before a law is enacted it is introduced first as a bill, then debated and usually revised, and then enacted into law once it is passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the President.            

Federal Regulatory Agencies of the United States Government

This private site, sponsored by einvestigator.com, lists all the significant federal regulatory agencies of the United States government, and provides hot links to each of the agencies..

Regulatory Information Sites

Regulatory sites provide all the federal rules and regulations, The means by which our laws are put into practice are through Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents issued by the President and rules and regulations issued by the various Executive departments and Federal agencies and organizations.These rules and regulations appear in the following publications.              

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