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Cornerstone Documents

Formerly known as Core Documents of U.S. Democracy, the Cornerstone Documents include information that is vital to the democratic process and an informed electorate.

U.S. Government Documents Finding Aids

Catalog of United States Government Publications (CGP)
"The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive information for historical and current publications as well as direct links to the full document, when available. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general keywords, or click on Advanced Search for more options."
Congress.gov
Search Congresses from the 93rd to the present. The 6th through 92 Congresses may also be searched but this information from these Congresses is less complete.
GovInfo
"GovInfo is free U.S. Government information for all. GovInfo is a service of the United States Government Publishing Office (GPO), which is a Federal agency in the legislative branch. GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government."
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCRJS)
"Find bibliographic information and abstracts of more than 230,000 collection resources, including over 80,000 online materials and all known Office of Justice Programs' works."
Science.gov
"Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results."
USA.gov
"USA.gov helps you locate and understand government benefits, programs, and information."
United States Census Bureau
"Explore Census Data. Learn about America's People, Places, And Economy."

United States Government Websites

Links to the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government

Links to U.S. Government Departments and Agencies

A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies

Other Links to U.S. Government Information

Statistics Websites

Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data Books: City/County and State/Metropolitan, U.S. Census Bureau
Digest of Education Statistics
Historical Statistics of the United States
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National Vital Statistics System
Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
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Statistical Abstracts Series, 1878-2012 U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
USA Trade Online, United States Census Bureau
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