About CQ Press Political Reference Suite: CQ Press Political Reference Suite includes the following databases.
- CQ Almanac is the best primary resource for coverage and analysis of U.S. congressional legislation from 1945 to today, and is available in a convenient, easy-to-navigate online format. CQ Almanac is renowned for its in-depth analysis of the path legislation takes through Congress, including how bills are changed, derailed, or ultimately passed during an annual session of Congress.
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Congress and the Nation Series 1945-2004 contains all eleven volumes of the only resource that makes the actions of the U.S. Congress fully understandable to its readers. It provides renowned, authoritative coverage of the events, trends and controversies in the U.S. Congress and the presidency from the administration of Harry S. Truman through the first term of President George W. Bush.
It offers accessible, in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy during each Congressional session and presidential term, organized by policy area. It supplies an unprecedented amount of coverage that is neatly organized and arranged to tell the story of the times. It is a key resource for research in the following areas: politics, U.S. history, government, political science, legal studies, public policy and business regulation.
- The Historic Documents Series 1972-2005 contains the entire collection of the acclaimed Historic Documents series (1972-2005). It serves patrons as their one-stop source for the most important and valuable commentary on primary source documents relating to each year’s key events. It contains 2,560 documents and over 30,000 print pages, along with links to external sources for related information.
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The Political Handbook of the World 2005-2006 is the ultimate 21st century research tool for finding accurate, in-depth political information on more than 200 countries. It provides users with authoritative country-by-country political profiles on every country in the world.Politics in America 2000-2006 provides comprehensive profiles of the 535 members of the 109th Congress with concise and candid analysis of personalities, political styles, legislative agendas, political ambitions, and reputations of members at home and on Capitol Hill.
Users can search the full database of member profiles back to 2000 or limit searches by state, member or political party. It also provides detailed state and district information, plus a wealth of information and data on campaign finance, partisan caucuses, standing committees and other member facts.
- The Supreme Court Yearbook Series 1989-2005 provides users with the opportunity to search and browse sixteen years of expert coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, including: Year-end overviews of Supreme Court terms from 1989–2005, case summaries of every opinion written during each court term, essays on each year’s most significant cases and the trends in each term, useful tables and figures on voting patterns and constitutional law.
- Vital Statistics on American Politics 2005-2006 permits users to search and browse key statistics on U.S. elections, Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, public opinion, and more, including: a wealth of data on subjects such as elections and political parties, public opinion and voting, the media, the military, social and economic policy, and much more, The most recent information and analysis available on the 2004 presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections, Over 200 helpful tables and figures and advanced data-export and download capabilities using Excel®.
- The Washington Information Directory 2006-2007 is an essential guide to key contacts at government agencies and national organizations. It supplies users with over 10,000 contacts in federal, congressional, and state government offices; nongovernmental organizations; policy groups and foundations
Years of Coverage: Varies
Online Access: World Wide Web
Access Restrictions: ECU campus. Students, faculty and staff with an ECU PirateMail account may access from off-campus.
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