Alcove 9: An Annotated List of Reference Websites

U.S. Government, Politics, and Law: Directories

Government on the WWW: USA
This site directory covers a wide range of information with sections devoted to federal institutions, state institutions, U.S. representation in foreign countries, non-governmental institutions, and other political and governmental websites. There are also chapters devoted to political information, information from encyclopedias, tourist information, and information on human rights.

The Politics1 Report
This website includes a myriad of non-partisan information on American politics at both the state and national levels. In addition to sections on standard topics, such as presidency 2000, parties, and headlines, subjects such as consultants, campaign buttons, and awards are featured. News links are also provided.

USA.gov (formerly FirstGov)
Official portal for the U.S. Government, with an alphabetic index to Federal government agencies, an overview of the Federal government, links to official U.S. state and territory websites, and many other features.