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Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

To provide American citizens direct online access to the basic Federal Government documents that define our democratic society, a core group of current and historical Government publications is being made available for free, permanent, public access via GPO Access. These titles contain information which is vital to the democratic process and critical to an informed electorate. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government. Immediate, online access to authenticated versions of these Core Documents of Democracy increases in importance as Americans grow ever more dependent on remote electronic access to basic information resources -- both past and present. To suggest a Core Doc, contact us.

Cornerstone Documents | Congressional | Presidential
Judicial | Regulatory | Demographic | Economic | Miscellaneous

Cornerstone Documents

• Articles of Confederation
• The Bill of Rights
• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation
• The Declaration of Independence
• Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
• Emancipation Proclamation
• The Federalist Papers
• The Gettysburg Address

Congressional

• Congressional Bills
• Congressional Directory
• Congressional Pictorial Directory
• Congressional Record
• Public and Private Laws
• United States Code

Presidential

• Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
• Budget of the United States Government
• Codification of Presidential Proclamations Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders, April 13, 1945 through January 20,1989
• George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
• "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
• Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
• Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Judicial

• Supreme Court Decisions, 1937 - 1975
• Supreme Court Decisions, 1992/93 - present

Regulatory

• Code of Federal Regulations
• Federal Register

Demographic

• American FactFinder
• Statistical Abstract of the United States

Economic

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Economic Indicators
• Economic Report of the President

Miscellaneous

• Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
• Freedom Papers
• United States Government Manual
• Our Documents

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