Government Documents Collection
United States
By Branch
The U.S. government disseminates information extensively through the web.
Contained in this section are links to some of the major pages from the
three branches of federal government--executive, legislative and judicial--and
sets of links for a few subject areas. For comprehensive access to all
U.S. federal government web pages, try the Federal
Web Locator or the Government Information
Exchange.
The Executive Branch of U.S. government centers around the office of the President. Cabinet level departments and multiple independent agencies report to the Chief Executive.
- The White House
- http://www.whitehouse.gov
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- Department of Agriculture
- http://www.usda.gov/
- Department of Commerce
- http://www.doc.gov/
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Bureau of the Census - http://www.census.gov/
- Department of Defense
- http://www.defenselink.mil/
- Department of Education
- http://www.ed.gov/
- Department of Energy
- http://www.doe.gov/
- Environmental Protection Agency
- http://www.epa.gov
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Department of Health and Human services - http://www.os.dhhs.gov/search/
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- http://www.hud.gov
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- Department of the Interior
- http://www.doi.gov
- Department of Justice
- http://www.usdoj.gov/
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- Department of Labor
- http://www.dol.gov/
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- Department of State
- http://www.state.gov
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- Department of Transportation
- http://www.dot.gov
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- Department of the Treasury
- http://www.ustreas.gov
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- http://www.va.gov
Legislative Branch
The Legislative Branch of U.S. government is the U.S. Congress, comprised of two law-making bodies, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Congressional Universe
- http://web.lexis-nexis.com/cis
- Thomas
- http://thomas.loc.gov/
- GPO Access
- http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/index.html
- United States House of Representatives
- http://www.house.gov/
- The United States Senate
- http://www.senate.gov/
- The Library of Congress
- http://marvel.loc.gov/
- Copyright Office
- http://www.loc.gov/copyright
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Center for Legislative Archives - http://www.archives.gov/legislative/
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Documents of the U.S. Congress - /govdocs/guides/congdocs.shtml
Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch of the U.S. government interprets the law and administers the federal court system, including the Supreme Court and the lower federal courts.
- U.S. Judicial Branch Resources
- http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/judiciary.html
- United States Federal Courts
- http://www.uscourts.gov/
- Supreme Court Decisions
- http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces002.html
- http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/db2.html
- http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/db2.html
- http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/db2.html
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