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The Keller Center: The Center supports and encourages teaching, research and public service on topics and issues relating to the nature, meaning, and contemporary standing of First Amendment rights and liberties. Undergraduate classes, public events, and scholarly conferences are offered as ways of educating students, faculty and members of the community about the protections of free speech, press, association.

 

The Colorado European Union Center of Excellence: The CEUCE promotes understanding of the European Union (EU) and transatlantic (EU-US) relations through teaching, research and outreach activities at the University of Colorado at Boulder and in the broader Mountain West region. The CEUCE was founded in 2008 with the support of the Delegation of the European Commission to the United States in Washington, DC, and represents one the eleven institutions forming the Network of European Union Centers of Excellence in the United States.

 

Center to Advance Research and Teaching in the Social Sciences: CARTSS supports social science research and teaching initiatives on the CU campus. This includes interdisciplinary projects involving faculty from different social sciences and other fields as well as discipline-based work. Seeking innovative ways to integrate faculty research with undergraduate and graduate teaching is a particular priority for CARTSS.

 

The Future Citizenship Project: This is an international venture to promote, coordinate, and facilitate access to research in the normative, empirical, and legal aspects of citizenship studies. The Future Citizenship Network consists of nearly 100 of the most noted citizenship scholars in the world. Initiatives include the e-journal Future Citizens, as well as workshops and conferences for participating scholars and graduate students.

 

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ICPSR Data Resources

 

 

writing resources

CU Writing Center

 

 

news resources

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american politics resources

Campaign Finance (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides information on state and federal campaign finance. It provides links to print and electronic sources of information and data on how much candidates and issues are receiving and from whom.

Census Information (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources, by decade 1790-present, on the United States Census.

Citizenship Test (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on the United States citizenship test.

Debt and Budget Information (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on U.S. and international debt and budget information.

Declassified Documents (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on declassified documents.

Elections and Voting (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on U.S., Colorado, and international sources of election and voting information.

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to sources on the law and practice of government document requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Accountability Office (GAO) (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides information about the GAO (formerly the General Accounting Office), and links to its numerous, highly-respected reports on the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of government operations and their achievement of mission.

Government Information: Directories and Manuals (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to federal, state and local government agencies' websites and contact information.

GPO Access (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to GPO Access, a resource providing free electronic access to a wealth of federal-level legislative and regulatory documents and judicial decisions,.

History (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources in History.

Lexis Nexis Congressional Universe (requires VPN)

US Government Information
  - US Government Printing Office (GPO) http://www.gpoaccess.gov/coredocs.html
  - US Government Information  http://www.usa.gov/

Congress
  - US House of Representatives  http://www.house.gov/
  - US Senate  http://www.senate.gov/
  - Biographical Directory of the US Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
  - C-SPAN  http://www.c-span.org/
  - Thomas, Legislative Information, Library of Congress http://thomas.loc.gov/
  - Maps of all Congressional Districts http://www.nationalatlas.gov/

Presidency
  - White House  http://www.whitehouse.gov/
  - American Presidents (C-SPAN) http://www.americanpresidents.org/
  - Presidential Libraries http://www.ibiblio.org/lia/president/

US Supreme Court
  - US Supreme Court  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
  - Federal judiciary  http://www.uscourts.gov/
  - Oral Arguments & Opinion Announcements http://www.oyez.org/

US Administration
  - US Cabinet Departments http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
  - Directory of US government departments and agencies http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

Voting and Elections
  - Center for Responsive Politics (opensecrets.org) http://www.opensecrets.org/
  - Electoral College  http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/index.html
  - Federal Election Commission  http://www.fec.gov/
  - Project Vote Smart  http://www.vote-smart.org/

Media Trends

  - Center for Media & Public Affairs  http://www.cmpa.com/
  - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press http://people-press.org/

Public Opinion

  - American National Election Studies  http://www.electionstudies.org/
  - Doonesbury Strawpoll  http://cgi.doonesbury.com/cgi-bin/view_poll.cgi
  - The Gallup Organization  http://www.gallup.com/
  - Polling Report  http://www.pollingreport.com/
  - Public Agenda  http://www.publicagenda.org/
  - The Roper Center http://www.ropercenter.uconn.edu/

 

 

international politics resources


Honduras: Country Guide (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to print and electronic resources on the country of Honduras.

Nicaragua: Country Guide (via library)   
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to official, statistical and informational resources on the country of Nicaragua.

Terrorism Resources (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to electronic and print resources on the war against terrorism.

United Nations (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides an overview of the United Nations (UN). You will find links to full-text and index resources. The library is a United Nations depository, so many of these resources will also be available in paper.

 

Foreign Relations and International Aid (via library)  
This guide, from the Government Publications Library, provides links to government and research agency sources on foreign aid (economic, technical and military) and diplomatic relations.

Administration and Forms

Procurement Card: download (doc)

Multi-Purpose Request Form: download (doc)

Payroll Action Request Form: download (doc)

PBS Forms: link

 

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