U.S. Election Campaign Information
Voter Registration Information
Registration and Voting Information for Tennessee Residents
The Presidential Election in Broader Context
- How to Register to Vote in the United States (registervote.com)
- National Campus Voter Registration Project Organizing Handbook (Your Vote, Your Voice)
- Registration and Voting Information in the State of Tennessee (registervote.com)
- HNN Guide: Who Should Be the Next Commander-in-Chief? Moral Leader-in-Chief? Educator-in-Chief? Statesman-in-Chief? Politician-in-Chief? (History News Network)
- Government Guide: Government Services Made Easy
- The Mechanics (and Manipulation) of Democracy (Books for Understanding)
- Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System
(Section on Political Organizations and Parties, American Political Science Association)
- Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income
Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Prioities/Economic Policy Institute (2006)
- National Priorities Project: Better Choices, Better Communities
- Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005 (CFED)
- Public Agena: a nonpartisan research and civic engagement organization helping Americans explore and understand crticial isssues
- The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- Tennessee state ranking in 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard (CFED)
- Education issue brief for Tennessee, 2005 (Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005, CFED)
- Center for the Study of the Presidency
- Center for Presidential Studies
(Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A & M University)
- The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden (National Museum of American History)
- Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive (Miller Center for Public Affairs, University of Virginia)
- The American President (PBS)
- Presidential Market 2004: Where the Futures are Political (Frontline, PBS and KCET)
- American Presidents: Life Portraits (C-Span)
- Vice Presidents.com
- C-Span Survey of Presidential Leadership (American Presidents: Life Portraits)
- Guide to Political Research On-Line (R. Jensen)
- The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics
- Presidential Elections: 1860-1996
(Geographic Information Center, University of Virginia Library)
- Presidential Elections Statistics (MultiEducator, Inc.)
- America at a Crossroads (PBS)
- National Priorities Project: Better Choices, Better Communities
- Statistical Resources on the Web (University of Michigan Documents Center)
- School District Demographics (National Center for Education Statistics)
- State Tax Systems Are Becoming Increasingly Inequitable
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Despite Past Boom Times, Income Gaps
Have Widened in 45 States Over the Past Twenty Years (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income
Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Prioities/Economic Policy Institute (2006)
- Books for Understanding Taxes (American Association of University Presses)
- Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States, second edition, January 2003
(Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy)
- Tennessee Taxes Hit Poor and Middle Class Far Harder Than the Wealthy, January 2003
(Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
- United Way State of Caring Index: A Summary Measure of Americans' Capacity to Care for One Another
- "Special Issue on the Constitution," Common-Place: A Common Place, An Uncommon Voice, July 2002
- Center for Civic Education
- Civic Education Network (American Political Science Association)
- David Bollier,
"Reclaiming the Commons: why we need to protect our republic esources from
private encroachment," Boston Review 27 (Summer 2002)
- The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)
- Strong Democracy in Cyberspace
(Information Society Project, Yale Law School)
- The Democracy Project (PBS)
- Public Campaign: Clean Money, Clean Elections
- By the People: Election 2004 (PBS)
- Adventures in Democracy: Election 2008 (NOW on PBS)
- Getting the Message Out: National Campaign Materials, 1840-1860 (Northern Illinois University)
- The Living Room Candidate: A History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2000 (American Museum of the Moving Image)
- The :30 Second Candidate (The Democracy Project, PBS)
- workingfamilies.com: The AFL-CIO Internet Community
- Women in Politics Database (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
- Issues (New York Times/National Public Radio)
- Politics & Society (The Atlantic Monthly)
- [United States] Historical Documents (THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet)
- The Jefferson Project
- Center for Responsive Politics
- Center for Civil Society International
- The Schenk Report
- Capitol Hill Blue
- Locations to access Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr's Report on President Clinton
-
Donald R. Shaffer, "Andrew Who? The Clinton Scandal From the Perspective of
the Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson"
- The Presidency of George W. Bush: An Historical Bibliography (Patrick D. Reagan, Ph.D.)
- National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States [9-11 Commission] official site
- 9/11 Public Discourse Project [ten-member 9/11 Commission followup group after rlease of final report]
- Michael Ignatieff, "The Burden," The New York Times Magazine, January 5, 2003
- Information Sources on Afghanistan
-
Bounding the Global War on Terrorism, Dr. Jeffrey Record (Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College)
- America's War Against Terrorism: World Trade Center/Pentagon Terrorism and the Aftermath (Documents Center, University of Michigan)
- Frontline documentary series (PBS)
- The Invasion of Iraq (Frontline, PBS)
- Comprehensive Report the Special Advisor to the DCI on
Iraq’s WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction), September 30, 2004
- The Leaked Iraq War Documents [The Sunday Times, London, U.K.]
- The Choice 2004 (Frontline, PBS)
- Bibliography on War in Iraq, Bush Administration, and Election of 2004 (Patrick D. Reagan, Ph.D.)
- Iraq War Withdrawal and Exit Plans (Project on Defense Alternatives)
- America at a Crossroads (PBS)
- Current History: A Journal of Contemporary World Affairs
- Teaching with the News (The Choices Program, Brown University)
- Internet News Sources
- The Center for Public Integrity (Washington, D.C.)
- The Freedom Forum
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State (Washington, D.C.)
The Presidential Campaign and Candidates
- By the People: Election 2004 (PBS)
- Frontline: The Choice 2004 (PBS)
- Bibliography on War in Iraq, Bush Administration, and 2004 Election (P.D. Reagan, Ph.D.)
- Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball
- Campaign 2004 (New York Times)
- Presidency 2004 (Politics1.com)
- U.S. Elections (BigProject,co.uk)
- 2004 Presidential Candidates (Project Vote Smart)
- Campaign 2004 (CongressLink)
- P2004 Race for the White House: A Framework for Understanding and Following the 2004 Presidential Campaign (Democracy in Action/E.M. Appleman)
- Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia)
[includes oral history interviews, secret recordings, and bibliographies of and about key U.S. political leaders]
- Presidential Campaign Rhetoric 2004 (A.R. Cline, Ph.D.)
- Finding Precedent: Hayes vs. Tilden: The Electoral College Controversy of 1876-1877 (HarpWeek)
- Issues2000: Presidential Candidates on the Issues
- iPolitics.com
- 2004 Vote (C-Span)
- Campaign 2004 (C-Span)
- Frontline: The Choice 2004 (PBS)
- NOW Election 2004 (PBS)
- Presidential election 2004 (The Nation magazine)
- The Buying of the President 2004 (Center for Public Integrity)
- Presidential Market 2004: Where the Futures are Political (Frontline, PBS and KCET)
- The Buying of the President 2000 (Center for Public Integrity)
- Public Campaign: Clean Money, Clean Elections
- The Presidents of the United States
- Politics (ABC News.com)
- All Politics (CNN/Time)
- Hail to the Candidate: WebArchive 96 (The Internet Archive/Smithsonian Institution)
- LIFE at the Conventions, 1948-1996 (LIFE Magzine)
- Shadow Conventions 2000: A Citizens' Intervention in American Politics
- TV Ads, 1960-1996 (J.G. Geer, Vanderbilt University)
- Road to the White House (Internet Publishing Technolgies)
- White House 2000 (Northern Illinois University)
- 2000 Campaign Calendar (New York Times)
- National Politics and Personalities (RealCom)
- Election Data Services, Inc.
- U.S. Presidents (Inaugural, State of the Union, and Farewell Addresses since 1789)
- Scripps Library and Multimedia Archive (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia)
[includes oral history interviews, secret recordings, and bibliographies of and about key U.S. political leaders]
Presidential Candidates in 2008
Announced Democratic Candidates (Official campaign site unless otherwise noted)
- The Democratic Party
- Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (U.S. Senator, Delaware) [withdrew January 4, 2008]
- Hillary Clinton (U.S. Senator, New York)
- Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (U.S. Senator, Connecticut) [withdrew withdrew January 4, 2008]
- John R. Edwards (former U.S. Senator, North Carolina) [withdrew January 30, 2008]
- Maurice R. "Mike" Gravel (former U.S. Senator, Virginia)
- Dennis J. Kucinich (U.S. Representative, Cleveland, Ohio) [withdrew January 25, 2008]
- Barack Obama (U.S. Senator, Illinois)
- Bill Richardson (Governor, New Mexico, former Secretary of Department of Energy in Clinton adminitration) [withdrew January 9, 2008]
- Thomas J. "Tom" Vilsack (former Governor, Iowa) [withdrew February 23, 2007]
- Other Presidential Candidates for 2008 (announced and possible)
Declared Republican Candidates (Official campaign site unless otherwise noted)
- The Republican National Committee
- Sam Brownback (U.S. Senator, Kansas) [withdrew October 19, 2007]
- Draft Gilmore (unofficial site) for James S. "Jim" S. Gilmore, III (former Governor of Virginia and former Chairman, Republican National Committee) [withdrew]
- Join Rudy 2008 [Rudolph W.L."Rudy" Giuliani] (former Mayor, New York City) [withdrew January 30, 2008]
- Mike Huckabee (former Governor, Arkansas)
- Duncan L. Hunter (U.S. Representative, San Diego, California)
- Alan Keyes (former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (1983-1985 and former Assistant US Secretary of State, 1985-1987)
- John S. McCain, III (U.S. Senator, Arizona)
- Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (U.S. Representative, Galveston, Texas)
- Mitt Romney (former Governor, Massachusetts) [withdrew February 7, 2008]
- Tom Tancredo (U.S. Representative, Denver, Colorado) [withdrew]
- Tommy G. Thompson (former Secretary of Health and Human Services, 2001-2005 and former Governor, Wisconsin) (withdrew August 12, 2007)
- Fred Thompson (television and movie actor and former U.S. Senator, Tennessee) [withdrew January 22, 2008]
- Other Presidential Candidates for 2008 (announced and possible candidates)
Presidential Debates on Television
Independent Candidates
Third Party Sites
Background Information
Ownership and Control of Mass Media
Impeachment and United States History
Information on Congressional Campaigns
Democratic Party Official Sites
Republican Party Official Sites
Congressional Elections
Financial Resources and Voting Records of Candidates
Information on the U.S. Supreme Court and Federal Court System
State and Local Election Information
- State and Regional Gateway (H-Net)
- National Priorities Project: Better Choices, Better Communities
- Facster: The Facts at Your Fingertips
- State and Local Government on the Internet
- U.S. States and Territories (Law Library of Congress)
- GovEngine.com: the Premiere Federal, State, & Local Government Site on the Internet
- Grading the States 2005 (Government Performance Project)
- Civic Education--State Legislative Database (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- Closing the College Participation Gap (Education Commission of the States)
- The Real Budget Deficit: A Call to Invest in Tennessee, Its Communities, and Its People, October 2006
(Tennesseans for Fair Taxation and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
- Tennessee State Budget: Information, Issues, Problems, and Solutions
- Tennessee Registry of Election Finance (official state of Tennessee site)
- How to Register to Vote in the United States (registervote.com)
- National Campus Voter Registration Project Organizing Handbook (Your Vote, Your Voice)
- Registration and Voting Information in the State of Tennessee (registervote.com)
- NetCampaigns.com
- State Net (to check on status of bills)
- International City/County Management Association
- National Association of Counties
- Governing: The Magazine of States and Localities
- Grading the States 2005 (Government Performance Project)
- Grading the States 2001: A Management Report Card
(Government Performance Project)
- Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005 (CFED)
- Tennessee state ranking in 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard (CFED)
- Education issue brief for Tennessee, 2005 (Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005, CFED)
- Books for Understanding Taxes (American Association of University Presses)
- National Priorities Project: Better Choices, Better Communities
- State Tax Systems Are Becoming Increasingly Inequitable
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Despite Past Boom Times, Income Gaps
Have Widened in 45 States Over the Past Twenty Years (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Closing the College Participation Gap (Education Commission of the States)
- Public Agena: a nonpartisan research and civic engagement organization helping Americans explore and understand crticial isssues
- The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
- Measuring Up 2000: The State-By-State Report Card on Higher Education
(National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education)
- Election 2000 (State Net)
- Vote Watch: Your Report Card to Action on Capitol Hill (Congressional Quarterly)
- State Information Organized by Category (Project Vote Smart)
- United States Government--States (Policy.com)
- Tennessee State Government Officials (Policy.com)
- [Tennessee State Budget] Fact Book, 2004-2005 (Tennessee General Assembly)
(*.pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader)
- 2004-05 [Tennessee State] Budget Summary (Tennessee General Assembly)
- The 50 States Project (Center for Public Integrity)
- U.S. States and Territories (Law Library of Congress)
- School District Demographics (National Center for Education Statistics)
- TennesseePolitics (NewSource Business Intelligence)
- Tennessee Higher Education and State Government Sites
- State and Local Government on the Net
- U.S. State Government Information
- U.S. State Government Information
- Council of State Governments
- National Governors' Association
- Civic Education--State Legislative Database (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- National Association of Counties
Reference Sources and Public Opinion Polls
- APSA Net: The American Political Science Association On-line
- Encyclopedia Americana (Grolier Interactive)
- Almanac of American Politics
- The Political Methodologist (newsletter of Political Methodology Section of the APSA)
- The Political Quarterly (1930-Present)
- Political Science Quarterly
- Political Science Scholarly Journals (American Poltical Science Association)
- Public Campaign: Clean Money, Clean Elections
- American Politics Gopher (Northwestern University)
- nationmaster.com [statistical comparisons among countries by category]
- Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income
Trends (Center on Budget and Policy Prioities/Economic Policy Institute (2006)
- National Priorities Project: Better Choices, Better Communities
- Facster: The Facts at Your Fingertips
- Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005 (CFED)
- Tennessee state ranking in 2005 Assets and Opportunity Scorecard (CFED)
- Education issue brief for Tennessee, 2005 (Assets and Opportunity Scorecard, 2005, CFED)
- Voting and Registration (U.S. Census Bureau)
[includes Historical Times Series, 1964 to the Present)
- Statistical Abstracts of the U.S. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- U.S. Census Bureau: The Official Statistics
- State Tax Systems Are Becoming Increasingly Inequitable
(Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)
- Despite Past Boom Times, Income Gaps
Have Widened in 45 States Over the Past Twenty Years (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities)
- NonProfit Gateway: A network of links to Federal government information and services
- FedWorld Information Network
- The Council on Foreign Relations
- U.S. Diplomatic History
- National Election Studies (University of Michigan)
- Individual Rights in America: A Citizen's Guide to Resources on the Internet
- Federal Government Resources on the Web (u. of Michigan)
- U.S. Government: Legislative Branch Information (U. Michigan)
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Freedom Network
- Policy.com: The Policy.Community online
- Policy.com Community
- Think Tanks (Policy.com)
- Electronic Policy Network
- Electronic Democracy Information Network Gopher
- Iowa Electronic Markets (University of Iowa)
- The Pew Research Center for The People and The Press
- What the World Thinks in 2002:
How Global Publics View: Their Lives, Their Countries, The
World, America, December 2002 (Pew Research Center for the People and the Press)
- Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources from Around the World (Library of Congress)
- National Council on Public Polls
- Gallup Opinion Polls on line
- Gallup Research Center (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- National Opinion Research Center
- Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
(University of Connecticut)
- PollingReport.com
- Zogby International
- Teaching Politics: Techniques and Technologies (College of New Jersey)
- Zogby International
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
- Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Around the World (W. Derksen)
- Rulers [heads of state and heads of government]
- nationmaster.com [statistical comparisons among countries by category]
- World Press Review
- Political Resources on the Net
- Inter-Parliamentary Union (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Elections Canada online
- Politics: Social
Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
- Elections and Electoral Systems (University of Keele, U.K.)
- U.S. Elections (BigProject,co.uk)
- Electoral Studies: An International Journal
(University of North Texas)
- Government, Law and Society (Carnegie-Mellon University)
- Individual Rights in America: A Citizen's Guide to Internet Resources
(University of Michigan)
- The Political Scientist's Guide to the Internet (Trinity College, U.K.)
- Political Science Resources (University of Keele, U.K.)
- Political Science Resources
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