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Political Science Databases and Online Resources

  • Civil Rights and Social Justice
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    Research the history of Civil Rights in the U.S. through Congressional hearings and committee prints, legislative histories of important legislation, CRS and GAO reports, Supreme Court case briefs, publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, and other resources including scholarly journals, a book list, and links to Civil Rights organizations.

  • Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
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    Designed to provide a more balanced understanding of the gun regulation debate in the U.S., this database includes access to periodicals, federal legislative histories, congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and other resources.

  • LGBTQ+ Rights
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    Documents related to the gay rights movement in America. Includes court cases, scholarly articles, reports, as well as an interactive timeline.

  • Military & Government Collection
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    Over 1,000 journals, magazines, and pamphlets.

  • Westlaw Campus Research (TR)
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    Access full-text legal resources including federal and state statutes and cases, federal regulations, law reviews, news, and several business resources with one search.

  • Independent Voices
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    Containing sources from both sides of the political spectrum, this open access collection of articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals covers non-mainstream views over the last 70+ years that may not be found elsewhere.

  • Academic Search Premier
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    Articles with information in the areas of social sciences, humanities, science, education, and others in over 7,962 journals. 

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