RESOURCES ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT  and U.S. ELECTIONS and the ROLE OF THE PRESIDENT:

ABSOLUTELY FREE AND ESSENTIAL USG SITES FOR RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS: ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY FREE USG WEB SITES ALL FREE DEC 2010.pdf   (We have used this in training for new IRC or AC Staff.) Updated Dec. 20 2010

The MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY; COURTESY OF THE U.S. EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM : http://www.uspolicy.be/making/makingintro.htm  (Click on link to retrieve website)

MAKING OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY 2009.pdf  (from the U.S. Consulate, Barcelona, courtesy of the BARCELONA Information Resource Center)  HOW U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IS MADE 2009 version

HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF US FOREIGN POLICY, Courtesy of the IRC [Information Resource Center] in Barcelona, Spain:  History of U.S. Foreign Policy 2009 IRC BARCELONA INFOPACK.pdf  (Thank you IRC Barcelona!)

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRIMER: A CRS REPORT

http://www.senate.gov/reference/resources/pdf/RL30527.pdf  (Click on link to retrieve website)

PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS: COURTESY OF THE CAIRO (EGYPT) IRC (PUBLISHED AS PART OF THEIR FOCUS SERIES): http://egypt.usembassy.gov/irc/focus_Obama.pdf

U.S. ELECTIONS and the US PRESIDENCY AUG 14 2009.pdf   THE U.S. ELECTIONS AND THE U.S. PRESIDENCY (updated August 14, 2009)  NEW!  NOW INCLUDES INFORMATION ON PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITIONS AND INAUGURATIONS and the Obama Administration.

Includes the latest web sites and resources, blogs and alerts, how the election and nominating process works, Presidential Succession and Transition, Biographies of the Candidates, Presidential Debates, Electoral College resources, Vice Presidents and their role, and materials for educators, among many other items.  Appendices include the Electoral College,  The Powers of the Presidency,  Political Conventions, the Enhanced Role of the Vice President, the Role of the First Lady, How a President is Impeached, and Presidential Transitions and Inaugurations and information on the new Obama Administration.)

USG BLOGS GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT BLOGS PRESENTED AT ALA DURING THE BLOGGING CONFERENCE.pdf

 CONGRESS, SENATE AND THE U.S. PRESIDENCY 2011.pdf  (thoroughly updated April 22, 2011)  Includes major websites on the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Senate, and major free Internet resources on the U.S. Presidency. Includes the work of Congressional Committees, Recent Studies on the U.S. Congress, and a Glossary of Legislative Terms.  

THINK TANKS A LISTING MARCH 23 2009.pdf  U.S. THINK TANKS  A BIBLIOGRAPHY March 23, 2009 WHAT DO U.S. THINK TANKS SAY ABOUT THE MIDDLE EAST? THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OFFERS A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT U.S. THINK TANKS 

NEW!  HOW DOES ONE START RESEARCHING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT and HOW DO YOU FIND RELIABLE STATISTICS ABOUT THE U.S.?: CLICK BELOW FOR USEFUL RESOURCESUSG RESOURCES WHERE TO START 2011.pdf

 (Updated APRIL 13, 2011) Includes how to find key U.S. Statistics, basic information on all the branches of the U.S. Government, where to start researching the U.S. Presidency, and the major resources of and about the U.S. Government. Useful for new IRC or AC staffers and/or students beginning their research.  Used in all IRC and AC training workshops.

USG INTERNET SITES: A MORE COMPREHENSIVE WEBLIOGRAPHY OF FREE RESOURCES: USG INTERNET SITES JAN 28 2011.pdf  (UPDATED JANUARY 28, 2011)

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