Government
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American Government
USA.gov
http://www.usa.gov/
Information, sources and services from U.S. local, state and federal government agency websites
U.S. Government Manual
www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
Official federal government handbook; information about the legislative, judicial and executive agencies, on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the U.S. participates, boards, commissions and committees
Statistical Abstract
www.census.gov/compendia/statab
Statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the US
Government Documents in the News – University of Michigan
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/docnews.html
Documents from US federal, state and local governments on topics in the news, sites of foreign governments, ngo’s igo’s, treaties and a directory of statistics
Executive
Executive Office of the President
www.whitehouse.gov/government/eop.html
The President’s Cabinet
www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html
Federal Agencies and Commissions
www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html
US Citizenship and Immigration Services USCIS
www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
http://www.fdic.gov/
Banking, consumer advice, financial education, deposit insurance, mortgages and real estate
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
Medicare health insurance, prescription drug plan finder, Medicaid, medical equipment suppliers, comparison of health plans, medigap insurances, nursing homes, dialysis facilities
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
www.nasa.gov/home/index.html
Missions, education, events
National Archives and Records Center
http://www.archives.gov/
Documents that record important events in American history, collected, preserved and made available for research
National Center for Health Statistics
www.cdc.gov/nchs/Default.htm
US Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm
Information on public companies, mutual funds and variable annuities
Code of Federal Regulations
www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
The rules of the executive departments and agencies of the US
US House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
US Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
Biographical Directory to the US Congress 1774-present
bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Congressional Committee Materials Online via GPO Access
www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/index.html
Library of Congress
www.loc.gov/index.html
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Judicial
US Courts the Federal Judiciary
http://www.uscourts.gov/
Links to the US Supreme Court, US Court of Appeals, US District Courts and US Bankruptcy Courts
Supreme Court of the United States
http://www.supremecourtus.gov/
Pennsylvania Government
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PaPowerPort
state.pa.usOfficial Web site for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Manual
www.dgs.state.pa.us/pamanual/site/default.asp
Official handbook; includes Pennsylvania history, the constitution and elections, profiles of the executive, judicial and legislative branches including information on the powers, functions and duties of those offices.
PA Executive
Compass Commonwealth of PA Application for Social Services
https://www.humanservices.state.pa.us/compass/PGM/ASP/SC001.asp
Pa State Data Center
pasdc.hbg.psu.edu/
Pennsylvania’s official source of demographic and economic data.
State Civil Service Commission
www.scsc.state.pa.us/scsc/site/default.asp
Find job openings in state government; see your civil service test score
PA Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us/dep/site/default.asp
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PA Legislative
Pa Senate
www.pasen.gov/
Pa General Assembly
www.house.state.pa.us/index.cfm
Judicial
Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System
www.courts.state.pa.us/
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/attorneys.php
See if an attorney has been disciplined or disbarred; file a complaint about an attorney
Chester County Government
dsf.chesco.org/
Last Modified: 10/7/08
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