Government Information

The unabridged Vanderbilt web site for government information: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/govt/index.html

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Indexes

USA.gov

One-stop access to U.S. government information arranged by broad topic.

GPO Access - U.S. Govt. Printing Office

Fifty databases & full-text publications.

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Branches

Congress - GPO Access

Congressional legislation, publications, & home pages.

CQ MoneyLine

Information about campaign finance.

Federal government agencies and executive branch departments

Federal Web Locator

Links to government branches, departments, & agencies.

President

Executive departments and agencies.

State and local governments

Supreme Court of the United States

Thomas - Library of Congress

Congressional legislation, publications, & home pages.

United States Government Manual

Official handbook of federal government agencies; search by keyword within each publication or browse through sections.

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International Relations and Other Countries

Statistical Agencies (International) (Census)

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Statistics

American Factfinder - Census and Census 2000 Gateway

Fedstats

Search sites of seventy federal statistical agencies.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Helps keep Americans safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products.

Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs

How to deal with a variety of consumer problems.

Better Business Bureau of Middle Tennessee

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Consumer Sites

America's Job Bank - U.S. Dept. of Labor and state-operated public employment services

Information about over a million available jobs and job seekers.

Forms from the Feds - Univ. of Memphis

Forms for copyright, taxes, passports, immigration, and others.

For each occupation lists the nature of the work, working conditions, number of jobs in what industries and what areas, training, other qualifications, advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Postal Rates and Postal Rate Calculators - U.S. Postal Service.

Social Security Statement

Provides online form to request your Social Security Statement, which lists your contributions to date, estimates your future Social Security benefits, and tells you how to qualify for those benefits. Social Security Admin.

Tax Forms and Publications - Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Travel Publications - U.S. Dept. of State

Includes Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets and Passport Services--application, where to apply, related information.

Travelers' Health - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Where to Write for Vital Records

For each state and territory, how to obtain Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates. U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

ZIP+4 Code Lookup - U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

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