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PS 351: Democratic Dilemmas

This guide is designed to help you find sources for your research paper on a democratic threat

Politico Pro

Politico Pro is a unique resource that provides policy analysis, news, Congressional activity tracking, infographics, documents, and much more in major policy areas at US federal and state levels, and for Europe. Use the navigation on the left to go to:

  • News--choose a policy topic or region
  • Analysis >> Datapoint. You can browse or search and download an infographic to use in a paper or presentation.
  • Documents--Search nearly 500,000 electronic versions of hard-to-find documents such as memos, letters, court documents, transcripts, reports, and more.

Government & Legal Primary Sources

  1. See particularly the NCSL's Elections and Campaigns pages, covering partisan control (redistricting), election administration.
  2. Also search "voting laws" and get compilation of state laws on Voter ID, early voting, felon voting rights, and more.

If you haven't used ProQuest Congressional before, this video may be helpful:

For more specialized uses of ProQuest Congressional, see the second video:

For many other government sources, see the Government Information guide.