- Policy ArchiveA comprehensive digital library of public policy research containing over 30,000 reports, briefs, and multimedia material of think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research.
- Pew ResearchA a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world
Pew Research conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research
Selected Sites
- CATO InstitutePublic policy organization; scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.
- Goodman Institute for Public Policy ResearchWorks with "scholars from around the country on the nation's most difficult public policy problems."
- OYEZU.S. Supreme Court Media -- A multimedia archive devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court and its work
- The PEW Charitable TrustsAn independent nonprofit organization; "to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life."
- The World Factbook(CIA) Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
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