Library
Web Reference Sites
Government
Florida Attorney General
Florida
Constitution
Florida Department
of Corrections
Florida Department of
Education
Florida Department
of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles : Renew or change your address for your driver’s license online.
Florida Department of Revenue
Florida Department of State
Florida Department of Transportation
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation: Allows consumers to look up the liability claims on doctors, dentists, lawyers, hospitals, HMOs and other institutions.
Florida Statutes
Florida State Courts
General
Laws of Florida: Makes bills available as they are received from the governor,
filed and assigned chapter numbers by the Department of State.
Governor
of Florida
MyFlorida.com - Links to Florida Government
Online Sunshine: Guide to the
Florida legislature.
Supreme Court of Florida
Capitol Spotlight: Up-to-date information on what is currently happening
in Washington.
The Code of Federal Regulations: A codification of the general and permanent
rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments
and agencies of the Federal Government.
The Constitution of the United States: Text, analysis and interpretation.
Contacting the Congress: Very up-to-date database of congressional contact
information.
DefenseLink: This site is the portal to the U.S. Department of Defense on
the World Wide Web. It offers direct links to some of the most important and
most popular DoD Sites, including DoD 101 - Introduction to DoD, Facts and Statistics,
and Today in the DoD.
E-The People: Identify the officials dealing with your subject at each level
of government and write an e-mail online that will be forwarded to your choice
of up to three of them.
Election 2000 Materials: Explore source documents from the contested 2000
Election, including documents from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme
Court.
The Federal Budget: Full text of the current U.S. Budget, along with a "Citizen's
Guide," related sites and more.
The Federal Register: The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed
Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive
Orders and other Presidential Documents.
Federal Toll-Free Phone Numbers: This toll-free telephone number listing
service is provided by the Federal Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General
Services Administration.
Find Elected Officials: Search for elected officials by zip code or browse
by state.
FirstGov: FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access Web site designed to
give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S.
Government Agency Web sites.
Glossary of Congressional
Terms
The National Archives and Records Administration
The National Priorities Project - This site is committed to helping the public
understand and shape the federal budget to meet community needs by providing:
Analysis of critical budget issues; State and local data; Tools for local action.
You can also find out how your 2001 federal income tax dollars are spent with
and Interactive Tax Chart.
Official Fiscal Year: U.S. Budget information.
Official U.S. Government
Web Sites: From the Library of Congress.
Political MoneyLine: Non-partisan site tracks federal candidate campaign
money.
Public Laws: Collection
of laws enacted during the 107th Congress (2001-2002),106th Congress (1999-2000),
105th Congress (1997-1998) and 104th Congress (1995-1996).
Public Papers of
the Presidents
Stateline.org: Search for states to get information on the governor and
legislature, state statistics, and recent news.
Supreme Court Justices: This site offers comprehensive biographical information
on every Supreme Court justice from John Jay to Stephen Breyer. It includes details
on each justice's personal life, education, legal career and case participation,
as well as his or her predecessor and successor.
This Nation: Tools for
Citizens: Comprehensive guide to American government and politics.
Thomas: Legislative information from
the U.S. Congress, including the Congressional Record, Bills, Committee
Reports and more.
Uncle Sam: Who's Who in the Federal Government: Site provides lists of:
Cabinet members, Congressional leadership, Congressional committee chairs, and
Administrators of selected federal agencies. There are also links to biographical
information about each listed official.
United States Code
U.S. Congress
Information: Bills, documents, hearings, and more.
U.S. Electoral College: From the National Archives and Records Administration,
this site provides information and statistics on presidential elections, past
and present. For
the 2000 election, it includes popular vote totals by state, Electoral College
member, and state laws and requirements. It also offers past electoral
results and an electoral college calculator.
United States Government Manual
U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions: The U.S. Department of State
furnishes this listing of official U.S. Embassies and other Diplomatic Posts
and Missions with links to each.
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S.
Senators: List of current Senators with links to their Web sites.
U.S. White House
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Europa: The Web site for the European Union.
European Governments
Online: Main government sites for European countries.
International Data Base: Computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and
socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.
UK National Statistics: Site organizes UK government statistics around thirteen
themes, such as crime and justice, education, the economy, health and care, population
and migration, and much more.
Constitution
Finder: Links to constitutions, charters, amendments,
and other related documents for countries of the world.
The Electronic Embassy: Information on all the foreign embassies in Washington
D.C.
Embassy World: This site is designed to provide a comprehensive list of
contact resources for all of the world's diplomatic offices. Search capabilities
available along with street and mailing addresses for embassies worldwide. Entries
include telephone, telex, and fax numbers when available.
Political Dictionary
Parliamentary Procedure
Robert's Rules of Order -
From 1915.
Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information
Act and Privacy Act: PDF document that clearly outlines how to request information
from the federal government.
