FEDERAL

http://www.firstgov.gov
"FirstGov - the first-ever government web site to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources."

https://www.govinfo.gov/ 
GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.

 

http://studentaid.ed.gov/redirects/federal-student-aid-ed-gov
Gateway to the U.S. government for students.

http://congress.gov

STATE AND LOCAL

http://www.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/pa_gov/2966
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Home Page.

http://www.montcopa.org
Montgomery County Government Home Page.

http://www.buckscounty.org/
Bucks County Government Home Page.

http://www.chesco.org/chesco/site/default.asp
Chester County Government Home Page.

http://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/category/content-type/content-type/book-states
"Book of States. This is your source for state, commonwealth, and territory comparative data. Statistical tables can be downloaded as PDFs or as a spreadsheet, allowing users to customize data. Can elected officials serve consecutive terms? Which states legalized capital punishment? How much are states spending on education? How do voter registration practices compare? There are also fun facts such as each state’s official bird, flower, and motto."

MUNICIPAL CODES

GUIDES

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/
U C Berkeley. American Government and Public Policy Internet Resources.

CENSUS

http://www.census.gov
"U.S. Census Bureau is the preeminent collector and provider of timely, relevant, and quality data about the people and economy of the United States."

http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
U.S. Census Bureau publishes American FactFinder, a source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

http://www.health.state.pa.us/hpa/stats/
Pennsylvania Department of Health-Health Statistics.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
"The World Factbook is produced by CIA's Directorate of Intelligence. The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on more than 250 countries and other entities."

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045217 
U.S. Census Bureau publishes USA QuickFacts, frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state and county level. This link is for Pennsylvania.

CONSTITUTION DAY

Each educational institution in the United States that receives federal funding must observe Constitution Day and Citizenship Day each year on September 17 (or the week before or after when the September 17 falls on a weekend).

http://www.aascu.org/programs/adp/constitutionday/

The following are links to some resources that may be useful to you as you plan your Constitution Day and Citizenship Day. Please check the ADP Blog for descriptions of what AASCU's American Democracy Project campuses have done to honor this day.

Short interactive quizzes:

ELECTIONS

http://votesmart.org/
Project Vote Smart: Project Vote Smart is a national library of factual information on over 13,000 elected offices and candidates for public office - President, Governors, Congress and State Legislatures. We cover them in five basic areas: backgrounds, issue positions, voting records, campaign finances and the performance evaluations made on them by over 100 conservative to liberal special interests. Register to vote online.

http://www.americanselect.org/
“The first-ever open presidential nominating process. No special interests. No agendas. No partisanship. What if there were a better way to choose our president? Americans Elect is harnessing the power of the Internet to ask every single voter one simple question: who would you nominate in 2012? You choose the issues. You choose the candidates. You nominate the ticket. And the winner will be on the 2012 ballot in every state.”

https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page

"Ballotpedia is the online encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality; here's why. Ballotpedia's articles are 100 percent written by our professional staff and a small group of guest editors. All content written by our guest editors is reviewed and fact-checked by our staff."

https://www.nass.org/can-i-vote 

"Created and maintained by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), Can I Vote helps people find information about U.S. elections in all 50 states, such as registration deadlines and guidelines regarding absentee voting. Visitors can easily find their designated polling locations and advice on what to bring with them when they vote."

 

http://www.followthemoney.org/

The nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute on Money in State Politics promotes an accountable democracy by compiling comprehensive campaign-donor, lobbyist, and other information from government disclosure agencies nationwide and making it freely available.

https://www.opensecrets.org/

"Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Our vision is for Americans, empowered by access to clear and unbiased information about money’s role in politics and policy, to use that knowledge to strengthen our democracy. Our mission is to produce and disseminate peerless data and analysis on money in politics to inform and engage Americans, champion transparency, and expose disproportionate or undue influence on public policy."

http://politicaladarchive.org/

"The Political TV Ad Archive collects political ads in the 2016 election. In addition to tracking airings across key primary states, the collection includes ads that may air elsewhere or exclusively on social media."

http://politwoops.sunlightfoundation.com/

"Politwoops displays tweets that have been published and since deleted by local and national U.S. politicians and presidential candidates. A product of the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, Politwoops follows ­members of the House and Senate from both political parties."

http://www.eac.gov/default.aspx

"U.S. Election Assistance Commission. With helpful products for voters such as election calendars and voter registration forms, the Election Assistance Commission also features access to surveys and studies about U.S. elections along with the National Voter Registration Act. The U.S. Census Bureau (census.gov) compiled a related report: The Diversifying Electorate—Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2012, available on the Census website."

PUBLIC RECORDS

https://www.federalregister.gov/

"The Office of the Federal Register informs citizens of their rights and obligations, documents the actions of Federal agencies, and provides a forum for public participation in the democratic process. Our publications provide access to a wide range of Federal benefits and opportunities for funding and contain comprehensive information about the various activities of the United States Government. In addition, we administer the Electoral College for Presidential elections and the Constitutional amendment process."

 

https://www.govtrack.us/

Launched in 2004, GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. This is a project of Civic Impulse, LLC. GovTrack.us is not a government website.

https://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/ 

"OnlineSearches.com is your gateway to public records. Use our free Public Records Directory to quickly find the public record sources you need. We provide thousands of links to free public record searches in every state and county in the United States. Use of our site directory is absolutely free, although some state or county agencies, as well as our advertisers, may charge fees for accessing public records. All links indicate whether online public records searches are available for free, as paid services, or not available online. We also attempt to provide contact information for each related agency."