{"id":10402,"date":"2025-03-11T15:56:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/?page_id=10402"},"modified":"2025-03-11T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T15:56:37","slug":"popular-government-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/home-page\/government-documents\/popular-government-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Government Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; 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On this website, you can find information about food, farming and ranching, and many other topics.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/ask.usda.gov\/s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask USDA<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; <\/span>On this part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s website, you can ask an agricultural question, such as \u201cHow long can I store eggs in the refrigerator?.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ers.usda.gov\/\">USDA Economic Research Service<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Economic information from the United States Department of Agriculture. Especially nice are the browsable features by commodity. Select any crop or animal product and receive the latest publications and data on the selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>American Government<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bioguideretro.congress.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Profiles of every member of Congress from 1774-present. Each profile contains a brief biography, a directory of research collections (if available), and a bibliography. Search by name, position, state, or party.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/collectionGPO.action?collectionCode=BUDGET\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget of the United States Government<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Includes the complete budget presented to Congress and covers the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2002. Previous federal budgets back to 1996 can also be found on this page.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/collections\/century-of-lawmaking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation<\/a><\/span> &#8211; An ambitious project by the Library of Congress, this site provides digitized copies of the <em>Journals of the Continental Congress<\/em>, <em>Letters of Delegates to Congress 1774-1789<\/em>, <em>The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution<\/em>, <em>The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787<\/em>, <em>Statutes at Large<\/em>, the <em>American State Papers <\/em>(legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838), the U.S. Serial Set, journals of Congress (proceedings), and debates of Congress including <em>Annals of Congress<\/em>, <em>Register of Debates<\/em>, <em>Congressional Globe<\/em>, and the <em>Congressional Record<\/em>. An essential site for those doing research on the first hundred years of the country.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/Congress.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress.gov<\/a> <\/span>&#8211; Rich Web site for legislative information. Search for the full-text of laws, bills, committee reports, and some historical documents like the Declaration of Independence. Except for the historical documents, most information only goes back to the 93rd Congress.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gao.gov\/docsearch\/repandtest.html\">GAO Reports and Testimonies<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Access any GAO report or testimony from pre-1970 to the present.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/content.php?flash=true&amp;page=milestone\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Milestone Documents<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Documenting American history from 1776 to 1965. Maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/collection.action?collectionCode=GOVMAN\">U.S. Government Manual<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Directory to federal government agencies, with an overview of the mission and responsibilities of each agency. Names of key administrators, addresses and phone numbers for the main and branch offices are also included.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/boundvolumes.aspx\">United States Reports<\/a><\/span> &#8211; A collection of Supreme Court opinions dating back to 1991. The final versions of the opinions are collected in the bound volumes section of the site. Visit the <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Library of Congress site<\/a><\/span> for older Reports.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Aviation<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faa.gov\/training_testing\/testing\/test_standards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Airman Practical Test Standards (PTS)<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Practical Test Standards for flight instructors, mechanics, and pilots.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/cgi-bin\/text-idx?tpl=\/ecfrbrowse\/Title14\/14tab_02.tpl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14, Aeronautics and Space<\/a> <\/span>&#8211; Access the most up-to-date Title 14 of the CFR. For older editions, please visit the CFR page on <span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/browse\/collectionCfr.action?collectionCode=CFR\">FDsys<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/handbooks_manuals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAA Handbooks and Manuals<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Access numerous aircraft and aviation handbooks and manuals on topics such as pilot safety, flying, and flight standards.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/orders_notices\/#browseTopics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAA Orders and Notices<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Find all current and historical policy directives on this site. Also, this website has a searchable database of FAA orders and notices.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.faa.gov\/regulations_policies\/faa_regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">FAA Regulations<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Access all current and historical FAA regulations.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Register<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Visit this site for the most up-to-date changes to rules and notices. There is a search feature as well as a browse feature allowing users to locate information by agency (Transportation) or by topic (e.g. &#8220;Airspace,&#8221; &#8220;Aviation Safety,&#8221; &#8220;Airports,&#8221; etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Census<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Census Bureau<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; This is the official website of the U.S. Census Bureau. On this website, you can find census data on various topics, view census data and maps, and find other information<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/gov-finances\/data\/historical-data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Census Bureau Historical Data<\/a><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Demographic data dating back to 1790 on the United States of America, individual states, counties, and cities. This site is hosted by the Census Bureau.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Education<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nces.ed.gov\/programs\/coe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Condition of Education<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Compiling data from the 2000-current editions of <em>Condition of Education<\/em>, this site provides narrative and statistical data on participation in education, learner outcomes, student effort and progress, and more. You can also access older editions of this title as well. Each edition also provides a special analysis of an education-related topic. For example, 2004&#8217;s special analysis is titled &#8220;Paying for College: Changes Between 1990 and 2000 for Full-Time, Dependent Undergraduates.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/nationsreportcard.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAEP, The Nation&#8217;s Report Card <\/a><\/span>&#8211; National assessment of student achievement in the following subject areas: Civics, Geography, Math, Reading, Science, History, and Writing. Search for subject-specific reports, state profiles and comparisons, an extensive archive as well as other data tools.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/fsapartners.ed.gov\/knowledge-center\/library\/resource-type\/Federal%20School%20Code%20Lists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal School Code Lists<\/a><\/span> &#8211; On this website, you can find school code lists for the current and previous academic years for colleges and universities in the United States<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Foreign Affairs<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/r\/pa\/ei\/bgn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets<\/span><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Information on all the countries of the world with which the United States has relations.&#8221; Very similar to the World Factbook. (see below)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/history.state.gov\/historicaldocuments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign Relations of the U.S.<\/a><\/span> &#8211; &#8220;Official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.&#8221; Several of these documents, dating back to the Truman administration, are available online.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/s\/l\/treaty\/tif\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treaties in Force<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Listing of all current treaties and international agreements of the United States. Part I involves bilateral agreements. Part II involves multilateral agreements.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cia.gov\/the-world-factbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Factbook<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Country profiles that include information on geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, and military. Includes maps of individual countries as well as regions and continents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Grants\/Assistance<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/content\/assistance-listings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assistance Listings<\/a><\/span>&#8211; On the SAM.gov website, you can use the Search Assistance Listings search engine to search for assistance listings that provide information about federal programs that provide grants and other assistance.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.benefits.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GovBenefits<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Listings of all federal and state benefit programs.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/grants.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grants.gov<\/a><\/span> &#8211; &#8220;Find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.&#8221; Over 900 grants are available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Health<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDC Wonder<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Find a plethora of stats and other information on topics such as chronic diseases, health practice and prevention, communicable diseases, injury prevention, environmental and occupational health, and other reference data.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthfinder.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyHealthfinder<\/a><\/span> &#8211; An extensive A-Z list of health-related topical web sites. This site is developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/medlineplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">MedlinePlus<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Reliable health information for the consumer. Contains a medical dictionary, medical encyclopedia, drug information, health news, and directories.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/w2w.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Vital Records<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Use this page to find where to write for birth, death, marriage, or divorce records.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Historic Documents<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Presidency Project<\/a><\/span> &#8211; A searchable database of the American Presidency from 1789 to present. This resource currently provides over 75,000 records, including executive orders, proclamations, public addresses, and more.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ourdocuments.gov\/content.php?flash=true&amp;page=milestone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milestone Documents<\/a> <\/span>&#8211; Documenting American history from 1776 to 1965. Maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/research\/arc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Archives Catalog (NAC)<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Access to NARA&#8217;s online catalog. The ARC galleries allow users to locate items by broad categories.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalcollections.smu.edu\/all\/cul\/hgp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World War II: A Digital Library<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Access to hundreds of WW2-era digitized government documents. This collection is searchable and browsable. Maintained by Southern Methodist University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Accent-Color&#8221; title=&#8221;<strong>Industry<\/strong>&#8220;][vc_column_text]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usitc.gov\/tata\/hts\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Harmonized Tariff Schedule of U.S.<\/span><\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Applicable tariff rates and statistical categories for all merchandise imported into the United States; it is based on the international Harmonized System, the global classification system that is used to describe most world trade in goods.&#8221; A database (located near the bottom of the screen) provides brief descriptions of items. A collection of tariff-related Congressional bills is available from the 105th-108th Congresses.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/naics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAICS<\/a><\/span> &#8211; Provides definitions for industries, along with tables showing differences between the 1997 and 2002 editions. You can also view a comparison of the NAICS and SIC codes (this button is located at the top left of the screen).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.onetcenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">O*NET Online<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Occupational information and job requirements. This title replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and helps match skills to particular careers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/ooh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Occupational Outlook Handbook<\/span><\/a> &#8211; Find career information from the following topics: Nature of Work; Working Conditions; Employment; Training and other Qualifications; Job Outlook; Earnings; and Related Occupations.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bls.gov\/soc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Standard Occupational Classification<\/a><\/span> &#8211; used by all federal agencies &#8220;to classify workers into occupational categories for the purpose of collecting, calculating, or disseminating data.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USAJOBS<\/a><\/span> &#8211; The federal government&#8217;s official site for job postings. 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