LibGuides: US Government Documents Fundamentals: General (a bit of everything)

Search Engines

USA.gov searches the Internet for '.gov' and '.mil' domains as well as state government web sites. Start with a keyword search and scan the results to see which agencies are concerned with your topic.

USA.gov
Searches the Internet for government web pages

WSU Libraries Catalog

Search It
Enter your keywords in the search box. By logging in to your account using your WSU network ID and password you will be able to easily borrow items from other libraries.

The library catalog, Search It, is a very good place to start searching for government documents.

IMPORTANT! Use the Advanced Search to specify the government as the author. Here are some examples:

(author) united states and (keyword) nutrition and 'food stamps'
(author) washington state and (keyword) bicycle safety
(author) united states labor and (keyword) statistics unemployment

Note that you can also filter by Government Documents as a Type in the Search It catalog. This will bring back government publications at differing levels of government.

The 2016 Presidential Election--Finding Information

Federal Election Commission 2016 Election Information
Access campaign finance data, report filings, and summary information for 2016 presidential candidates.
Presidential Election Process
The Presidential election process, including the electoral college, caucuses and primaries, and the national conventions.
Decide who to vote for
information and links provided by USA.gov, the federal Internet portal
On the Issues
Non-partisan information for voters in the Presidential election, "so that votes can be based on issues rather than on personalities and popularity." Information daily from newspapers, speeches, press releases, and the Internet.
FactCheck.org
A nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics.
FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.