Government Information at UMKC

Extensive coverage of US legislative activities and hearings sponsored by the Library of Congress

A cable TV channel that provides a video library of policy statements, speeches, and major legislative hearings. It covers a wide spectrum of government activites.

Covers the Constitutional Convention among other major historical events of that period.

CRS approaches complex topics from a variety of perspectives and examines all sides of an issue. Staff members analyze current policies and present the impact of proposed policy alternatives. CRS services come in many forms: reports on major policy issues, tailored confidential memoranda, briefings and consultations, seminars and workshops, expert congressional testimony, and responses to individual inquiries.

Voteview allows users to view every congressional roll call vote in American history on a map of the United States and on a liberal-conservative ideological map including information about the ideological positions of voting Senators and Representatives.