Elections Schedules
- National, States, Counties, and Municipal: Ballotpedia
Legislators, Upcoming Legislation, Progress, and Outcomes
- National, States, Counties, and Municipal: Ballotpedia
- U.S. Congress: Govtrack.us
- U.S. Congress: Congress.gov
- U.S. States: OpenStates.org
- U.S. States: National Council of State Legislatures
Watch the Congress in Action
Legislative Calendars
- The House (Weekly Leader)
- The Senate (Current Floor Schedule)
Learn about Candidates and Issues
- Ballotpedia connects people with politics by changing the way they access the information they need to be informed about federal, state, and local politics. Their content includes neutral, accurate, and verifiable information on government officials and the offices they hold, political issues and public policy, elections, candidates, and the influencers of politics.
- VoteSmart is thousands of conservative and liberals working together, researching the backgrounds and records of thousands of candidates and elected officials.
- ProCon.org helps build informed voters by presenting both sides of key issues in a non-partisan manner.
Federal Regulations (Explained in this short course)
Government Accountability
- The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. GAO examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with objective, reliable information to help the government save money and work more efficiently.
Getting Out of Our Bubbles
- MoreInCommon.com discovered we have big perception gaps, thinking the other party is far more opposed to us than they actually are.
- AllSides.com offers an amazing service, showing news stories from conservative, progressive and neutral perspectives.
- Media Bias / Fact Check is useful is checking for bias.
