Research & Subject Guides: Political Science: Home

Welcome

Welcome to the Bluford Libguide for political science. This guide gathers starting places and information for searching library resources on political and governmental topics.

Visit the "Books" tab for information on finding books in the Bluford library and to browse some titles for ideas.

Visit the "Search for Articles by Topic" to access databases where you can enter key words and pull up articles from newspapers, scholarly journals, and related article sources.

Visit the "Journals by Journal Name" to find out how to find a journal (or other periodical publication like news or a magazine) when you know the name of the journal you want. This is a good place to start if a professor or colleague gives you a list of article citations to choose from.

Visit the "Statistical Sources" tab if you want to explore data and statistics on the government and society.

Visit the "Government and Organizational Web Sites" for web information from the U. S. Government as well as links to political science professional and scholarly societies.

What Do YOU Think

North Carolina’s law banning many people with felony records from voting after they get out of prison is unconstitutional, a state court ruled Monday.
Felon voting ban is racially motivated and unconstitutional, NC judges rule
Domestic Terrorism and the Attack on the U.S.Capitol
The federal definition of domestic terrorism describes domestic terrorists as Americans who commit ideologically driven crimes in the United States but lack foreign direction or influence.
My Vote Don't Count
Yellopain. (2020). My Vote Don’t Count (Video). Retrieved from Youtube Feb. 25, 2020 at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMALeR1i-FM.

This song and its accompanying video speak to the importance of understanding the U.S. political system and offers an explanation to people who think that their votes do not matter. The artist breaks down how the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government work.
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules [With graphic(s)]
States can require members of the Electoral College to cast their votes for the presidential candidates they had pledged to support, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled, curbing the independence of electors and limiting one potential source of uncertainty in the 2020 presidential election.
Supreme Court restricts 'faithless electors'
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to free "faithless electors" in the complex Electoral College system that decides the outcome of presidential elections from state laws that force them to support the candidate who wins the state's popular vote.
Trump’s Covid Failures Reshape Race and Lift Biden
President Trump’s cancellation of the convention in Florida and sudden embrace of masks may signal his acceptance of a political landscape transformed by the pandemic.
The U.S. Capitol Police: Brief Background
The U.S. Capitol Police is a department within the legislative branch with security, protection, and administrative responsibilities.
What Do Portland Protesters Want, and How Have the Police Responded? [With graphic(s)]
When a video showing George Floyd’s death in police custody spread across social media, cities and towns nationwide soon erupted in protests against systemic racism and police brutality. But while protests in many places subsided after a few weeks, Portland, Oregon, has been holding demonstrations every night since May 29.