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2000 Congressional District Census Data, 106th Spreadsheets for Michigan and U.S.

Labelled Excel spreadsheets with demographic profile data for each 106th Congressional District
Covers population, social characteristics, economic characteristics, and housing characteristics
In EXCEL, highlight the entire spreadsheet, then select DATA/SORT/COLUMN NAME/DESCENDING to rank districts by most to least under any given category

2000 Congressional District Census Data, 106th-110th Congresses

American Factfinder, Current Congress
- Use DATA SETS, 2000 Census, for separate file
American Factfinder, 106-107th Congresses
- Use DATA SETS, 2000 Census, and find data in Summary Files 1 and 3 as a geography

A* - Definitions of Markups and Reports

Markups are committee meetings held after the hearings to make changes in a bill and make recommendations to the floor about its passage
Votes are taken among committee members to determine whether the bill should be referred to the floor for consideration
Reports are issued if the committee determines to recommend the bill
Markup sessions are covered primarily by the press rather than official government reporters

Almanac of American Politics (UMich Only)

Biennial biographical directory of Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, key votes in Congress, and campaign finances
Lengthy information about the politics of the Congressional Districts as well as demographic statistics
Web version back to 1998
Paper copy in Documents Center JK 1012 .A44 with older issues in Graduate Library Stacks
Link to the "almanac" is on the lower left navigation

Almanac of Policy Issues

Extensive web site on nine policy areas: criminal justice, culture and society, economics, education, environment, government operations, health, social welfare, and world affairs
Each section is divided into 4-10 subtopics
Provides a non-partisan back to the issues
Links to articles on all sides of the subject as well as primary documents and related government agencies, think tanks, and organizations

American Presidency Project (UCSB)

Official presidential papers, 1789-1913 (Messages and Papers) and 1929 to present (Public Papers of the President)
Complete run of State of the Union and Inaugural Addresses, 1789-present
Proclamations since 1789 and Executive Orders since 1826
Roosevelt Fireside Chats, 1933-44

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774+ (Senate)

Substantial biographies of all Senators, Representatives, and other delegates to Congress, Continental Congress to the present
Includes links to the location of their research papers
Search by first name, last name, position, state, party, and/or year

Black Americans in Congress

Biographies of 123 African Americans serving in Congress, 1870-2007 as senators and representatives
Includes artifacts and historical data, including committee assignments, leadership positions, and states represented

C-Span (Public Access)

Television coverage of Congressional floor and committee proceedings translated into real audio; requires helper application
Current Congressional television programming

Century of American Lawmaking (Library of Congress), 1774-1875 [Public Access]