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Florida Government

Florida Attorney General
Florida Constitution
Florida Department of Corrections
Florida Department of Education
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles : Renew or change your address for your driver’s license online.
Florida Department of Revenue
Florida Department of State
Florida Department of Transportation

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation: Allows consumers to look up the liability claims on doctors, dentists, lawyers, hospitals, HMOs and other institutions.
Florida Statutes
Florida State Courts
General Laws of Florida: Makes bills available as they are received from the governor, filed and assigned chapter numbers by the Department of State.
Governor of Florida
MyFlorida.com - Links to Florida Government
Online Sunshine: Guide to the Florida legislature.
Supreme Court of Florida


U.S. Government

U.S. Blue Pages: Site provides information about your federal services and how to connect to them along with quick links to the most requested federal sites, and a virtual help desk that will respond to your e-mail questions within 72 hours. There is also a handy listing of national toll free and other customer service federal government numbers frequently called by the public.
Capitol Spotlight
: Up-to-date information on what is currently happening in Washington.
The Code of Federal Regulations
: A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
The Constitution of the United States
: Text, analysis and interpretation.
Contacting the Congress
: Very up-to-date database of congressional contact information.
C-Span Congressional Information Center: Congressional directory, legislation, issues, and more.
DefenseLink
: This site is the portal to the U.S. Department of Defense on the World Wide Web. It offers direct links to some of the most important and most popular DoD Sites, including DoD 101 - Introduction to DoD, Facts and Statistics, and Today in the DoD.
E-The People
: Identify the officials dealing with your subject at each level of government and write an e-mail online that will be forwarded to your choice of up to three of them.
Election 2000 Materials
: Explore source documents from the contested 2000 Election, including documents from the U.S. Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme Court.
The Federal Budget
: Full text of the current U.S. Budget, along with a "Citizen's Guide," related sites and more.
The Federal Register
: The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
Federal Toll-Free Phone Numbers
: This toll-free telephone number listing service is provided by the Federal Consumer Information Center of the U.S. General Services Administration.
Find Elected Officials
: Search for elected officials by zip code or browse by state.
FirstGov
: FirstGov is an easy-to-search, free-access Web site designed to give you a centralized place to find information from local, state, and U.S. Government Agency Web sites.
Glossary of Congressional Terms
The National Archives and Records Administration
The National Priorities Project
- This site is committed to helping the public understand and shape the federal budget to meet community needs by providing: Analysis of critical budget issues; State and local data; Tools for local action. You can also find out how your 2001 federal income tax dollars are spent with and Interactive Tax Chart.
Official Fiscal Year
: U.S. Budget information.
Official U.S. Government Web Sites: From the Library of Congress.
Political MoneyLine
: Non-partisan site tracks federal candidate campaign money. 
POTUS: Presidents of the United States: In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
Public Laws: Collection of laws enacted during the 107th Congress (2001-2002),106th Congress (1999-2000), 105th Congress (1997-1998) and 104th Congress (1995-1996).
Public Papers of the Presidents
Stateline.org
: Search for states to get information on the governor and legislature, state statistics, and recent news.
Supreme Court Justices
: This site offers comprehensive biographical information on every Supreme Court justice from John Jay to Stephen Breyer. It includes details on each justice's personal life, education, legal career and case participation, as well as his or her predecessor and successor.
This Nation: Tools for Citizens: Comprehensive guide to American government and politics.
Thomas: Legislative information from the U.S. Congress, including the Congressional Record, Bills, Committee Reports and more.
Uncle Sam: Who's Who in the Federal Government
: Site provides lists of: Cabinet members, Congressional leadership, Congressional committee chairs, and Administrators of selected federal agencies. There are also links to biographical information about each listed official.
United States Code
U.S. Congress Information: Bills, documents, hearings, and more. 
U.S. Electoral College
: From the National Archives and Records Administration, this site provides information and statistics on presidential elections, past and present.  For the 2000 election, it includes popular vote totals by state, Electoral College member, and state laws and requirements.  It also offers past electoral results and an electoral college calculator.
United States Government Manual
 
U.S. Embassies and Other Diplomatic Missions
: The U.S. Department of State furnishes this listing of official U.S. Embassies and other Diplomatic Posts and Missions with links to each.
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senators: List of current Senators with links to their Web sites.
U.S. White House
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Foreign Governments

Europa: The Web site for the European Union.
European Governments Online: Main government sites for European countries.
International Data Base: Computerized data bank containing statistical tables of demographic, and socio-economic data for 227 countries and areas of the world. 
UK National Statistics
: Site organizes UK government statistics around thirteen themes, such as crime and justice, education, the economy, health and care, population and migration, and much more.
WorldSkip.com
: News and information about every country in the world. Membership required.

Miscellaneous

Constitution Finder: Links to constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents for countries of the world.
The Electronic Embassy
: Information on all the foreign embassies in Washington D.C.
Embassy World
: This site is designed to provide a comprehensive list of contact resources for all of the world's diplomatic offices. Search capabilities available along with street and mailing addresses for embassies worldwide. Entries include telephone, telex, and fax numbers when available.
Meta-Subject Index to Government Information
: This index is intended to direct the user to Subject Indexes which have been created for the purpose of identifying government internet resources in a given subject area.
Political Dictionary
Parliamentary Procedure
Robert's Rules of Order - From 1915.
Your Right to Federal Records: Questions and Answers on the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act
: PDF document that clearly outlines how to request information from the federal government.

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