Public Policy, Government & Election Resources
| Citizenship | |
| CitizenshipWorks |  |
| A free online tool to help immigrants who are unsure of their eligibility or where to begin the naturalization process. It offers interactive tutorials to learn about the naturalization process and help immigrants prepare for the civics and English tests. | |
| LearningExpress Library |  |
| In addition to standardized tests for schools or workskills improvement, LearningExpress also offers U.S. Citizenship preparation in English and in Spanish. | Forgot password? |
| Welcome to USA.gov | |
| A government portal linking users to information about settling in the United States. Topics include immigration and naturalization, education and childcare, employment, disaster information and services and more. | |
| Public Policy | |
| America's News (NewsBank) | |
| Search local, state and national full-text articles on issues, events, business, government, health and more with over 1,400 news sources, newspapers, videos, newswires, and web-only content including the Daily News (10/1/85-Current), Ventura County Star (1997-Current), and USA Today (7/1/87-Current). | search tips |
| Country Studies | |
| Published by Library of Congress, Country Studies offers previously published Country Studies/Area Handbooks and more up-to-date Country Profiles on select countries. This series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. | |
| Opposing Viewpoints | |
| Topic overviews designed to meet the research needs of students, supported with full-text articles from newspapers and magazines, statistical charts, government data, images, and links to reviewed websites | search tips |
| Federal, State & Local Government Information | |
| California Political Almanac | |
| California political landscape, biographic information on state officials | |
| California State Laws and Regulations | |
| Access to California Code of Regulations, and California Constitution | |
| City of Thousand Oaks | |
| Information on city departments, leaders and municipal code | |
| State of California | |
| Official web portal for the State of California; checkout About CA for information on the various departments and branches of the State of California. | |
| Thomas | |
| Library of Congress' official web site on legislative information; Congressional Record, Bills and Resolutions, Roll Call Votes, Presidential Nominations... | |
| US Government Manual | |
| Official handbook of the Federal Government with information on the three branches of the government | |
| USA.gov | |
| Official web portal for the U.S. Government; access to statistical information and census data | |
| Voting & Elections | |
| California Official Voter Information Guide | |
| California Online Voter Guide | |
| Easy Voter Guide — California Edition | |
| League of Women Voters of California | |
| New Voters of California - Elections & Voter Information | |
| Project Vote Smart | |
| Voting & Elections Information at USA.gov | |
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