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Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
These titles contain information which is vital to the democratic process and critical to an informed electorate. They support the public's right to know about the essential activities of their Government. Immediate, online access to authenticated versions of these Core Documents of Democracy increases in importance as Americans grow ever more dependent on remote electronic access to basic information resources
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Cornerstone Documents
Articles of Confederation
The Bill of Rights
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
The Constitution of the United States of America
The Constitution of the United States of America, Analysis and Interpretation
The Declaration of Independence
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Emancipation Proclamation
The Federalist Papers
The Gettysburg Address
Congressional
Congressional Bills
Congressional Directory
Congressional Pictorial Directory
Congressional Record
Public and Private Laws
United States Code
Presidential
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
Budget of the United States Government
Codification of Presidential Proclamations Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders, April 13, 1945 through January 20,1989
George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
"I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Judicial
Supreme Court Decisions, 1937 - 1975
Supreme Court Decisions, 1992/93 - present
Regulatory
Code of Federal Regulations
Federal Register
Demographic
American FactFinder
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Economic
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Economic Indicators
Economic Report of the President
Miscellaneous
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Freedom Papers
United States Government Manual
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