Office of the Federal Register. The United States Government Manual . Official handbook of the Federal Government. It provides basic background information on the legislative, executive and judicial branches. Quasi-governmental agencies, commissions, and international organizations to which the United States belongs are also described.
Earlier editions are available in the stacks.
This database covers all disciplines with indexing for nearly 3000 periodicals. It contains the full-text of articles for over 1200 periodicals beginning in 1990. This is a useful database for locating scholarly historical articles on the development of the three branches of government. Many of the cited journals provide coverage of contemporary issues. This service is only available in the Library.