SOWK 420: Practice IV
Reference Databases | Finding your Bill | Support & Opposition | Writing your Letter | APA
Reference databases
Legislative, Regulatory, and Judicial Law Resources from University of Illinois Library
National Association of Social Workers Advocacy page
Finding your Bill: details, supporters, & detractors
- Law by Jurisdiction (State, Federal, World): Page within the Legal Information Institute (LII), the research and electronic publishing activity of the Cornell Law School
Federal Information
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Use Congress.gov to search from 1995-present at once; Change drop-down menu to “Congressional Record.”
- GovTrack.us: "Tracking the United States Congress: Track bills in Congress, your representative’s voting records, upcoming committee meetings, and get alerts by email"
- Congressional Record: Congressional Record: 1994-present. Must choose individual session of Congress.
- Illinois General Assembly: Search for State legislation
- FedStats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
- U.S. Census Bureau: "The Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy."
Articles
- News: Current Subject Guide
- News: Historical Subject Guide
- Social Work Subject Guide
- Sociology Subject Guide
- Psychology Subject Guide
Writing your Letter
- Contact Government
- “What is the proper form of address when I write my elected Representative? -- There are several correct forms of address for a Member of Congress including "The Honorable" and "Representative".” From, http://writerep.house.gov/writerep/wyrfaqs.shtml#properform
- From State Civics Toolbox (State of Connecticut)
APA
- Benner Library’s APA Citation links
- Posts from the APA Style blog about legal references
- Citing Legal Materials in APA Style” from the University Library at California State University Stanislaus