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Political Science Citation Guide

When you follow the Style Manual for Political Science (1993) published by the American Political Science Association (APSA), use parenthetical citations within your text to indicate the source of borrowed ideas and quotations.

At the end of your paper you should provide a list of all of the references cited in your paper. The sample citations and references on these pages are drawn from the Style Manual for Political Science, revised edition, 1993, and from The Chicago Manual of Style, 14th edition (1993).

The following Web sites will prove useful as you begin to become familiar with the APSA form of citation in your papers:

• Amherst College Writing Center  
• Guides to Methods for Students of Political Science 
• Princeton Writing Program 
• Indiana University Writing Tutorial Services 
• Writing Center—University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Writing Center

Analytical writing is a craft that takes practice to master. To obtain personal assistance, visit the Beren Campus Writing Center.

Online Resources

American Government

• US Senate: http://www.senate.gov/ 
• US House: http://www.house.gov/ 
• The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 
• US State Department: http://www.state.gov/ 
• Thomas Library of Congress--Search for Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/ 
• US Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html 
• US Government's Official Web Portal: http://www.usa.gov/  
• US Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourt.gov/ 
• US Department of Defense: http://www.defense.gov/ 

International

• The UN: www.un.org 
• European Union: http://europa.eu/ 
• International Atomic Energy Agency: www.iaea.org 
• NATO: www.nato.int 
• World Bank: www.worldbank.org 
• International Monetary Fund: www.imf.org 
• British Government www.direct.gov.uk 

Special Interest/Lobbying Groups

• National Rifle Association: www.nra.org 
• American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC): www.aipac.org 
• AFL-CIO: www.aflcio.org 
• American Farm Bureau: www.fb.com 
• Business-Industry Political Action Committee: www.bipac.org 
• National Farmers Union: www.nfu.org  
• National Small Business Association: www.nsbaonline.org 
• US Chamber of Commerce: www.uschamber.org  
• NARAL Pro Choice America: www.naral.org 
• National Right to Life: www.nrlc.org 
• National Taxpayers Union: www.ntu.org 
• Christian Coalition of America: www.cc.org 
• American Civil Liberties Union: www.aclu.org 
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving: www.madd.org 
• National Coalition on Health Care: www.nchc.org 

Think Tanks

• The Brookings Institution: www.brookings.edu 
• Cato Institute: www.cato.org 
• Center for American Progress: http://www.americanprogress.org/ 
• Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/ 
• Demos: http://www.demos.org/  
• The Heritage Foundation: www.heritage.org 
• Hudson Institute www.hudson.org