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Government, Taxes, Voting & Citizenship

Local

Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
Association of Bay Area Governments -San Francisco Bay area
information.
City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
Monterey County  

State

California Courts
California Legislative Information
California State Governor
California State Assembly
California State Senate
GovSpot -California Government. Links to government departments and branches, law, elections, licenses, permits, records, taxes, travel and recreation.
State of California

Federal

Congressional Biographical Directory - 1774 - present, search by name, party, year, position and/or party.
Congressional Pictorial Directory - Photo portraits of the President,
Vice President, Speaker of the House, Members of Congress, and
various officers and officials.
FedForms - “One-stop-shopping” for the top 500 forms needed for
federal government services.
Fedstats - Gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
Federal Consumer Information Center -Easy to use government
publications online.
Government Printing Office
GovSpot -Extensive links to federal, state, and local government
resources.
Thomas -All sorts of legislative information about the federal
government including bill status, committee reports, congressional
record. From the Library of Congress.
United States Citizenship Resources -  from San Francisco Public Library
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
USA.Gov -This gateway to government sites is the first place to start for
links to government information.
White House

International

International Vital Records Links
Political Resources on the Net - Listings of political websites sorted by
country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, and Media from
all around the world
United Nations 

Taxes

California Tax Forms
Federal Tax Forms
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Fed - An easy to use website for Federal Tax forms.

Politics

Factcheck.org - Annenberg political fact check
Opensecrets.org - Information about who contributed to
candidates or issues, sponsored by the Center for Responsive
Government.
RollCall Online - Political news and opinion.

Elections and Voting

League of Women Voters of California
MapLight.org - This nonprofit site explores the connections between campaign donations and Congressional voting.
Monterey County Elections Department
Project Vote Smart -Find political information regarding elected
officials, candidates and issues.
Smartvoter - Nonpartisan election information for the U.S. and California.

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Civics Question for the Naturalization Test
Guide to Naturalization - An e-book form U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services
Learn About the United States - Quick lessons for the new Naturalization Test
United States Immigration - Visas, green cards, citizenship, and passport applications