HST 390 - Puerto Rico - MacPherson: Government resources

Library of Congress site - public law, bills, hearings etc. Full text 104th Congress (1995) to date, as well as summaries of the older material, back to the 93rd Congress of 1973-74. Hint: the CRS summaries of each law are helpful in understanding the major points and purpose of a law.

Print copy, ground floor, Quiet Study Area. Index to US congressional and other publications. Search titles found in WorldCat. For after this date use Thomas.

Court cases at the U.S. and state level (including Puerto Rico). Full text back to beginnings of the courts. Also current code or law for US and Puerto Rico.

The go to general search site for the U.S. Government.

General publications of the US, 1976-date.

Basic census information on Puerto Rico. More can be found throughout the census pages, where Puerto Rico is listed with the various states.

Puerto Rico - economy at a glance: tables and stats for 2010 and 2000.

2010 overview of population, schools, employment...