U.S. Government Manual
As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

GPO Access contains the U.S. Government Manual for 1995/96 and all subsequent editions to the current 2004/2005 edition. The new edition of the Manual is available to the Public each year in the late summer. Documents are available as ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.  For questions or comments, please see the site at  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/help/index.htm

DICTIONARIES

Duhaime's Law Dictionary
Researched and written by Lloyd Duhaime and located on his main law website, this law dictionary covers many standard legal terms but is limited in size due to the fact it is maintained by a single person.  Accessible through alpha links rather than a search template. http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm

FindLaw Dictionary
Terms in the dictionary are derived from the Merriam-Webster Law Dictionary and published under licence. http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/