By topic
Take some of the keywords and phrases from the research question. Think in broad terms.
- Connect terms with AND, e.g., "January 6" AND attack
- Broaden your search with OR, e.g, (voting OR voter), (attack OR insurrection)
- Find variant endings with an asterisk, e.g. democra* finds democracy, democratic, etc.
A few suggestions, by topic, just to get you started
The January 6 Select Committee
- "January 6" AND (attack OR insurrection) AND committee
(note: since this is very recent, and ongoing, expect to find mostly (only?) news sources (and primary source documents. See Congress in this guide). See also: US Congress: Magazines Covering the Work of Congress - congress AND investigations AND powers
(For a look at congressional investigations more broadly)
The Church Committee and the January 6 Select Committee, Compared
- See above for Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the Capitol.
- Try America: History and Life for articles on the Church Committee.
Search: - watergate
[and] investigation - Try Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Search: "church committee" and power
The Politicization of Election Administration
- "election administration" AND (politics OR political* OR partisan*)
Allegations of Fraud in American Elections
- "voter fraud"
- "voter fraud" AND history
Voting Procedures, Race and Ethnicity, and Outcomes
- (voting OR voter) AND (laws OR procedures OR rules) AND (race OR racial OR ethnic*)
- "voter suppression" AND (race OR racial OR ethnic*)
Partisanship and Voting Rights
- "voting rights" AND partisan*
- "voting rights act" AND support AND "united states"
- "voting rights" AND republican
Public Opinion and Democracy (belief in democratic institutions)
- (confidence OR trust) AND (democratic institutions OR elections) AND "united states"
Media and Democracy (has media endangered Democracy?)
- Media AND (democracy OR democratic institutions) AND (threat OR decline OR impact) AND "united states"
Gender and Politics (role of gender)
- (gender OR women) AND (roles OR identities) AND "united states" AND democra*