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

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*