如何以MLA格式引用政府文件 [2026年指南]
政府文件提供权威的数据和政策信息。本指南说明如何使用MLA第9版格式引用联邦、州和地方政府出版物。
政府文件格式
Government 机构. 标题 of Document. 出版社, 日 月 年份, URL or publication number.
联邦政府文件
国会报告
United States, Congress, Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Climate Change and National Security. Government Publishing Office, 15 Jan. 2026, www.congress.gov/116/crpt/srpt250/CRPT-116srpt250.pdf.
行政机构报告
United States, Department of Education. National Assessment of Educational Progress: 2025 Results. 20 Jan. 2026, nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/2025.
政府网站页面
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "COVID-19 Vaccination Guidelines." 18 Jan. 2026, www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations.html.
最高法院判决
Brown v. Board of Education. 347 U.S. 483. Supreme Court of the United States. 1954. Legal Information Institute, www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/347/483.
总统文件
Biden, Joseph R. "Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis." 27 Jan. 2021,Federal Register, vol. 86, no. 19, www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/02/01.
州与地方文件
州政府报告
California, Department of Public Health. California Health Statistics. 2025, www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-Statistics.aspx.
地方政府文件
New York City, Department of City Planning. NYC Comprehensive Waterfront Plan. Mar. 2021, www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/vision-2020-cwp/vision-2020-cwp.page.
国际政府文件
联合国文件
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 10 Dec. 1948, Resolution 217 A (III), www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights.
外国政府文件
United Kingdom, Parliament. House of Commons. Brexit Impact Assessment. Government Publishing Service, 28 Nov. 2018.
正文引用
带机构名称
According to the CDC, vaccination rates have increased significantly.
带文件标题
The report documents significant environmental changes (Climate Change Report).
常见错误
1. 以标题而非机构开头
应以政府机构或部门开头，而非文件标题。
2. 机构层级不完整
请注明完整的层级：国家、部门、下属单位（如适用）。
3. 缺少报告编号
如有出版号或报告编号，请予以注明，以便识别。
生成完美的引用
结语
正确引用政府文件既能肯定官方来源，也能让读者获取权威的公开信息，以便核实和进一步研究。