A comprehensive social media platform designed specifically for political entities, combining Facebook-like functionality with advanced political data analytics.

This platform creates detailed profiles for political entities using data from:

• api.congress.gov - Congressional data and voting records
• govinfo.gov/api - Government information and bulk data
• openstates.org - State-level political data

• 📱 Mobile-responsive Facebook-like interface
• 👥 User profiles and politician profiles
• 📝 Posts, comments, likes, and shares
• 🔔 Real-time notifications
• 📰 Personalized news feeds

• 🗳️ Voting record analysis and visualization
• 📊 Bill summaries using NLP processing
• 🔍 Cosine similarity calculations between politicians
• 📈 KPIs and statistical measures
• 🏷️ Automated bill categorization and binning

• 🔄 Automated data ingestion from government APIs
• 📋 Comprehensive political entity profiles
• 🗂️ Membership and committee data
• 📜 Legislative history tracking

• Next.js 14 with TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• React Query for data fetching
• Chart.js/D3.js for data visualization
• PWA capabilities for mobile experience

• Node.js with Express.js
• TypeScript for type safety
• PostgreSQL for primary database
• Redis for caching and sessions
• Bull Queue for background jobs

• Natural Language Processing for bill analysis
• Cosine similarity algorithms
• Text summarization and categorization
• Statistical analysis and KPI generation

• Docker containerization
• GitHub Actions CI/CD
• AWS/Vercel deployment
• Monitoring and logging

├── frontend/                 # Next.js React application
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/      # Reusable UI components
│   │   ├── pages/          # Next.js pages
│   │   ├── hooks/          # Custom React hooks
│   │   ├── styles/         # CSS and styling
│   │   └── utils/          # Utility functions
│   └── package.json
├── backend/                 # Express.js API server
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── routes/         # API route handlers
│   │   ├── controllers/    # Business logic
│   │   ├── services/       # External service integrations
│   │   ├── models/         # Database models
│   │   ├── middleware/     # Express middleware
│   │   ├── jobs/           # Background job processors
│   │   ├── analytics/      # Analytics and NLP processing
│   │   └── database/       # Database migrations and seeds
│   └── package.json
├── shared/                  # Shared types and utilities
├── docs/                   # Documentation
├── docker-compose.yml      # Development environment
└── package.json           # Root package.json

• Node.js 18+
• PostgreSQL 14+
• Redis 6+
• Docker (optional)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd political-social-network

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   cd frontend && npm install
   cd ../backend && npm install

3. Set up environment variables

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your configuration

4. Start the database

   docker-compose up -d postgres redis

5. Run database migrations

   cd backend
   npm run migrate
   npm run seed

6. Start the development servers

   # Terminal 1 - Backend
   cd backend && npm run dev
   
   # Terminal 2 - Frontend
   cd frontend && npm run dev

7. Open your browser

   • Frontend: http://localhost:3000
   • Backend API: http://localhost:8000

• Bills and resolutions
• Voting records
• Committee information
• Member data

• Federal Register documents
• Congressional documents
• Bulk data downloads

• State legislature data
• State bills and votes
• State legislator information

npm test                    # Run all tests
npm run test:frontend      # Frontend tests only
npm run test:backend       # Backend tests only

npm run migrate            # Run migrations
npm run migrate:rollback   # Rollback migrations
npm run seed              # Seed database

npm run jobs:start        # Start job processors
npm run jobs:dashboard    # View job dashboard

• Bill Summarization: Automatic extraction of key points from legislation
• Topic Classification: Categorization of bills by policy area
• Sentiment Analysis: Analysis of political statements and positions

• Voting Pattern Analysis: Compare politicians based on voting history
• Policy Position Similarity: Cosine similarity on policy stances
• Coalition Detection: Identify political alliances and opposition

• Participation Rates: Voting attendance and engagement
• Bipartisan Index: Measure of cross-party collaboration
• Influence Scores: Impact and leadership metrics
• Consistency Ratings: Alignment with stated positions

• JWT-based authentication
• Rate limiting on API endpoints
• Input validation and sanitization
• SQL injection prevention
• XSS protection
• CORS configuration

• Responsive design for all screen sizes
• Touch-friendly interface elements
• Optimized loading for mobile networks
• Progressive Web App (PWA) features
• Offline capability for core features

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Submit a pull request

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

For questions and support:

• Create an issue on GitHub
• Check the documentation in /docs
• Review the API documentation at /api/docs

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