Open Secrets
The Power of Lobbying and Spending? OpenSecrets.org is a website created by the Center for Responsive Politics to ensure transparency in our campaign finance system. […]
Articles by USGOPO
American Civil Liberties Union
Century-old defender of civil liberties. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization whose stated mission is “to defend and preserve the individual […]
Iron Triangle
How is Policy Made? The Iron Triangle is a model of the policy-making process which emphasizes the mutually beneficial roles played by interest groups, congressional […]
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Supreme Court Case. In 2008, in the Heller decision, the Court upheld citizens’ rights to bear arms and shot down a federal policy in the […]
Federalist #68
Why the Electoral College? The Electoral College was designed as a mechanism to elect the President of the United States. While the founders arrived at […]