McEvoy & Associates believes that it is essential that people be educated about how politics works in our nation. It is every person’s right to be up-to-date on the latest political happenings and to every person’s responsibility to be informed voters. The following are some excellent resources for political information for the political novice and expert alike.
Center for Responsive
Politics
www.opensecrets.org
The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-profit, non-partisan research group
based in Washington, D.C. The center specializes in the study of Congress and
the role that money plays in elections, aiming to create a more informed citizenry
and responsive Congress.
Federal Election
Commission
www.fec.gov
This commission was formed in 1975 to administer and enforce the Federal Election
Campaign Act (FECA), which is the statute that governs the financing of federal
elections.
Political Money
Line
www.fecinfo.com
This website allows you to search for individuals contribution history to federal
campaigns, as well as candidates committees and leadership committees.
Decisions of the
Supreme Court
supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.php
This site at the Legal Information Institute offers information on Supreme Court
opinions under the auspices of Project Hermes, which is the Court's electronic-dissemination
project. There is an archive of opinions since May 1990 that may be searched.
The Democratic
National Committee
www.democrats.org
The official website for the Democratic National Committee.
The House of Representatives
Home Page
www.house.gov/
This is the official site of the House with great links including how to contact
your representative and an internet law library.
House Democratic
Leadership
democraticleader.house.gov/
Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives elect new leadership
at the beginning of each Congress (every 2 years) and this site describes current
events and also has a section entitled "Outrage of the Week."
National Political
Index
www.politicalindex.com
The National Political Index website provides an extensive index of substantive
political information for voters and politicians and covers a wide range of
topics about the political arena.