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Federal Election Campaign Act
*increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns
*allows political parties to spend unlimited hadr money
*ammended in 1976 because some parts were found unconstitutional -
Buckley V. Valeo
*limits contributions to candidates for federal office
*led to the creation of the federal electins commitee(FEC)
*requires discolsure of expenditures
*limites expenditures -
Mccain-Feingold/ BCRA
- this is the law that ammended the federal election vampaign act of 1971 *ncreased role of soft money in campaign financing *increased issue advocacy ads *limited contributions for unions, corporations, PAC's, and parties
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Citizens United V. federal Election Commition
*Citizens United had violated BCRA with film critisixing hilary clinton
*US Supreme Court decided that first ammendment prohibits the government from limiting pilitical independent expenditures -
SUPER PACS
*independent expenditure only comitees
*cannot directly contribute money or plan with candidate
*quick money making for camoaigns -
McCutcheon V. Federal Election Commition
*imposed a limit on individual contributins to national party and fedeeral candidates comitees
*creates fairness in campaign finances