Campaign Law Map

By swalker1

  • FECA

  • PACs

  • Freeing Self-Fiancing

    The Supreme Court declared the provision in the 1971 act unconstitutional.

  • Citizen United

    Formation of...

  • Independent Expenditures

    The Court held the ideas of independent expenditures apply to political parties as well as expenditures.

  • Soft Money

    By 2000 parties raised nearly 463 million through soft money.

  • Bipartisan Campaign Act

  • Court Ruling

  • Rise of PACs

    In the 2004 election cycle about 36% of campaign funds came from PACs

  • Supreme Court Changes its Mind

    Independent expenditures were becomming limited.

  • Presidential Spending

    Durring the election, the candidates spent nearly 2.5 billion combined.