Campaigns and Elections

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    Federal Government Regulation of Elections

  • FEC

    created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and enforce the act's provisions

  • SC Rule- Psending on Self

    first limit imposed; not limit to free speech: repealed expanded limits; could spend as much money as you wanted on your own campaign.
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    PAC

    political action community; raises money privately to influence elections or legislation especially at federal level.

  • Soft Money Spending Peaks

    Soft money comes from corporations for spending through political parties to influence elections

  • PAC Funding 36%

    36% of House of Representative spending comes from PAC. This peak is later reduced as cadidates turned to other forms of fund raising

  • Citizens Untied

    Citizens United v FEC and Speechnow v FEC Supreme Court decisions remove any limits of spending as long as they do not contribute directly to a candidate's campaign