Campaigns Law Map

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    Changes in Campaign Finance Law

  • Tillman's Act

    Created Political Action Comitees

  • Taft-Hartley Act

    Banned direct contributions by coorperations to candidates.

  • FECA Federal Election Commission

    Regulates funds given to campaign organizations of candidates.
    Allows labor unions, special interest groups, and corporations to set up national Political Action Comitees (PACs)

  • Buckley v. Valeo

    Senator James Buckley filed the provisions of the 1974 amendments as unconstitutuional and won.

  • Soft Money

    Allows unlitmited amounts to give to national party comittees off FECA Law

  • Austin v. Michigan State Chamber of Commerce

    ban on spending by non- profit organizations

  • Citizen Legislature & Political Freedom Act

    Repeal federal election contribution limits

  • 417 Campaign Reform Act

    Ban soft money and certain types of campaigning

  • McCain-Feingold

    End soft money, aswell as shame issue ads by independent groups

  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

    Prohibits soft money, bans campaign ads paid by coorporations

  • McCain-Feingold Upheld

  • Right to Life v. FEC

    Certain ads can disregard McCain- Feingold

  • Randall v. Sorrell

    Vermont law removes cap on donations to politicians

  • Lifted Ban on Coorporate Money

  • Citizens United v. FEC

    Cooperations and Unions can advocate for or against candidates

  • Campaign Integrity Act

    Ban on soft money, foreign money and reforms on FECA

  • FECA Ammendments

    FECA adjusted to work with Buckley v. Valeo

  • Smith-Connally Act

    Labor Unions can't give money directly to federal candidates