Chapter 5: Step five—Follow the money

What you need to learn


Understand types of campaign expenses and the impact of campaign finance regulation. 

Increased Expenses:

length of election cycle

complexity

social media

advertising

Campaign Finance:

fundraising regs

donation regs

hard money

soft money

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, 2002

Political Action Committee:

connected PAC

non-connected PAC

super PAC

Cases:

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

Citizens United v. United States (2010)

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