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Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 1 Presidential v. Congressional Campaigns There is more voter participation in presidential campaigns Presidential races are more competitive than House races

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 2 Presidential v. Congressional Campaigns Lower turnout in off years means that candidates must appeal to more motivated and partisan voters Members of Congress can do things for their constituents that the president cannot Members of Congress can distance themselves from the “mess in Washington”

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 3 Funding for Congressional Elections Most money comes from individual small donors ($100–$200 a person) $2,000 maximum for individual donors $5,000 limit for PACs, but most give just a few hundred dollars Challengers must supply much of their own money

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 4 Figure 10.1: The Cost of Winning Updated from Federal Election Commission report, May 15, 2001.

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 5 Congressional Elections Incumbents have an extraordinary advantage – and no terms limits in Congress Each state has two senators; number of House representatives based on state population, as determined by the census House members are now elected from single-member districts

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 6 Drawing District Boundaries Malapportionment: districts have very different populations, so the votes in the less-populated district “weigh more” than those in the more-populated district Gerrymandering: boundaries are drawn to favor one party rather than another, resulting in odd-shaped districts

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 7 Staying in Congress Members gear their offices to help individual constituents Committee members secure pork for the district Members must decide to what extent to be delegates ( to do what the district wants) versus trustees ( to use their independent judgment)

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | Campaign Finance Reform 1972: Watergate and illegal donations from corporation, unions, and individuals catalyzed change Brought about the 1974 federal campaign reform law and Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 9 Raising Money Individuals can give $2,000; PACs can give $5,000 in each election to each candidate Candidates must raise $5,000 in twenty states in individual contributions of $250 or less to qualify for federal matching grants to pay for primary campaigns

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 10 Problems with Campaign Financing Independent expenditures: an organization or PAC can spend as much as it wishes on advertising, so long as it is not coordinated with a candidate’s campaign Soft money: unlimited amounts of money may be given to a political party, so long as a candidate is not named

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 11 Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act Banned soft money contributions to national parties from corporations and unions after the 2002 election Raised the limit on individual donations to $2,000 per candidate per election

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 12 Money and Winning Presidential candidates have similar funds because of federal funding During peacetime, presidential elections are usually decided on the basis of three factors: –Political party affiliation –The economy –Character

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 13 Coalitions Democratic coalition: African Americans, Jews, Hispanics (not Cuban) Catholics, southerners and union members are leaving the Democrats Republican coalition: business and professional people who are very loyal, farmers

Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.10 | 14 Do Elections Make a Difference in Policy? Many American elections do make differences in policy But the constitutional system generally moderates the pace of change

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