1. Getting your money to the end zone.
Campaign Finance
Getting your money to the end zone.

2. Why is Campaign Finance Controversial?
30 seconds discuss.

3. Two Democratic Impulses
Freedom of Expression
Democracy Free of Corruption

4. Who gives money to campaigns?
30 seconds… discuss.

5. Why do we have a two party system?
Are political parties mentioned in the Constitution?
Where do campaigns get their money from?
Who cannot give to a campaign?

6. Oct. 28, 2016 Bellringer questions Campaign Finance
Unit II Test Nov. 11

7. Sources of Money Individuals Candidates (to themselves) Corporations
Unions
Foreign Governments (NOT ALLOWED)
527s
501(c)4s
PACs
SuperPACs

8. Tillman Act (1907) #sorrynotsorry
Bans corporations from giving directly to campaigns.
No enforcement mechanism
#sorrynotsorry

9. Hatch Act
Federal employees cannot use their office for political purposes.

10. Taft-Hartley Act
Bans Unions from giving money to candidates in Federal Elections

11. So how do you get your money to the endzone? (the candidate)
Don’t ask RGIII

12. Where does the $ come from?

13. PACs are Born

14. What is a PAC?
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.

15. What is a SuperPac?
A type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.

16. FECA (1971)
Consolidates pre-existing laws. Corporations and Unions cannot give directly to candidates
Public Funding
Disclosures
No way to enforce it

17. FECA (1974) – Adds the FEC
Hard money

18. FECA (1974) After Loopholes
Soft money
“Party Activities”
That don’t directly
mention Trump.
Independent
Expenditures
Hard money

19. PACs really take off

20. Hard Money– Campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC.
Soft Money– Money given to State and local party organizations for voting related activities. NOT to candidates.

21. Hard/Soft Money “Party Activities” That don’t directly mention Trump.
Hard money

22. Buckley v. Valeo First Amendment invoked for the first time.
Candidate can spend unlimited $$ on themselves.
Hard money

23. BCRA Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (2002) aka McCain Feingold
Banned Soft Money
Individual contribution limit direct to candidates raised from $1000 to $2000
“Independent Expenditures” restricted 60 days before GE, 30 days before a primary.

25. BCRA Soft money Independent Expenditures RESTRICTED 60 GE 30 P
“Party Activities”
That don’t directly
mention Trump.
Independent
Expenditures
RESTRICTED
60 GE 30 P
Hard money

26. McConnell v. FEC (2003)
Upheld BCRA

27. 2008 John McCain last Presidential Candidate to take Public Funding.
Obama did not.
Why?

28. Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Unlimited $$ via superPACs
Independent Expenditure
$$ via PACs

29. Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Overruled McConnell v. FEC
Corporations may spend freely to support/oppose candidates (provided it is an independent expenditure)
Still can’t give directly to candidates.
While corporations or unions may not give directly to a candidate they can seek to persuade the voting public through other means including ads.

30. Colbert SuperPAC

31. Exit Ticket Take out a sheet of paper Pack up all of your belongings
Answer the following questions: (10 point summative grade)
Who cannot donate to a campaign?
What is the difference between a PAC and a Superpac?
What is the FEC?
What was the decision in Citizens United v. FEC?
What was Obama’s response to the Citizens United ruling?

32. Nov. 1, 2016 Campaign Finance Infographic
Begin Political Culture Project
Unit II test Nov. 11

33. What is the FEC? Why was it established?
What is a PAC?
Working in groups complete the campaign finance questions using the infographic.

34. Superpac Ads