1. Campaign Finance & Reform AP GoPo

2. Court Cases Research the following court cases and record the 5 W’s (who, what, where, etc.) and the outcome – Buckley v. Valeo – Citizens United v. FEC – Speech Now vs. FEC

3. Money Money in campaigns can come from anywhere: – Candidate wealth – Political parties – Individuals – Interest groups For a variety of reasons: – Party identification – Personal ideology – Self-interest

4. Federal Election Campaign Act Passed in 1971 – Limits amount that federal candidates could spend on advertising – Candidates must disclose sources of campaign funds & how they’re spent FEC: – Administers new laws – Provides for partial public funding for presidential primaries – Grants to major party presidential candidates for general election candidates

5. FECA Amended after Buckley v. Valeo – 1 st amendment issues Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (’02) – McCain Feingold Bill – Incremental changes to campaign finance – Continues public financing of presidential campaigns (from tax returns) – Didn’t change limits on spending by candidates – Increased contribution limits for candidates running against those who spend a lot of their own money

6. More Money, More Problems What is the difference between ‘hard money’ and ‘soft money’?

7. PACs & Super PACs PACs: – Political action committee Super PACs: – Citizens United Citizens United Open Secrets  where do politicians get their money from? Open Secrets

8. Competition What happens to free and fair elections when so much money is involved? Is there any room for competition?