POL S332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Family Values, Rick Hill

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL S332
• Professor: Judith Garber

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1968 nixon campaign, republican party: allowed to. Contribute money (to candidates, other pacs, political parties) No contributions from corporate or union coffers: dinosaurs of the us political landscape. Vote for, vote against, elect, reject, defeat. Spending by corporations, labor unions, organizations, and individuals. Receive any amount of 18338 (from any business, union, group, or us citizen) Spend any amount of 18338 to support its position. 18338 in and out must be reported to fec. Contrast with 501(c)(4) tax-exempt (cid:498)social welfare(cid:499) groups(cid:524) (cid:498)magic words(cid:499): the past (cid:498)magic words(cid:499) and related language at issue (cid:499)express advocacy(cid:499) (cid:523)to vote a certain way(cid:524) (cid:498)issue advocacy(cid:499) (cid:523)to support interests, values, beliefs, policy. Express advocacy reserved for candidates", parties" own campaigns - limited issue advocacy uncoordinated with campaigns - unlimited. The 19(cid:889)(cid:888) (cid:498)magic words(cid:499) test opened a massive regulatory gap. By the 1996 election cycle, corporations and unions were spending between and.