PL SC 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Priorities Usa Action, Campaign Finance, Political Action Committee
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Federal election commission monitors all campaign finance issues. The amount of money spent is astronomical. Staff salaries and administrative costs make up the other half. There is thinking that the amount really is not that much compared to other things people consume in society. Examples: . 2 billion on teeth whitener, million on pretzels, . 7 billion on. Valentines day flowers, million on twinkies, and billion dollars on beer. Donors: rules focus on who can give, to whom they can give, and how much. Spenders: how much they can spend, whether they can spend, and when. Complication: federalism no one set of campaign finance rules for all campaigns state and local differences exist. We do have public money available but most money comes from private donations. Campaign finance rules empower interest groups and parties and affect campaign strategies. Individuals: must be u. s. citizen and no age restrictions. Tillman act (1907): corporations can"t use money directly from their operations.
