GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Campaign Finance Reform In The United States, Campaigns And Elections, Two-Round System

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Government and Politics
• Course: GVPT 170
• Professor: kristinamiler

Document Summary

Primary election (open primaries or closed primaries) (some states have majority voting with runoff elections) Describes the fact that in modern politics elected politicians are always working to increase the chance of their reelection. Two key things politicians are always working on. If no incumbent, then it"s an open seat race. Key events include: war or military conflicts, and economic recessions or depressions. Interactions with opposing candidates (including whether to debate, whether to focus on policy or personal issues, whether to use attack ads) Advertising and media (how much? when? positive vs negative?) Does campaign finance reform (i. e restrictions on contributions and spending) violate individuals freedom of speech as found in the first amendment. Purpose: administer and enforce federal campaign finance law for federal campaigns. Federal campaign finance law covers three broad subjects: Public disclosure of funds raised & spent.