4.6 QuickWrite- Campaign Finance-

Campaign Finance- Follow the Money

More information can be found at the following links:

• 2.2 Campaign Process and Finance - Lecture Outline
• 2.7 Campaign Finance II- Supreme Court Decisions
• 3.4 Assigned Videos- Political Action Committees - PAC's

Campaign Finance:

1. Define Soft Money v. Hard Money
2. Discuss how each of the following Supreme Court cases have shaped campaign finance in the United States:

• Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA)
• Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, (2010)
• McCutcheon v. FEC (2014)

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This is not an analytical paper, but a summary analysis of your knowledge of the concepts in this chapter.   The response should be at least 300 words (one page). Students posting less than a 300 word response will get reduced or no credit.