AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 5: Political Participation
5.11 Campaign Finance
Notes
- FECA and the BCRA (McCain-Feingold) regulated money in campaigns.
- Citizens United v. FEC (2010): corporations and unions can spend unlimited amounts on independent political speech.
- Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited money but can't coordinate with candidates.
Practice
Citizens United v. FEC ruled that:
First Amendment.
Super PACs can't:
Independence rule.
Debates over campaign finance balance:
Competing values.
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