Section 7
The Role of Money in Campaigns and Elections
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Campaign finance in the United States is the financing of electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels.
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Different sources of campaign funding help party candidates to raise funds through multiple avenues.
A political action committee is any organization that campaigns for or against political candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation.
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The Citizens United case held that it was unconstitutional to ban campaign financial contributions by corporations, associations and unions.
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In the U.S., campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort to change the involvement of money in political campaigns.
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The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is a United States federal law which increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns.
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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that regulates the financing of political campaigns.
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Campaign finance in the United States refers to the process of financing electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels.