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Welcome!. Grab the calendar at the front Begin reading the Citizens United ruling as a warm-up Make-ups for Super Quiz tomorrow and Thursday. Should Corporations be restricted on what they may donate to a campaign?. Group Discussions: Citizens United v. FEC (2010). Four Corners.

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  1. Welcome! Grab the calendar at the front Begin reading the Citizens United ruling as a warm-up Make-ups for Super Quiz tomorrow and Thursday

  2. Should Corporations be restricted on what they may donate to a campaign?

  3. Group Discussions: Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

  4. Four Corners Definitely No Unsure But Leaning No Unsure But Leaning Yes Definitely Yes

  5. *Number 3 on hardest thing to learn in AP Gov CAMPAIGN FINANCE*

  6. How things work • All federal election contributions and expenditures are reported to the F.E.C. • All contributions over $100 must be disclosed • No cash contributions over $100 or foreign contributions • Why? • No limit on how much a candidate may spend of their own money

  7. Conservative Argument

  8. Liberal Argument

  9. Does money buy votes? No, but it does by access.

  10. Hard money • "Hard" money is contributed directly to a candidate of a political party. It is regulated by law CANDIDATE

  11. Soft Money • "Soft" money is contributed to the political party as a whole. PARTY

  12. Independent expenditure • No restrictions on a candidate’s own money • Restrictions are a violation of free speech Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

  13. McCain Feingold:Confusing and Controversial

  14. Why McCain-Feingold is like

  15. PROVISIONS • Banned soft money to candidates • “Stand by your ads” • 527 loophole • Unregulated and unreported

  16. How much can you give to acampaign?

  17. A Donor Taxonomy *Corporations can direct limited contributions through their own political action committees (ATT Inc.), which use employee donations.

  18. Candidate’s Committee Ad

  19. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES • committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates

  20. A Donor Taxonomy *Corporations can direct limited contributions through their own political action committees (ATT Inc.), which use employee donations.

  21. PAC Ad

  22. “527s” •  tax-exempt organization named after a section of the United States tax code, 26 U.S.C. § 527 • Unregulated by the Federal Election Commission • Such organizations can legally engage in political activity, but funds from "soft money" contributions may not be spent on ads promoting the election or defeat of a specific candidate.

  23. 527 Ad

  24. A Donor Taxonomy

  25. A Donor Taxonomy *Corporations can direct limited contributions through their own political action committees (ATT Inc.), which use employee donations.

  26. A Donor Taxonomy *Corporations can direct limited contributions through their own political action committees (ATT Inc.), which use employee donations.

  27. A Donor Taxonomy *Corporations can direct limited contributions through their own political action committees (ATT Inc.), which use employee donations.

  28. A Donor Taxonomy

  29. Campaign Finance Explained:

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