Author: Louise I. Gerdes
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737776552
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Super PACs
Author: Louise I. Gerdes
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737776552
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737776552
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.
Voting with Dollars
Author: Bruce Ackerman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300127014
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
divdivIn this provocative book, two leading law professors challenge the existing campaign reform agenda and present a new initiative that avoids the mistakes of the past. Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres build on the example of the secret ballot and propose a system of “secret donation booths” for campaign contributions. They unveil a plan in which the government provides each voter with a special credit card account containing fifty “Patriot dollars” for presidential elections. To use this money, citizens go to their local ATM machine and anonymously send their Patriot dollars to their favorite candidates or political organizations. Americans are free to make additional contributions, but they must also give these gifts anonymously. Because candidates cannot identify who provided the funds, it will be much harder for big contributors to buy political influence. And the need for politicians to compete for the Patriot dollars will give much more power to the people. Ackerman and Ayres work out the operating details of their plan, anticipate problems, design safeguards, suggest overseers, and show how their proposals satisfy the most stringent constitutional requirements. They conclude with a model statute that could serve as the basis of a serious congressional effort to restore Americans’ faith in democratic politics./DIV/DIV
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300127014
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
divdivIn this provocative book, two leading law professors challenge the existing campaign reform agenda and present a new initiative that avoids the mistakes of the past. Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres build on the example of the secret ballot and propose a system of “secret donation booths” for campaign contributions. They unveil a plan in which the government provides each voter with a special credit card account containing fifty “Patriot dollars” for presidential elections. To use this money, citizens go to their local ATM machine and anonymously send their Patriot dollars to their favorite candidates or political organizations. Americans are free to make additional contributions, but they must also give these gifts anonymously. Because candidates cannot identify who provided the funds, it will be much harder for big contributors to buy political influence. And the need for politicians to compete for the Patriot dollars will give much more power to the people. Ackerman and Ayres work out the operating details of their plan, anticipate problems, design safeguards, suggest overseers, and show how their proposals satisfy the most stringent constitutional requirements. They conclude with a model statute that could serve as the basis of a serious congressional effort to restore Americans’ faith in democratic politics./DIV/DIV
Money Rules
Author: Anthony Gierzynski
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429967403
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The role of money in the US electoral process has become more and more controversial in recent years. Following the Buckley ruling and other legislation in 1996, candidates and political parties are free to raise virtually unlimited soft money, making money perhaps the most significant factor in a campaigns success. In Money Rules , Anthony Gierzynski theorizes that, under our current system of financing elections, our political process has tilted too far in favor of political freedom , at the expense of political equality . Gierzynski examines the historical roots of the campaign finance dilemma, demonstrates its effects on the local, state, and national levels, and projects the long-term outcomes for American politics.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429967403
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The role of money in the US electoral process has become more and more controversial in recent years. Following the Buckley ruling and other legislation in 1996, candidates and political parties are free to raise virtually unlimited soft money, making money perhaps the most significant factor in a campaigns success. In Money Rules , Anthony Gierzynski theorizes that, under our current system of financing elections, our political process has tilted too far in favor of political freedom , at the expense of political equality . Gierzynski examines the historical roots of the campaign finance dilemma, demonstrates its effects on the local, state, and national levels, and projects the long-term outcomes for American politics.
Federal Election Campaign Laws
Author: United States
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Public Funding of Presidential Elections
Author: United States. Federal Election Commission
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Money and Politics in Local Elections
Author: California Commission on Campaign Financing
Publisher:
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Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Campaign Finance in Local Elections
Author: Brian E. Adams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626371705
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781626371705
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Committee Treasurers
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates and Committees
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Campaign funds
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Campaign Finance and Political Polarization
Author: Raymond J. La Raja
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472052993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472052993
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
An illuminating perspective on the polarizing effects of campaign finance reform