Campaign Finance Reform

Informationen zum Autor By Melissa M. Smith; Glenda C. Williams; Larry Powell and Gary A. Copeland Klappentext Campaign Finance Reform: The Political Shell Game provides an in-depth look at the history of political campaign finance reform with special emphasis on legislative, FEC, and federal court actions from the 1970s to present. In particular, the authors examine the ways that campaigns and independent groups have sought to make end-runs around existing campaign finance rules. Zusammenfassung Campaign Finance Reform: The Political Shell Game provides an in-depth look at the history of political campaign finance reform with special emphasis on legislative! FEC! and federal court actions from the 1970s to present. In particular! the authors examine the ways that campaigns and independent groups have sought to make end-runs around existing campaign finance rules. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Chapter 1. An Overview of Campaign Finance Law Part 3 Historical Background Chapter 4 Chapter 2. Political parties and Campaign Finance Law Chapter 5 Chapter 3. NCPAC and the Development of Third-Party Expenditures Part 6 The 527s Chapter 7 Chapter 4. The History of 527 Organizations Chapter 8 Chapter 5. Swift Boat Veterans and MoveOn.org Chapter 9 Chapter 6. Analysis of 527 ads in 2004 election Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Silence Is(n't) Golden: Responding to 527 ads Part 11 Future of Campaign Finance Reform Chapter 12 Chapter 8. The Possible Future of 527s Chapter 13 Chapter 9. The Future of Campaign Finance Laws Part 14 Afterward: Corporations Are Given a Free Rein

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• Authors: Gary A. Copeland, Copeland Gary A., Larry Powell, Powell Larry, Melissa Smith, Melissa M. Smith, Melissa M./ Williams Smith, Smith Melissa M., Glenda C. Williams, Williams Glenda C.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2010
• EAN: 9780739145654
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-4565-4
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Lexington Studies in Political
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage