Author Question: What kinds of campaign finance receive little or no scrutiny? What will be an ideal ... (Read 32 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

What kinds of campaign finance receive little or no scrutiny?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

If a candidate felt confident of being able to raise enough money for a campaign, he or she might choose not to accept __________ money from the Federal Elections Commission in order to maintain freedom to spend as much as desired.

Fill in the blank with the right word.

asdfasdf · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer:
An ideal response will:
1. Discuss the rise of SuperPACS, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money.
2. Identify that the Citizens United and Speechnow.org v. Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decisions have allowed corporations and unions to spend money directly advocating the election or defeat of candidates, that limits cannot be placed on PACs, and that the Supreme Court has ruled that corporations and labor unions have rights to political speech.
3. Give examples of how television programs with comedians such as Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart can now be used to support SuperPACs and get involved in the political process.
4. Discuss how the Internet is playing a much larger role in campaigns than in the past.
5. Discuss how candidates can self-finance their campaigns.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: public