Important Cases no. 5

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Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold Bill) 

• Limits money donations 
• Limits soft money donations to state political parties to $10,000
• No Change to PAC limits ($5000)
• Unions and corporations banned from giving soft money to parties

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

• challenged the constitutionality of placing spending limits on elections
• The Supreme court ruled that federal limits on campaign contributions were constitutional
• The court ruled that federal limits on campaign contributions were constitutional b/c the federal government subsidizes them 
• Individual contributions are protected under the First Amendment

Liberalism (1930s -1970s) - revolt aginst Liberalism (1980s -1990s)

• Liberalism gained strength from the 1930s to 1970s b/c New Deal, Civil Rights Act, and Supreme Court cases on protecting liberties 
• Revolt against Liberalism during the 1980s – 1990s
• beliefs bout liberalism were pushed too far 
• Society too dependent on government
• Responsible for the creation of “Neo-Liberalism”

 Federal Election Campaign Acts, 1971 – 1974 

• Established the Federal Elections Commission
• All candidates must disclose contributions and expenditures
• Candidates may receive campaign funding from the federal government
• Federal money is subject to strict spending limits

↺∵╰ ⟪  ; “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯” ― 𝘒𝘪𝘮 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘫𝘰𝘰𝘯 ⟫ ╯∵↺