bipartisan
(adjective)
relating to, or supported by two groups, especially by two political parties
Examples of bipartisan in the following topics:
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The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
- The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that regulates the financing of political campaigns.
- The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a United States federal law amending the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 regulating the financing of political campaigns.
- Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of most of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA).
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Campaign Finance Reform
- These specific election donations are known as ‘hard money. ' The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002, is the most recent major federal law on campaign finance, which revised some of the legal limits on expenditures set in 1974, and prohibited unregulated contributions to national political parties.
- The Congress passed the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), also called the McCain-Feingold bill after its chief sponsors, John McCain and Russ Feingold .
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The Caucus
- In a different vein, the Congressional Internet Caucus is a bipartisan group promoting the growth and advancement of the Internet.
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
- The nonprofit group Citizens United wanted to air a film critical of Hillary Clinton and to advertise the film during television broadcasts in apparent violation of the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act.
- The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 prohibited corporations and unions from using their general treasury to fund "electioneering communications" within 30 days before a primary or 60 days before a general election.
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The No Child Left Behind Act
- Congress with bipartisan support.
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The War on Terrorism
- In October 2002, a large bipartisan majority in the United States Congress authorized the president to use force if necessary to disarm Iraq in order to "prosecute the war on terrorism. " After failing to overcome opposition from France, Russia, and China against a UNSC resolution that would sanction the use of force against Iraq, and before the U.N. weapons inspectors had completed their inspections, the U.S. assembled a "Coalition of the Willing" composed of nations who pledged support for its policy of regime change in Iraq.
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The Great Depression and the New Deal
- After 1974, however, the call for deregulation of the economy gained bipartisan support.
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Immigration Reform
- The proposed comprehensive immigration reform plan had as its goal bipartisan support.
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The Federal Election Campaign Act
- The increase of soft money created political pressures that led to passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA).
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Immigration Policy
- The proposed reform plan had as its goal bipartisan support and included six sections designed to appeal to both parties.