Section 7
The Role of Money in Campaigns and Elections
By Boundless
Campaign finance in the United States is the financing of electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels.
Different sources of campaign funding help party candidates to raise funds through multiple avenues.
A political action committee is any organization that campaigns for or against political candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation.
The Citizens United case held that it was unconstitutional to ban campaign financial contributions by corporations, associations and unions.
In the U.S., campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort to change the involvement of money in political campaigns.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is a United States federal law which increased disclosure of contributions for federal campaigns.
The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that regulates the financing of political campaigns.
Campaign finance in the United States refers to the process of financing electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels.