Asked by Navraj Sekhon on Jun 14, 2024
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What did the Supreme Court rule about independent expenditures?
Independent Expenditures
Political spending by individuals or organizations for or against political candidates or issues that is not coordinated with a candidate's campaign.
Supreme Court
The highest federal court in the United States, which has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases that involve a point of constitutional or federal law.
- Comprehend the influence of Supreme Court decisions on campaign financing, particularly the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
- Assess the implications of funding in electoral contests on the function of democracy.
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Kayla SothanJun 15, 2024
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In the 1990s, the Supreme Court ruled that the national parties could raise and spend unlimited amounts of soft money for "party building" activities, or on campaigns as long as they were "independent expenditures , " separate from the candidate's campaign, and did not expressly advocate voting for a candidate.
In the 1990s, the Supreme Court ruled that the national parties could raise and spend unlimited amounts of soft money for "party building" activities, or on campaigns as long as they were "independent expenditures , " separate from the candidate's campaign, and did not expressly advocate voting for a candidate.
Learning Objectives
- Comprehend the influence of Supreme Court decisions on campaign financing, particularly the case of Buckley v. Valeo.
- Assess the implications of funding in electoral contests on the function of democracy.