Activity
Political Campaign Finance Graphic Organizer
Help students explain how the financing of national political campaigns affects the election process.
Directions
Campaign Finance: Legislation and Supreme Court Decisions
- I can explain how the financing of national political campaigns affects the election process.
Directions: Complete the chart to identify the goals of two pieces of federal legislation and outcomes of two Supreme Court decisions. Explain how political action committees and superPACs are affected by legislation and Supreme Court decisions. Be sure to use the following words where applicable:
- Soft Money
- Hard Money
- Limited Donations
- Unlimited Donations
- Direct Contributions
- Indirect Contributions
- Candidates
- Free Speech
| Legislation | Goals/Purpose | Supreme Court Decision | Outcome/Decision |
| Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA)
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Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
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| Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
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Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
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| How are they affected? | How are they affected? | ||
| PACs
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SuperPACs
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