The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S.
Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system as it exists today. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our gov...
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| author | Dwyre, Diana Kolodny, Robin |
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| description | Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system as it exists today. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our governmental institutions, the competition for governmental power, and the behavior of campaign finance actors have all played a role in shaping the system.
The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. takes care to situate the campaign finance system in the context of the broader U.S. political and economic system. Dwyre and Kolodny offer readers a brief tour through the development of the campaign finance regulatory structure, highlighting the Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech over political equality from Buckley v. Valeo (1976) through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, 2002). They also examine the driving force behind campaign finance reform—corruption—through historical, transactional, and institutional perspectives. While diving into the insufficiency of the disclosure and enforcement of campaign finance laws and calling attention to multiple federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and (principally) the Federal Election Commission, the authors show how a narrow view on campaign finance makes change difficult and why reforms often have limited success. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing concerns of corruption. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1390452025-07-18T09:46:17Z The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. Dwyre, Diana Kolodny, Robin campaign finance, campaign finance reform, corruption, freedom of speech, corporate free speech, super PACs, Citizens United, Buckley v. Valeo, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, political parties, interest groups, presidential candidates, congressional candidates, joint fundraising committees JFCs, leadership PACs, reelection, incumbency, small donors, large donors, corporate power, money and politics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrage thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrage thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes Before the U.S. campaign finance system can be fixed, we first have to understand why it has developed into the system as it exists today. The nature of democracy itself, the American capitalist economic system, the content of the U.S. Constitution and how it is interpreted, the structure of our governmental institutions, the competition for governmental power, and the behavior of campaign finance actors have all played a role in shaping the system. The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. takes care to situate the campaign finance system in the context of the broader U.S. political and economic system. Dwyre and Kolodny offer readers a brief tour through the development of the campaign finance regulatory structure, highlighting the Supreme Court’s commitment to free speech over political equality from Buckley v. Valeo (1976) through the passage of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, 2002). They also examine the driving force behind campaign finance reform—corruption—through historical, transactional, and institutional perspectives. While diving into the insufficiency of the disclosure and enforcement of campaign finance laws and calling attention to multiple federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the Internal Revenue Service, and (principally) the Federal Election Commission, the authors show how a narrow view on campaign finance makes change difficult and why reforms often have limited success. By examining the fundamentals, Dwyre and Kolodny show the difficulties of changing a political system whose candidates have always relied on private funding of campaigns to one that guarantees free speech rights while minimizing concerns of corruption. 2024-06-27T07:12:01Z 2024-06-27T07:12:01Z 2024-06-26T12:27:34Z 2024 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/91093 9780472076888 9780472056880 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/139045 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/91093/1/9780472904532.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/91093/1/9780472904532.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/91093/1/9780472904532.pdf University of Michigan Press 10.3998/mpub.9813302 10.3998/mpub.9813302 b7359529-e5f7-4510-a59f-d7dafa1d4d17 9780472076888 9780472056880 392 open access |
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| title | The Fundamentals of Campaign Finance in the U.S. |
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| topic | campaign finance, campaign finance reform, corruption, freedom of speech, corporate free speech, super PACs, Citizens United, Buckley v. Valeo, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, political parties, interest groups, presidential candidates, congressional candidates, joint fundraising committees JFCs, leadership PACs, reelection, incumbency, small donors, large donors, corporate power, money and politics thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrage thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHF Elections and referenda / suffrage thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes |
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