Format:
1 online resource (120 pages)
ISBN:
9780739145678
Series Statement:
Lexington Studies in Political Communication
Content:
Campaign Finance Reform: The Political Shell Game provides an in-depth look at the history of political campaign finance reform with special emphasis on legislative, FEC, and federal court actions from the 1970s to present. In particular, the authors examine the ways that campaigns and independent groups have sought to make end-runs around existing campaign finance rules.
Content:
Intro -- 1 Overview of Campaign Finance Law -- 2 Political Parties and the Finance Law -- 3 NCPAC and the Development of Third-Party Expenditures -- 4 A History of 527 Organizations -- 5 Swift Boat Veterans vs. MoveOn.org -- 6 Analysis of 527 Ads in 2004 Election -- 7 Silence Is(n't) Golden: Responding to 527 Ads -- 8 The Possible Future of 527s -- 9 The Future of Campaign Finance Laws -- Afterword -- Corporations Are Given a Free Rein -- About the Authors.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780739145654
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780739145654
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=616227