# Campaign Finance and Linkage Institutions
Linkage Institutions - a way for a person to access the government - Media, Politics Parties, Interest, Groups, Elections

## Campaign Finance
* 1971 FEC Act
	* added limits etc
* 1976 Buckley v. Valeo
	* limits are ok for direct donations
	* no limiting candidates self funding
* 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)
	* increase individual limit
	* stop soft money loophole
		* soft money: on the side
	* no issue ads 30/60 days before primary/general election
* 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission