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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