Campaign Finance Reform
The common term for the political effort to change the involvement of money in politics in the United States is called campaign finance reform. Find news, articles and essays about campaign money, finances, software, contributions, political action and more.
Current Campaign Finance Laws
lawmakers criticized the McCain-Feingold law, because it infringed on freedom of speech and penalized Republicans more than Democrats. In 2004, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4...
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Campaign Finance Laws and Definitions
Since the Civil War, Congress has sought to control who can donate to campaigns and to regulate how much money they donate. Supporters argue that political donations lead to...
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History of Campaign Finance Laws
Prior to the Civil War, there were no campaign finance laws. Early American politicians, such as Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, ran for office in the same manner as...
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Editor's Choice
If you really want campaign finance reform.
Human Events
Comments on the Bill Clinton administration's campaign for campaign finance reform in the United States. Acceptance of illegal campaign...
The Hydraulics of Campaign Finance Reform.
Texas Law Review
Discusses the influence of money on elections in the United States. Functional relationship between political spending and political success;...
Campaign-finance reform: Still alive?
Christian Science Monitor
Investigates the continuing debate in the US Congress about campaign finance reform. The status of the McCain-Feingold bill, which aims to limit...
