Campaign Financing
A Minimum of 350 words required with references. Please read and answer all questions.
According to federal finance laws, individual contributions to federal candidates are capped at predetermined amounts.
An example: you can contribute $2,700 to a Congressional candidate for each primary, runoff, and general election. (
Directions: Using at least one specific example, address the influence of political action committees on campaigns and elections.
- Provide a brief summary of the political action committee.
- Analyze the purpose of this political action committee.
- Analyze the finances of this political action committee.
- Overall, do political action committees help or hinder our democracy?
- Defend your answer with specific rationales.
Reference
Federal Election Commission. Quick Answers to PAC Questions. Retrieved from http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_pac.shtml