Explain the changes to federal law that resulted from the McCain–Feingold Act of 2002 . Why were they necessary? Has this act done enough to make the campaign process fairer?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Discuss how amendments in 1979 to the Federal Election Campaign Act allowed a loophole for soft money. This allowed parties to raise money for registration drives, distribution of campaign materials, and generic party advertising.
2, Discuss how in 2000, soft money accounted for nearly half a billion dollars in contributions.
3, Discuss how Senators John McCain and Russ Feingold sought to close this soft money loophole.
4, Discuss how the McCain–Feingold Act did limit soft money, but also led to an increase in 527 groups that were not subject to contribution restrictions provided advertisements did not specify voting for or against a candidate.
5, Discuss how the Citizens Unitedv.Federal Election Commission Supreme Court decision weakened the McCain–Feingold legislation.
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