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| 8549704207 | Federal Election Campaign Act | - limited individual contributions - limited how much one can spend on own campaign - increased disclosure - established the federal election commission | 0 | |
| 8549704208 | Buckley vs. Valeo 1976 | Upheld: - individual contribution limits - disclosure Overturned: - limits on personal spending for one's campaign (1st amendment right) - limits on total spending | 1 | |
| 8549704209 | McCain Feingold 2002 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act: - bans soft money to national political parties - bans issue ads from targeting candidates - raise individual contribution limits from 1k to 2k per election -bans corporations and unions from using treasury funds for electioneering | 2 | |
| 8549704210 | 527/ PAC | - Cannot coordinate with candidate - independent non-profit group - unlimited contributions - issue advocacy - can advocate for/against candidates - contributors disclosed | 3 | |
| 8549704211 | 501 c 4/ Super PAC | - Cannot coordinate with candidate - independent social welfare group - unlimited contribution - can advocate for/against candidates - non-disclosure Civic leagues or organizations not organized for profit but operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare | 4 | |
| 8549704212 | Citizens United vs F.E.C. 2010 | - Corporations and unions are "people" and corporate political speech cannot be limited | 5 | |
| 8549704213 | Open Primary | Elections to select party nominees in which voters can decide on election day whether they want to participate in the Democratic or Republican contests. | 6 | |
| 8549704214 | Closed Primary | Elections to select party nominees in which only people who have registered in advance with the party can vote for the party's candidates, thus encouraging greater party loyalty. | 7 | |
| 8549704215 | Caucus | Most important is the Iowa caucus because it is first a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy. A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates. | 8 | |
| 8549704216 | Hard Money | Money regulated by the FEC in campaign finance |  | 9 |
| 8549704217 | Political Efficacy | The belief that one's political participation makes a difference. |  | 10 |
| 8549704218 | Motor Voter Act 1993 | Requires states to permit people to register to vote at the same time they apply for their driver's license |  | 11 |
| 8549704219 | Ticket Splitting | Voting with one party for one office and with another party for other offices. | 12 |
