1. CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Courtney Mann , Alley Dever , and Will Harris

2. ELECTION SPENDING
2012 : 1.03 billion
2010 : 288 million
2008 : 286 million
2006 : 60 million
2004 : 190 million

3. TOP SPENDING
2004 : Bush
2008 : Obama
2012 : Obama

4. CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
Originally signed in the 1970’s .
It was established in an attempt to regulate
campaign finance by legislation

5. HARD MONEY
 money given directly to a candidate to assist .

6. SOFT MONEY
Money that can be spent by a political party.
Can be used towards grass roots organizations,
recruitment, advertising, etc.…
Must be put in a NON- federal bank account
can’t be used towards president or elections

7. FAT CATS
 Wealthy contributor
To campaign fund.

8. BUCKLEY VS. VALEO
 Lawsuit filed due to the passing of amendments to federal election
campaign 1971
 Limited contributions to federal office
 Provided for public financing of president elections
 limited expenditures by candidates and associated committees
 Filed by James L. Buckley
 Against Francis R Valeo, court decided in favor of valeo except the
limited expenditures law was canceled.

9. C I T I Z E N S U N I T E D V S. F E D E RA L
ELECTIONS COMMISSION
 Supreme court case in which the court held that the first
amendment prohibited the government from restricting independent
political expenditures by corporations and unions

10. WORK CITED PAGE
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipatisan_Rampaign_Reform_Act
 http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2008/10/21/data-points-
presidential-campaign
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/13/campaign-finance-
reform_n_2122811.html
 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=424&
invol=1
 http://dictionary.reference.com/